Mental Health & Stress

HRV for stress management, anxiety, and emotional regulation

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Huberman Lab #10 1h 31m

Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety

Dr. Andrew Huberman

Explains how breathing modulates heart rate through the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the basis of HRV. Covers why higher HRV is beneficial and practical tools for improving it.

Stress Anxiety Breathing Parasympathetic
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Ben Greenfield Life 1h 45m

A Deep Dive Into HRV: How To Use Heart Rate Variability

Ben Greenfield with Dr. Jay Wiles

Comprehensive guide to using HRV for recovery, performance, sleep, and stress optimization. Dr. Jay Wiles, a clinical psychologist specializing in HRV, covers the science and practical applications.

Measurement Devices Biofeedback Recovery
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 55m

HRV Biofeedback: Training Your Nervous System

Matt Bennett with Dr. Inna Khazan

How to use HRV biofeedback to train voluntary control of your autonomic nervous system. Dr. Inna Khazan discusses integrating mindfulness with HRV training for anxiety, stress, and performance.

Biofeedback Training Mindfulness Anxiety
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Elite HRV Podcast 1h 10m

Breathing and Stress with Dr. Jay Wiles

Jason Moore with Dr. Jay Wiles

How to use breathing to improve HRV and reduce stress. Covers the science of "air hunger," why controlled breathing improves self-regulation, and practical biohacks for boosting HRV.

Breathing Stress Biohacking Self Regulation
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Elite HRV Podcast 45m

HRV Biofeedback: Conquer Stress and Achieve Success

Jason Moore with Dr. Leah Lagos

Clinical psychologist and peak performance expert Dr. Leah Lagos discusses her book Heart Breath Mind and her 10-week HRV biofeedback program used by elite athletes, CEOs, and performers to...

Biofeedback Stress Performance Breathing
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The Matt Walker Podcast #114 26m

How to Boost your HRV

Dr. Matt Walker

Sleep scientist Matt Walker unpacks the science behind HRV and explores actionable strategies to improve this critical marker of overall health. Covers how sleep, exercise, stress management, and...

Sleep Exercise Hiit Stress Management
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Optimal Performance Podcast #142 1h 05m

Dr. Stephen Porges on HRV and Polyvagal Theory

Natural Stacks with Dr. Stephen Porges

A conversation with the man who discovered HRV in the 1960s and created Polyvagal Theory. Dr. Stephen Porges explains how the vagus nerve impacts heart rate, HRV, and emotional resiliency, and how...

Polyvagal Theory Vagus Nerve Emotional Resilience Neuroscience
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Oxygen Advantage Podcast 1h 10m

Heart Rate Variability & Resilience

Patrick McKeown with Dr. Jay Wiles

Oxygen Advantage founder Patrick McKeown speaks with Dr. Jay Wiles about resilience and HRV. Covers how the time between heartbeats fluctuates and what it indicates about future health including...

Breathing Resilience Stress Biofeedback
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Conscious Breathing Podcast #11 1h 05m

Use Breathing to Be More Resilient to Stress and Raise HRV

Steven Scott with Dr. Jay Wiles

Dr. Jay Wiles explains how to use breathing to become more resilient to stress and raise HRV. Covers stress resilience, microtraumas, hormetic stress, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, the vagus...

Breathing Stress Resilience Rsa Vagus Nerve
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Longevity by Design 49m

Heart Rate Variability and the Stress Response

Dr. Gil Blander & Ashley Reaver with Dr. Marco Altini

HRV4Training creator Dr. Marco Altini explains how HRV measures stress response and why it's more sensitive than heart rate alone. Covers how parasympathetic suppression during stress makes...

Stress Response Parasympathetic Sensitivity Diet
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The Quantified Body #6 55m

Managing Stress and Health with Heart Rate Variability

Damien Blenkinsopp with Ronda Collier

SweetWater Health CEO Ronda Collier explains HRV as the variation in beat-to-beat intervals. Covers time domain analysis, statistical approaches, and practical stress management using HRV biofeedback.

Stress Management Time Domain Biofeedback Sweetwater
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The Quantified Body #35 1h 05m

Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Tool to Reduce Stress

Damien Blenkinsopp with Dr. Richard Gevirtz

Dr. Richard Gevirtz compares breathing techniques to meditation for improving HRV. Covers using biofeedback to optimize benefits, therapeutic applications for chronic health issues, and enhancing...

