Being spontaneous and flexible, joyful and loving, kind and playful, and above all things, confident are traits people inherently have; it's our natural state, it's home. Yet things we hear or experience change that. To survive, we adapt, change, and transform our essence. Unfortunately, by the time we realize it, we'll probably be far from home.In this episode, the brilliant Ruth Chiles joins us to discuss the importance of addressing deep-seated performance blocks and how to rewire our brain to its natural state of confidence and flow. Ruth has nearly three decades of experience working with leading-edge neuroplasticity and neurogenesis techniques.She is the author of "The Focal Dystonia Cure" and "Free To Perform," where she explains what happens in our brains during the yips, writer's cramps, or any other performance block, and shares tools to deal with them and take our brains back to flow.Throughout this episode, you'll hear about Ruth's experience with performance blocks, from playing music since she was 3 to being unable to play a single note when she was 18. Ruth also explains why performance blocks affect all of us, not only musicians and artists, shares her four-step framework to deal with them, explains how to use brain spotting to get our brains back on track, and much more.Tune in to episode 446 and learn how to pick yourself up and get your brain back to its natural state, back to flow.Some Questions I Ask:Tell us about the new book, "Free To Perform," why you wrote it, and how that would apply to our listeners? (6:50)What are the things that people can do to get back to that state of flow, overcome those challenges, and move forward in their lives? (16:20)In This Episode, You Will Learn:A bit about Ruth and her experiences with performance blocks (2:30)What is Focal Dystonia, and how does it affect us (8:50)We all are performers (12:00)Ruth shares her four-phase framework for overcoming performance blocks (21:10)Connect with Ruth Chiles:WebsiteInstagramYouTubeFacebookBook: Ruth Chiles - Free To PerformBook: Ruth Chiles - The Focal Dystonia CureBecoming Your Best Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best LibraryEmail: [email protected]: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful LeadersBook: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your PerformanceFacebook Group – Conquer Anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.