Dr. Belisa Vranich is a clinical psychologist, a leading expert in mental health and fitness, and a breath work guru. She is also the founder of the breathing class, and the author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve your Mental and Physical Health. In today's episode, we talk about: The psychology of breathing (9:34) The difference between chest breathing and belly breathing, and why it's important to breathe from your belly (12:15) The three patterns of anxious breathing (14:50) How breath can worsen your anxiety symptoms (16:11) The role breath plays in physical wellness (18:22) Why you should take your breathing IQ (22:39) How to strengthen your breathing muscles (24:56) The role breath plays in IBS (29:03) Why you have to advocate for your own health (32:30) The role breath plays in labor (34:43) How to teach kiddos to breathe (37:29) Why breathing helps you fall asleep and the importance of sleep hygiene (40:05) How we are doing kegels wrong (44:37) Today Dr. Belisa is bringing all her breath work knowledge to the show, so I won't keep her all to myself any longer. Let's dive into today's episode with Dr. Belisa Vranich. You can find Dr. Belisa on Instagram at @drbelisa, and we'd both love to hear your reactions to this episode, so please screenshot and write any thoughts or questions that come up as you're listening and tag us both (I'm @courageously.u). __________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: Anxiety Freebie: Get your free 4 week action plan with tips and tricks to help you not only reduce anxiety, but also coexist peacefully with it. Click here to download. __________⁣⁣ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/dr-belisa-vranich/ COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393 COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

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