Biofeedback Breathing Meditation Therapeutic
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Feel Better, Live More 1h 05m

Personalising Your Health with Heart Rate Variability

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee with Alessandro Ferretti

Nutritionist Alessandro Ferretti explains how he uses HRV and blood sugar monitoring to understand individual stress responses. Covers how meal timing, shift work, and lifestyle factors affect HRV...

Personalization Blood Sugar Meal Timing Shift Work
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The Genius Life #168 1h 10m

How to Instantly Stop Anxiety and Better Cope With Stress

Max Lugavere with Dr. Dave Rabin

Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Dave Rabin discusses stress resilience and the Apollo Neuro wearable device. Clinical studies show Apollo improves HRV and cognitive performance through gentle...

Apollo Neuro Stress Wearables Parasympathetic
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The Human Upgrade #84 50m

Hacking Stress with HRV Sense

Dave Asprey with Ronda Collier

SweetWater Health CEO Ronda Collier explains HRV science and how monitoring it enables peak performance. Discusses how stress evolved from running from predators to modern chronic stressors, and...

Hrv Sense Stress Biofeedback Sweetwater Health
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Modern Wisdom #829 56m

How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability

Chris Williamson with Dr. Leah Lagos

Clinical psychologist and HRV performance coach Dr. Leah Lagos explains the crucial relationship between HRV and brain function plus heart health. Covers the best ways to improve HRV, common...

Brain Function Heart Health Optimization Breath
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The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast #144 45m

Using HRV for Health & Performance

Dr. Greg Wells with Marco Altini

HRV4Training founder Marco Altini explains how wearable technology can help boost health and performance by tracking recovery and stress. Covers his decade of work developing apps that measure...

Wearables Recovery Stress Hrv4training
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SweatElite Podcast #9 50m

Balancing Stress To Improve Performance

SweatElite with Marco Altini

HRV4Training creator Marco Altini discusses the effects of stress on human performance and how to measure physiological stress affordably using a phone camera. Covers combining HRV with subjective...

Stress Performance Measurement Sleep Quality
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 32m

HRV and Religiosity

Matt Bennett with Parker McKasson, Hannah Hornberger

Researchers Parker McKasson and Hannah Hornberger discuss their study on HRV and religiosity. Explores how intrinsic religiosity correlates with heart rate variability measures and what this...

Research Religiosity Spirituality Stress
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The Energy Blueprint Podcast 1h 15m

HRV - The Crucial Metric for Performance & Longevity

Ari Whitten with Dr. Mike T Nelson

Dr. Mike T Nelson discusses HRV as a crucial health metric most people miss. Covers how HRV relates to fight-or-flight vs rest-and-digest, practical applications for daily life and workouts, HRV...

Longevity Performance Devices Stress
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Health Sovereign Podcast 55m

Stress Adaptation and HRV

Logan Christopher with Dr. Mike T Nelson

Dr. Mike T Nelson explains HRV as a noninvasive marker of nervous system stress. Covers the history from Russian cosmonauts to modern applications, the concept of antifragility, and why lower HRV...

Stress Adaptation Antifragility Russian Cosmonauts Nervous System
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Ben Greenfield Life 1h 57m

A Deep Dive Into HRV: Sleep, Stress, Recovery & Performance

Ben Greenfield with Dr. Jay Wiles

Dr. Jay Wiles takes a comprehensive deep dive into HRV testing, tracking, and interpretation. Covers HRV hacks including cold exposure, exercise, mindfulness, fasting, and Stephen Porges Polyvagal...

Cold Exposure Polyvagal Theory Fasting Mindfulness
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 50m

HRV, Performance, Mental Health, and Cannabis

Matt Bennett with Don Moxley

Don Moxley discusses his innovative HRV work with Ohio State athletes and how it informed his work on HRV+ and Mode Method. Covers cannabinoids role in boosting endocannabinoid system status and...

Mental Health Cannabis Endocannabinoid Hrv Plus
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WHOOP Podcast #133 45m

HRV Insights from Doctors, Athletes & Experts

Will Ahmed

Compilation episode featuring HRV insights from researchers, athletes, and wellness experts. Includes Dr. Daniel Plews on rolling averages, Steve-O on meditation effects, Bryan Johnson on HRV...

