In this episode, Polly talks with Occupational Therapist, Eryn Donnellon all about heart rate variability and how it can serve as as therapeutic tool when managing anxiety.

Heart rate variability is literally the difference in time between the beats of your heart, and is a function of our autonomic nervous system.  Heart rate variability biofeedback can help mitigate the effects of anxiety by slowing the nervous system's fight or flight response.

Tune in to hear how rehab professionals can use this tool to help patient's affected by anxiety and what the latest research says about the use of heart rate variability to address mental health.


Eryn Donnellon, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist at The Recovery Project. She started at The Recovery Project as a rehab tech in 2018, and returned in 2021. Eryn has worked at all three TRP locations, most recently in Livonia and Clinton. Eryn is a certified Rock Steady Boxing coach, and Brain Injury Specialist through the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists, and most recently became certified as  Heartmath Trauma Counselor. Eryn has a passion with mental health disorders in the neuro population and is excited about the opportunity to use the current research to improve mental health and wellbeing in our clientele.

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