The Limbic System is the “Emergency Response Team” and the “Heart of the Operation.” It is an ancient network that developed long before our logical brain did. It doesn’t care about your goals, your resume, or your future plans—it cares about survival, emotion, and memory.
Since the Limbic System doesn’t respond to logic, this list focuses on somatic (body-based) and sensory inputs to signal safety to the brain. The Limbic Soothing Checklist How to “Turn Off the Alarm” when your brain feels hijacked. When you are in a “Limbic Hijack,” your Amygdala has taken over. Read more
If the Prefrontal Cortex is the CEO of the brain, the Limbic System is the “Emergency Response Team” and the “Heart of the Operation.” Located deep in the center ofthe brain (the “midbrain”), it is an ancient network that developed long before our logical brain did. It doesn’t care about Read more