Compilation Athletes Researchers Meditation
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Unstress with Dr. Ron Ehrlich 55m

The Pulse Cure: Understanding HRV for Personal Health

Dr. Ron Ehrlich with Dr. Torkil Faero

Dr. Torkil Faero, author of The Pulse Cure, explains how understanding HRV can revolutionise personal health monitoring. Covers the vital role of the vagus nerve, lifestyle impacts on disease...

Pulse Cure Vagus Nerve Wearables Disease Prevention
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One Thirty Biohacks 45m

The Pulse Cure and Understanding Your HRV

One Thirty with Dr. Torkil Faero

Dr. Torkil Faero shares how to optimize health by monitoring HRV to understand what really stresses your nervous system. Includes learnings from working with thousands of people through the Pulse...

Nervous System Stress Detection Community Optimization
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Wellness Mama #288 1h 5m

Breakthrough Solutions for Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

Katie Wells with Dr. David Rabin

Dr. David Rabin discusses breakthrough approaches for anxiety, depression, and PTSD treatment. Covers improving sleep, childrens sleep, and HRV as one of the things most linked to health. Katie...

Anxiety Depression Ptsd Childrens Sleep
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The Knowledge Project #176 1h 11m

Control Your Heart, Conquer Your Stress

Shane Parrish with Dr. Leah Lagos & Joe Mazzulla

Dr. Leah Lagos explains HRV as a biomarker of resilience and adaptability while Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla shares how HRV training helped his first NBA head coaching season. Covers at-home...

Nba Boston Celtics Resilience Coaching
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ManTalks Podcast 50m

How HRV Can Decrease Anxiety and Balance the Nervous System

Connor Beaton with Dr. Leah Lagos

Deep dive into managing stress and using it to your advantage through HRV. Dr. Leah Lagos shares her 15 years of clinical study and application treating health and performance challenges. Learn...

Anxiety Nervous System Stress Management Performance
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The Human Upgrade #1341 55m

Master Stress in 10 Seconds with This Heartbeat Technique

Dave Asprey with Dr. Rollin McCraty

HeartMath Institute Director of Research Dr. Rollin McCraty reveals how HRV serves as the master control signal for performance, emotional stability, and longevity. Covers coherence training to...

Heartmath Coherence Electromagnetic Field Consciousness
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The Dr. Hyman Show #979 50m

Chronic Stress: Simple Steps to Regain Control

Dr. Mark Hyman with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee & Dr. Elissa Epel

Dr. Hyman revisits conversations with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Elissa Epel about chronic stress and actionable strategies. Covers balancing blood sugar, improving heart rate variability, and...

Chronic Stress Blood Sugar Daily Habits Resilience
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FoundMyFitness #14 45m

Sauna Use and Building Resilience to Stress

Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains how heat stress makes the body more resilient to aging stresses. Single sauna session shown to lower blood pressure, improve HRV, and improve arterial compliance....

Sauna Heat Stress Resilience Heart Disease
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humanOS Radio #54 1h

An Introduction to Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Dan Pardi, PhD with Professor Phyllis Stein

Professor Phyllis Stein, Director of HRV Lab at Washington University School of Medicine, discusses identifying markers for cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality from continuous heart...

Cardiovascular Mortality Markers Sleep Disorders Meditation
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The Elite HRV Podcast 50m

Enhancing HRV Biofeedback with Mindfulness Training

Jason Moore with Dr. Inna Khazan

Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Inna Khazan explains mindfulness-based biofeedback combining HRV with meditation. Trained US Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces. HRV biofeedback like tuning...

Mindfulness Harvard Navy Seals Brain Changes
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Jocko Podcast #495 3h 28m

Look. Is Your Check Engine Light On? With Rob Wilson

Jocko Willink with Rob Wilson

Jocko Willink and human performance specialist Rob Wilson explore parallels between vehicle maintenance and personal wellness. Discusses the autonomic nervous system's role in arousal and...

Autonomic Nervous System Stress Management Emotional Regulation Habits
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Heads Up Health Podcast #10 45m

Heart Rate Variability Training Basics

Dave Korsunsky with Jason Moore

Elite HRV founder Jason Moore discusses HRV training basics for health optimization. Covers identifying stress patterns, measuring meditation effectiveness, determining optimal training days....

