💥Ever had one of those “amygdala hijack” moments? It’s when your brain suddenly takes the wheel before you even know it. You feel that surge of emotion or reaction and it almost feels like your thoughts have been hijacked. But here’s where the magic happens, inspired by Viktor E. Frankl: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” That tiny pause between what happens and how you react is YOUR SUPERPOWER ZONE. Even when an amygdala hijack catches you off guard, you get a moment to hit the brakes, take a deep breath, and choose a response that lifts you up. “Through diaphragmatic breathing, we stimulate the vagus nerve and send signals to our brain to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.” Myerholtz L. Take a Deep Breath. Fam Med. 2023 Apr;55(4):284-285. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2023.731271. PMID: 37042821; PMCID: PMC10622034. Research shows that diaphragmatic breathing, aka...