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Dr. Leah Lagos

Aug 24, 2020

EFR 372: Heart, Breath, Mind - Using HRV to Conquer Stress and Become a Peak Performer with Dr. Leah Lagos

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Leah Lagos Psy.D, B.C.B. is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in health and performance psychology and is known for her pioneering work in HRV biofeedback. Dr. Lagos treats a broad range of disorders and performance challenges. Her expertise includes strategies to reduce anxiety, boost resilience to adversity, and enhance health. She offers a framework for clients to clarify their needs, achieve their goals and increase their effectiveness. 

In her book, Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success, top performance psychologist Dr. Leah Lagos shares her groundbreaking program which has transformed people’s lives in the U.S. and around the world.

  • Do you ever wonder how to let go of your fears and achieve your life’s goals?

  • Do you aspire to lead with courage, make better decisions, turn off your busy brain and perform optimally under pressure?

  • Can you imagine what you would accomplish if you had increased focus, improved mood, better sleep, enhanced stamina and greater mental endurance?

The scientifically proven 10-week Heart Breath Mind protocol includes clinically tested exercises that allow you to control your body’s physical response to stress.

This training, paired with easy-to-master cognitive-behavioral exercises, offers a safe and natural process for strengthening health and performance, enabling readers to respond more flexibly to stressful situations, let go of negative thoughts and emotions, and ultimately be more focused and confident under pressure.

 

Follow Leah @drleahlagos

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Ever Forward Radio is made possible by our proud partners! Shop using the link/code below to save you money and to further support the show - THANK YOU! 

Save 15% on WHOOP and get the activity tracker band for FREE when you sign up with a new membership with code "CHASE" at www.WHOOP.com

WHOOP calculates your recovery based on 4 physiological markers: Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Resting Heart Rate (RHR), sleep, and respiratory rate. These metrics are calibrated to your baseline, which means your recovery is personalized each day.

  • HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV)

    HRV measures the variation in time between each heart beat. Leading exercise physiologists agree that HRV is one of the most useful tools for determining optimal training loads.

  • RESTING HEART RATE (RHR)

    WHOOP measures your RHR during your deepest sleep each night for consistent, controlled readings. Over time, you can monitor changes in RHR as you navigate training cycles.

  • SLEEP

    Get unprecedented insight into your sleep, including sleep cycles, disturbances, respiratory rate, circadian rhythm, and more. Every night WHOOP tells you exactly how much sleep you need, so you can function at your best the next day.

  • RESPIRATORY RATE

    Studies show a clear link between changes in respiratory rate and symptoms of illness and health complications. WHOOP monitors respiratory rate each night and notifies you of significant changes.

Get your FREE acivity tracker band and save 15% off of your new WHOOP membership with checkout code "CHASE"!

More about Dr. Leah Lagos

Dr. Lagos maintains that the heart is the pathway to emotional control. For more than fifteen years, she has consulted, taught, conducted research, lectured, and developed programs to help individuals of all ages reduce their anxiety and improve performance through biofeedback. She is the principle author of “Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Strategy to Manage Competitive Anxiety,” which was published in Biofeedback magazine by the Association of Applied and Physiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). Dr. Lagos is also the lead author of “Virtual Reality Assisted Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Strategy to Enhance Golf Performance,” which was published in AAPB’s Biofeedback magazine.

Unique to the field of sport psychology, Dr. Lagos has worked with amateur and professional golfers of all ages, and has conducted risk assessments for draft prospects of the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants at the NFL Combine, as part of Professional Sport Consultants, Inc. She has also consulted with professional basketball players and their families on issues related to career development for the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dr. Leah Lagos has worked with collegiate athletic teams across the United States, including competitors in track, rowing, basketball, football, and golf. She has also helped to cultivate and support substance abuse prevention programs with more than 25 teams at Rutgers University and developed a disordered eating prevention team to coordinate care of student-athletes at the University of Miami.

Dr. Lagos works with distinguished performers in the business and financial world to overcome performance anxiety, reduce stress, manage mood, improve energy, build confidence, and strengthen resilience. She is a Licensed Psychologist in the States of New York and New Jersey and is Board Certified in Biofeedback. Dr. Lagos consults individuals as well as senior partners and head managers of several organizations. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the Association of Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback, as well as the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe. Dr. Lagos also serves as Co-Chair of the Optimal Performance Section and an Executive Board Member of the Association for Applied Physiology and Biofeedback and is a guest editor for Biofeedback magazine.

