#29 Unlocking High Mental Performance with Dr. Chris Friesen
The Ultrahuman Podcast

Performing at high stakes isn’t easy. Mental toughness can go for a toss and keeping calm and having composure can become an issue. We certainly need help to train our minds to deal with pressure efficiently. In today’s episode, Dr. Friesen shares how we can go about this. He equips us with handy tools and tips for us to implement and execute in our daily routine. We hope you find this extremely useful. Become a Cyborg today.

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The answer to dealing with stress is not avoiding it, not only because it is not possible, but because stressful situations are necessary. Without stressful times, tough or bad times, good times cannot exist. It is the Law of Contrasting.

However, that doesn’t mean we must seek stressors or provoke them; we must learn how to deal with stress in the healthiest way possible.

In this episode, the psychologist, clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist Dr. Chris Friesen reveals how neuroticism and susceptibility to negative emotions and stress affect our health and fitness. He explains why lack of motivation and self-discipline show up and why we must learn to deal with anxiety instead of trying to resist it.

He delves into common misconceptions about ADHD and why so many people think they suffer from it.

Dr. Friesen goes through the Law of Contrasting, which explains why stress is unavoidable and necessary, why we must strive for satisfaction instead of happiness, how to transition from the productivity mode, and much more. Listen now!

Today’s Guest
Chris Friesen

Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D. is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful. He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist but now primarily helps professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential.

He is currently director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology, a contributor for Success Magazine, and author of ACHIEVE: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How To Make It Happen.

In this video, I review one of the best neurological strategies to improve your sleep.

If you’ve tried all the other strategies I’ve outlined in my Optimizing Sleep series and are still struggling with sleep, you may want to check out Sensory Motor Rhythm (SMR) Neurofeedback.

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any good consumer home neurofeedback devices that focus on SMR training.

If you’re interested in trying SMR neurofeedback for sleep, your best bet is to find a licensed healthcare practitioner (e.g., a psychologist) who is board-certified in EEG Biofeedback (aka Neurofeedback) through the only certification body, the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA.org).

To find a practitioner in your area, visit: https://www.bcia.org/index.php?option=com_mcdirectorysearch&view=search&id=2003192#/

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I just published my 6th sleep video on Physiological Activation (PA).

This one is short and sweet (5-minutes). In this video, I review the best strategy to relax your brain & body in order to sleep.

This is known as Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) breathing which has been shown to activate your “vagal brake”, or what’s known as the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS).

If you feel too keyed up to sleep, do this for 20-60 minutes within an hour or so of bedtime and see how you feel.

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In this video, I continue with my discussion of the 2nd major cause of sub-optimal sleep, Physiological Activation (PA).

PA refers to when our brain and body are too revved up to sleep. When our sympathetic nervous system (think stress or fight-flight system) is activated.

In this video, I review more ways to reduce Physiological Activation to improve your sleep, including the best type of evening exercise, how to reduce your core body temperature (which is essential to sleep), and the potential of lavender oil to help us relax and sleep.

If you are a teen, be sure to note the warning about the use of lavender oil at this stage in your life.

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If you want to check out the rest of my Sleep for Optimal Performance videos click on this link: shorturl.at/uvDJ8

If you want to see some of my other videos, check out my YouTube channel:

Friesen Performance with Dr. Chris Friesen

If you like any of my videos, please hit the like button on the video and, if you haven’t already, please subscribe to my channel.

Until next time, keep moving forward!

Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D., C.Psych., BCN, BCB, BCB-HRV
Director, Friesen Performance

Website: DrChrisFriesen.com
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