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The Hypervigilant Brain

Name: The Hypervigilant Brain
Brand: RANDOM HOUSE US
Price: 56.75 AUD
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Rewiring Your Nervous System for Calm, Clarity, and Resilience

By: Ben Ahrens

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Hardcover | 2 February 2027

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Available: 2nd February 2027

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A science-based guide to overcoming chronic stress, dysregulation, and anxiety, that helps retrain your brain to experience ease again

Modern life has pushed millions into a state of perpetual overdrive: wired yet exhausted, overwhelmed yet unable to slow down. In The Hypervigilant Brain, nervous system expert and health-tech entrepreneur Ben Ahrens tackles the hidden root cause behind this growing epidemic: Limbic System Overload-a state where the brain, after years of accumulated stress and trauma, gets stuck in survival mode.

Drawing on cutting-edge research and his own remarkable recovery from a three-year bout with chronic neurological Lyme disease, Ahrens shows that there's a way out for readers who feel like they're constantly stuck in "fight or flight." Structured around a clear, scientifically grounded framework-Reset, Rewire, Re-engage-The Hypervigilant Brain gives readers concrete, repeatable tools to:

reduce "brain clutter" and the cumulative effects of chronic stress
dissolve maladaptive pathways and calm the nervous system through neuroplasticity
rebuild resilience through play, community, and purpose

Through real case stories-including a Navy SEAL navigating trauma responses, a writer whose stress followed her on vacation, and a veterinarian's transformation from suicidal depression to thriving-Ahrens shows exactly how these tools can be integrated daily for lifelong resilience. This physiologically-grounded method helps readers cope with individual stressful moments and rebuild a stable baseline of calm and clarity, for contentment and steady performance.

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