Hrv Basics Stress Patterns Meditation Training Optimization
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 29m

Heart Rate Variability and the Vagus Nerve

Matt Bennett, Inna Khazan with Dr. Yori Gidron

Dr. Yori Gidron from University of Haifa discusses his research on HRV and the vagus nerve with hosts Inna Khazan and Matt Bennett. The vagus nerve innervates most internal organs and its activity...

Vagus Nerve Parasympathetic Disease Prevention Cancer Prognosis
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 40m

Anxiety to Ahh-mazing in 60 Days

Matt Bennett with Dr. Harry Somaraju

Dr. Harry Somaraju discusses his book and HASH60 model for transforming anxiety using HRV biofeedback. Integrates Buddhist teachings, Stoicism, positive psychology, and HRV training for emotional...

Anxiety Emotional Regulation Biofeedback Protocol Mental Health
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Health Sovereign Podcast 1h 5m

HRV & Stress Adaptation with Mike Nelson

Logan Christopher with Dr. Mike T Nelson

Dr. Mike T Nelson discusses heart rate variability and stress adaptation with Logan Christopher. Covers the autonomic nervous system, why HRV matters for recovery and performance, practical...

Stress Adaptation Autonomic Nervous System Recovery Resilience
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Take Back Time 30m

Manage Your Stress in Real Time with Lief

Penny Zenker with Dr. Rohan Dixit

Dr. Rohan Dixit, founder of Lief Therapeutics, discusses real-time HRV biofeedback for stress management. Lief is a wearable that monitors HRV continuously and provides vibration cues to help...

Lief Device Real Time Biofeedback Wearable Tech Stress Management
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The Doctor's Farmacy #979 49m

Chronic Stress: Simple Steps to Regain Control

Dr. Mark Hyman with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Dr. Elissa Epel

Dr. Mark Hyman revisits conversations with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Elissa Epel about chronic stress and HRV. Discusses how low HRV indicates high stress levels, the connection between diet...

Chronic Stress Lifestyle Factors Diet Stress Connection Behavior Patterns
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The Physical Performance Show #369 55m

HRV, Nervous System, and Athletic Recovery

Brad Beer with Victor Popov

Sports physiotherapist Victor Popov shares insights from four decades working with elite athletes. Explores the critical role of the nervous system in athletic performance, how HRV, sleep,...

Nervous System Athletic Recovery Ice Baths Neural Engagement
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Action's Antidotes 50m

Understanding HRV and Managing Stress

Stephen Jaye with Matt Bennett

Matt Bennett, founder of Optimal HRV, discusses how heart rate variability relates to your body's ability to recover from stress. Covers how HRV tracking can give early signs of health issues...

Stress Management Early Warning Breathing Techniques Resilience
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Awaken Out Of Context #78 1h 55m

Optimising HRV for Athletic Performance & Mental Health

Jason with Matt Bennett

Matt Bennett, author and founder of OptimalHRV.com, discusses the science and practice of heart rate variability. Covers HRV fundamentals, wearable accuracy, designing HRV protocols, best...

Athletic Performance Mental Health Wearables Protocols
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That Triathlon Show #162 55m

How to Use HRV to Measure and Manage Total Load

Mikael Eriksson with Simon Wegerif

Simon Wegerif, founder of ithlete, discusses how triathletes and endurance athletes can use HRV to measure and manage total load - the sum of various stresses on the body including mental and...

Total Load Ithlete Stress Management Endurance
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The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show 1h

HRV, Recovery, and the Science of Training Smarter

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon with Joel Jamieson

Dr. Lyon sits down with conditioning expert Joel Jamieson to explore the science of recovery, aerobic fitness, and how to use HRV to train smarter. They dive into why elite athletes recover so...

Recovery Science Zone 2 Training Elite Athletes Resilience
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Heart Rate Variability Podcast 45m

Dr. Harry Somaraju: Anxiety to Ahh-mazing in 60 Days

Matt Bennett with Dr. Harry Somaraju

Dr. Harry Somaraju discusses his book "Anxiety to Ahh-mazing in 60 Days" and how he integrates heart rate variability biofeedback into his protocol to improve mental, physical, and spiritual...

Anxiety Treatment 60 Day Protocol Biofeedback Integration Mental Health
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