How does neurochemistry contribute to the power of positive conversations?

October 30, 2019
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How does neurochemistry contribute to the power of positive conversation

How does neurochemistry contribute to the power of positive conversations? 

Why do negative comments, conversations or experiences stay imprinted on our mind so much longer than positive ones?

When we face criticism, fear or rejection our bodies produce higher levels of cortisol that activates conflict aversion and protection behaviours. We become more reactive and sensitive. Cortisol lasts for around 26 hours imprinting the negative interaction on our memories and magnifying the impact it has on our future behaviour.

Positive comments and conversations produce oxytocin, the feel-good hormone that elevates our ability to communicate, collaborate and trust others by activating networks in our prefrontal cortex. Unfortunately, oxytocin metabolises more quickly than cortisol, so its effects are less dramatic and of shorter duration.

If you are experiencing prolonged effects of negative communications, trying to overcome a negative experience or have anxiety related to communication and would like to improve…. Beyond The Shell can help.


About the Author: Paul has worked in the pathology sector as a biomedical scientist, in the corporate, pharmaceutical world and with multiple medical device start up companies. He has been coaching and mentoring people for over 40 years. The methodologies he has been putting into practice for decades, are fully underlined by cold, hard, scientific fact. 

 
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Hello I am Paul Cohen. I have worked in the pathology sector as a biomedical scientist, in the corporate, pharmaceutical world and with multiple medical device start up companies. I’ve been coaching and mentoring people for over 40 years. In fact it turned out to be the most satisfying part of the job, so eventually I decided to become a full time, fully qualified life coach. And then, as is the way with life, the universe, whatever you want to call it, I was stopped in my tracks by the death of my sister, and a family member’s cancer diagnosis. I just couldn’t go on. With anything. However over time, I knew I had to honour my sister’s belief in me. She had been a counsellor herself, and was incredibly supportive of my move into that realm. I couldn’t let her down, and so I finished the course, got the qualifications and got down to the business of helping other people overcome their challenges. And in doing so I managed to incorporate some of her spirit into the business too. She gave me a little glass turtle just before she died – that became the logo, and then the name just fell into place. It made sense, it felt right, and I haven’t looked back since. Over the years I’ve coached and mentored top executives and PhD students. Managed change in large organisations, and helped people handle change in their own personal situations. And it was a pleasure to learn, during my studies, that the methodologies I’ve been putting into practice for decades, were fully underlined by cold, hard, scientific fact. As a biomedical scientist at heart, those are the kind of facts that I like. So if you feel stuck. Or you’re not sure what’s next, maybe you need a bit of help from a life coach, with plenty of life experience.

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