Remember when we talked about fight, flight, freeze, and fawn? Well, now we are talking about the flip side of that which is rest and digest.

In the last episode, we talked about your sympathetic nervous system, and in this episode, we’re getting into your parasympathetic nervous system. These two balance each other out in a way!

It’s easier to pinpoint a stressful event that resulted in a stress response, but it gets a bit vaguer when we start looking at what activates our parasympathetic nervous system. This all comes down to a perceived sense of safety and an absence of stressors which is what rest and digest start with.

Think about it this way: when your brain tells you that you are safe, you can use that time to refuel, eat food, digest food, eliminate waste, and rest so that you are ready to mobilize in the event of stress.

Understanding this is key to understanding when and where to work on your pet’s behavior which is why I am breaking it all down in this episode.

If you want to create the best training environment for your pet, this episode is going to help you out.

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Show notes are available at www.stephaniebeeson.com/podcast!