<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This week on the podcast my guest, Amy Chavez, and I have a fascinating conversation about our central nervous system and how it relates to difficult behaviour. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Amy explains that our nervous system seeks to do only two things. Connect or protect. That’s it. End of story. No other options. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Which begs the question, do we want people with disabilities to connect with us or feel they need to protect themselves from us. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Which then leads us to examine how we try to support people who are labelled as having difficult behaviours to stop behaving in distressing ways and how we respond when a situation arises. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This episode is a must listen if you have ever encountered someone whose behaviour is difficult to cope with or if you have ever reacted in a way that didn’t feel good. I’m definitely in that camp. Are you? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Good Things in Life podcast

Genia Stephen

Reacting to behaviour: To connect or protect? - Amy Chavez

JUL 10, 202264 MIN
Good Things in Life podcast

Reacting to behaviour: To connect or protect? - Amy Chavez

JUL 10, 202264 MIN

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This week on the podcast my guest, Amy Chavez, and I have a fascinating conversation about our central nervous system and how it relates to difficult behaviour. 

Amy explains that our nervous system seeks to do only two things. Connect or protect. That’s it. End of story. No other options. 

Which begs the question, do we want people with disabilities to connect with us or feel they need to protect themselves from us. 

Which then leads us to examine how we try to support people who are labelled as having difficult behaviours to stop behaving in distressing ways and how we respond when a situation arises. 

This episode is a must listen if you have ever encountered someone whose behaviour is difficult to cope with or if you have ever reacted in a way that didn’t feel good. I’m definitely in that camp. Are you?