Eilberg, personal communication, November 13, 2014). Her search led her to some interesting findings. She started looking into the neuroscience behind the “fight or flight” response and found that the amygdala, an “almond-shaped structure of the brain,” the part of our limbic system that is responsible for that chest-tightening, hands-fisting reaction we get when we feel threatened (Eilberg, 33). She goes on to point out that “the amygdala responds to work, stress, traffic, perfectionist instincts, and irritable colleagues as if to mortal danger in the forest” (Eilberg, 35). Essentially, our body’s response is natural, leftover from the days when it was eat or be eaten. But how does one combat this visceral reaction? How does one move from “fight or flight” to making conflict
Eilberg, personal communication, November 13, 2014). Her search led her to some interesting findings. She started looking into the neuroscience behind the “fight or flight” response and found that the amygdala, an “almond-shaped structure of the brain,” the part of our limbic system that is responsible for that chest-tightening, hands-fisting reaction we get when we feel threatened (Eilberg, 33). She goes on to point out that “the amygdala responds to work, stress, traffic, perfectionist instincts, and irritable colleagues as if to mortal danger in the forest” (Eilberg, 35). Essentially, our body’s response is natural, leftover from the days when it was eat or be eaten. But how does one combat this visceral reaction? How does one move from “fight or flight” to making conflict