<p>In this episode, Chris and Kevin dig into one simple, but powerful habit for lowering stress and thinking more clearly: speaking your thoughts out loud or writing them down.</p><p>While breaking down why talking out loud or writing your thoughts is one of the simplest ways to regulate stress. They explore:</p><p>-How naming emotions activates the prefrontal cortex and quiets the stress response</p><p>-Why unspoken problems drain mental energy and keep your brain in “swirl mode”</p><p>-How externalizing thoughts creates clarity and frees up cognitive load</p><p>-A comparison to the double-slit experiment: unspoken problems = probability cloud; speaking/writing = collapsing it into focus</p><p>-How this process returns you to awareness, reminding you that you’re not your problem, you're the observer of your problem</p><p>As always, they end the episode with a practical tool you can use right away to start applying this into your life. </p>