The Breath of Life

Brain's Body Podcast: Help to Improve Mental, Physical, and Emotional Healing Through Self-Learning

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What happens in a child's brain and body when they feel deprived of meaningful contact? The answer lies in what Dr. Christopher K. Slaton calls "the breath of life" – a powerful concept that shapes how a child's brain, body, and sense systems align from their earliest moments.

Dr. Slaton takes us deep into the world of human systems science, revealing why physical comfort – your warm embrace, your gentle touch – creates crucial social and cognitive transfers that allow children to redirect emotional flows. When you lead with signs of care, children can sense your brain "in the lead" of your body, fostering the alignment of mental health and self-awareness through sense and receive path interplay.

Through decades of work with children who struggle to cooperate, use hostile language, and show cyclical emotional reactions, Dr. Slaton has discovered patterns that indicate when a child's physiological responses override conscious reflective thought. These insights form the foundation of his upcoming work, "Human Systems Science in the Best Interest of the Child's Mental Health and Self-Awareness" (2025). His approach transforms how we understand challenging behaviors, emphasizing the need to "talk to the child's brain, not the child's body."

Whether you're a parent, educator, or professional working with children, these perspectives offer practical ways to help children process their experiences and develop healthy emotional responses. Subscribe now to join our human systems science community and gain access to exclusive content on improving child mental health through applied human systems science. Mark your calendar for Dr. Slaton's live event on September 13, 2025, where he'll further unlock the physics of self-actualization and why the brain must act in the lead of the body to manage emotion and control thought.

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Education and Science: The Brain's Body, Help to Improve Brain, Body, and Sense Events. www.brainsbody.net *Improving Mental Health and Self-Awareness: www.humansystemsscience.com * Brain Talk: Learning the Brain's Body with Dr. Slaton Live. www.drslatonlive.com Also: Dr. Christopher K Slaton: Amazon.com., Barnes&Noble.com * #TheBrainIsTheBody, #ParentLeadership, #ChildDevelopment, [email protected]

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1. The Breath of Life (00:00:00)

2. Subscription Benefits Introduction (00:00:17)

3. Breath of Life Concept Explained (00:01:27)

4. Child's Experience of Contact (00:03:18)

5. Dr. Slayton's Work with Children (00:05:44)

6. Conclusion and Future Episodes (00:06:24)