High heart rate variability is what you need to thrive under pressure.

It signifies the body's ability to quickly ramp up and feel a full range of emotions and energy, including stress

when needed, and then to swiftly and efficiently let go of that stress and recover.

This dynamic allows you to effectively prepare for performance situations, navigate

any challenges that arise, and then swiftly

recover in between peak moments. So those are the words of my guest today, Dr. Leah Lagos,

who is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in health and performance psychology

and is known for her pioneering work

in HRV biofeedback. She treats a broad range of disorders and performance challenges, and her

expertise includes strategies to reduce anxiety, boost resiliency to adversity, and enhance health.

She also offers a framework for clients to clarify their needs, achieve their goals,

and increase their effectiveness.

She's also the author of the book, Heart, Breath, Mind, Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress

and Achieve Success. So today we're going to be talking

extensively about the nervous system, about your HRV, about understanding some of the stats around

heart rate variability and the biofeedback that that you can get from that and understanding

some of that data, but also understanding how that impacts the rest of your life, because a lot

of research is starting to show that HRV is one of the single most important biofeedback stats

that we can possibly begin to read. So from what a lot of the research is showing, it's one of the primary

indicators of health in the moment, but also a primary indicator of health in long term. So it gives

a sense of your health from a longevity perspective. But increasing and improving and working on your HRV is also great for

stress reduction, for improving your relationship with your nervous system. It's also great for

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