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EFR 372: Heart, Breath, Mind - Using HRV to Conquer Stress and Become a Peak Performer with Dr. Leah Lagos

Leah Lagos Psy.D, B.C.B. is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in health and performance psychology and is known for her pioneering work in HRV biofeedback. Dr. Lagos treats a broad range of disorders and performance challenges. Her expertise includes strategies to reduce anxiety, boost resilience to adversity, and enhance health. She offers a framework for clients to clarify their needs, achieve their goals and increase their effectiveness. 

In her book, Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success, top performance psychologist Dr. Leah Lagos shares her groundbreaking program which has transformed people’s lives in the U.S. and around the world.

  • Do you ever wonder how to let go of your fears and achieve your life’s goals?

  • Do you aspire to lead with courage, make better decisions, turn off your busy brain and perform optimally under pressure?

  • Can you imagine what you would accomplish if you had increased focus, improved mood, better sleep, enhanced stamina and greater mental endurance?

The scientifically proven 10-week Heart Breath Mind protocol includes clinically tested exercises that allow you to control your body’s physical response to stress.

This training, paired with easy-to-master cognitive-behavioral exercises, offers a safe and natural process for strengthening health and performance, enabling readers to respond more flexibly to stressful situations, let go of negative thoughts and emotions, and ultimately be more focused and confident under pressure.

 

Follow Leah @drleahlagos

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Ever Forward Radio is made possible by our proud partners! Shop using the link/code below to save you money and to further support the show - THANK YOU! 

Save 15% on WHOOP and get the activity tracker band for FREE when you sign up with a new membership with code "CHASE" at www.WHOOP.com

WHOOP calculates your recovery based on 4 physiological markers: Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Resting Heart Rate (RHR), sleep, and respiratory rate. These metrics are calibrated to your baseline, which means your recovery is personalized each day.

  • HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV)

    HRV measures the variation in time between each heart beat. Leading exercise physiologists agree that HRV is one of the most useful tools for determining optimal training loads.

  • RESTING HEART RATE (RHR)

    WHOOP measures your RHR during your deepest sleep each night for consistent, controlled readings. Over time, you can monitor changes in RHR as you navigate training cycles.

  • SLEEP

    Get unprecedented insight into your sleep, including sleep cycles, disturbances, respiratory rate, circadian rhythm, and more. Every night WHOOP tells you exactly how much sleep you need, so you can function at your best the next day.

  • RESPIRATORY RATE

    Studies show a clear link between changes in respiratory rate and symptoms of illness and health complications. WHOOP monitors respiratory rate each night and notifies you of significant changes.

Get your FREE acivity tracker band and save 15% off of your new WHOOP membership with checkout code "CHASE"!

More about Dr. Leah Lagos

Dr. Lagos maintains that the heart is the pathway to emotional control. For more than fifteen years, she has consulted, taught, conducted research, lectured, and developed programs to help individuals of all ages reduce their anxiety and improve performance through biofeedback. She is the principle author of “Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Strategy to Manage Competitive Anxiety,” which was published in Biofeedback magazine by the Association of Applied and Physiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). Dr. Lagos is also the lead author of “Virtual Reality Assisted Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Strategy to Enhance Golf Performance,” which was published in AAPB’s Biofeedback magazine.

Unique to the field of sport psychology, Dr. Lagos has worked with amateur and professional golfers of all ages, and has conducted risk assessments for draft prospects of the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants at the NFL Combine, as part of Professional Sport Consultants, Inc. She has also consulted with professional basketball players and their families on issues related to career development for the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dr. Leah Lagos has worked with collegiate athletic teams across the United States, including competitors in track, rowing, basketball, football, and golf. She has also helped to cultivate and support substance abuse prevention programs with more than 25 teams at Rutgers University and developed a disordered eating prevention team to coordinate care of student-athletes at the University of Miami.

Dr. Lagos works with distinguished performers in the business and financial world to overcome performance anxiety, reduce stress, manage mood, improve energy, build confidence, and strengthen resilience. She is a Licensed Psychologist in the States of New York and New Jersey and is Board Certified in Biofeedback. Dr. Lagos consults individuals as well as senior partners and head managers of several organizations. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the Association of Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback, as well as the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe. Dr. Lagos also serves as Co-Chair of the Optimal Performance Section and an Executive Board Member of the Association for Applied Physiology and Biofeedback and is a guest editor for Biofeedback magazine.

Resources: