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Fight-or-Flight Unpacked: How Your Nervous System Runs the Show
Professor Peterson explains the nervous system as a whole—central vs peripheral, and somatic vs autonomic branches—highlighting how the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems regulate arousal and stress responses.
The episode shows how acute and chronic stress affect the body and brain, with everyday examples (couples’ conflicts, health effects, and temperament) and practical implications for therapy and safety planning.
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