Heart Rate Variability Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Heidi Hillman joins Matt Bennett to discuss her recent paper: Effectiveness of HRV Biofeedback in Decreasing Anger Among Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

In this episode. Dr. Judith Andersen and Matt Bennett discuss how she integrated heart rate variability and HRV Biofeedback into her work with police officers and the development of the International Performance, Resilience, and Efficiency Program.

In this episode, Joshua Marchant joins Matt to discuss his research comparing how resonance frequency, square breathing, and 4-7-8 breathing impact heart rate variability. Josh is a 1st-year student studying clinical psychology at Brigham Young University. He is interested in combining psychotherapy with biofeedback to improve mental health treatment outcomes. He works under the mentorship of Dr....

Dr. Aliyah Snyder & Dr. Nate Ewigman join Matt to discuss their Psychophysiology Resilience Training Model.  Psychophysiology Resilience Training (PRT) is a 12-session, mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment protocol developed by Drs. Nate Ewigman & Aliyah Snyder. The treatment is applicable to a wide range of conditions and concerns that impact stress management and recovery by way of th...

In this episode, Dr. Christine Sanchez joins Matt and Inna to discuss her work providing mental skills training and executive coaching to high-level performers and teams. Dr. Christine Sanchez specializes in providing mental skills training and executive coaching to high level performers and teams. Her diverse portfolio of clients includes elite military service members, first responders, executiv...

In this episode, Stephanie White nerds out with Matt about the differences between two popular heart rate variability biofeedback forms: coherence and resonance frequency breathing.  Web :         www.measurableresilience.com

In this episode, Dr. Fred Shaffer returns to discuss the frequency domains of heart rate variability and what they tell us about the health of our nervous system and bodies. Fredric Shaffer, PhD, BCB-HRV is a biological psychologist and professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975 and has served as Director of Truman’s Center for Ap...

HRV nerds rejoice! Dr. Fred Shaffer, a friend of the show, returns to geek out about HRV time-domain measures. Fred and Matt deeply dive into the nature of metrics and what they tell us about nervous system functioning. Fredric Shaffer, PhD, BCB-HRV is a biological psychologist and professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975 and ha...

Matt Bennett shares his thoughts on the recent Netflix documentary Untold: The Liver King in this current event episode. This cautionary story warns about influencer culture and how we talk about and promote valid practices like HRV biofeedback. 

Deb Borne joins Matt to discuss how she is integrating HRV into her work in addiction and medicine  Deb obtained her master’s degree in social work at Columbia University and her medical training at Brown University and UCSF. As both a social worker and a physician, she has worked with highly marginalized communities, including homeless persons, drug users, psychiatric patients, and incarcerated a...

In this episode, Matt Bennett uses his expertise in motivation to help people start a successful and lasting HRV biofeedback practice habit. 

Dr. Inna Khazan talk about her Personal Journey and Practice with Heart Rate Variability

In this episode, Steven Paliakas joins Matt Bennett to discuss how his training and life experience with chiroprotic therapy, acupuncture, dry needling, and red light therapy inform his thinking and practice about his own health. We explore the role heart rate variability and HRV biofeedback played in his journey.

In this episode, Dr. Janell Mensigner joins Matt Bennett to discuss her recent research on eating pathology and interoceptive sensibility. We discuss the role of heart rate variability and HRV Biofeedback on interception and disordered eating. Read Janell's paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223891.2024.2445706#abstract

In this episode, Dr. Seth Rose joins Matt Bennett to discuss his work with athletes and the military. We discuss his use of HRV and HRV biofeedback to support cognitive, mental, and physical health and what he has learned from those working to excel in stressful circumstances. 

Inspired by the recent documentaries  Don't Die and  Instagram's Worst Con Artist, Matt Bennett explores the intersection between HRV, influencers, and biohacking and how sometimes this world combines for good but holds potential dangers.  

In this episode, Dr. Amelia Saul joins Matt Bennett to discuss her HRV research and how HRV informs her thinking about health. We also discuss both Amelia's and Matt's excitement and involvement in The Heart Rate Variability Institute and its upcoming conference  https://heartratevariabilityinstitute.org/hrv-conference

In this episode, Steven Kassel joins Matt Bennett to discuss his career as a marriage and family counselor and how he positions HRV biofeedback to help his clients. 

In this episode, Matt Bennett interviews Dr. Inna Khazan about assessing resonance frequency in children. We also explore why children need a separate assessment and how to support young people with heart rate variability biofeedback.  Learn more about Optimal HRV https://www.optimalhrv.com Learn more about Inna Khazan https://www.innakhazan.com/  

In this episode, Matt Bennett welcomes Scotty Butcher back to discuss how he integrates his expertise in Heart Rate variability and HRV Biofeedback into his approach to physical and mental well-being. 

In this episode, Dr. Jay T. Wiles joins Matt Bennett to discuss Jay's heart rate variability and HRV biofeedback journey. We also explore Jay's current work with HRV biofeedback and sleep. 

In our first episode exploring how people integrate the science of HRV into their personal lives, Matt Bennett interviews Dr. Richard Gevirtz. We explore various topics, including integrating HRV biofeedback and trigger point release and how Dr. Gevirtz integrates HRV science into his personal approach to health and wellness. 

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Chan joins Matt Bennett to discuss her research into heart rate fragmentation and how it relates to and might supplement heart rate variability. 

In this episode, Dr. Raouf Gharbo joins Matt Bennett to discuss his work with HRV tracking and biofeedback over two decades. We cover a range of topics, from free will to performance obsession to HRV poetry! 

In this episode, Noël Larson Ford joins Matt Bennett to discuss her work with HRV biofeedback, neurofeedback, and high performance.