Art and beauty exert a measurable influence on the human body and soul: exposure to harmonious form, color, proportion, and music has been shown to lower cortisol, reduce blood pressure, regulate breathing, and stimulate dopamine and oxytocin—chemicals associated with pleasure, bonding, and well-being—while simultaneously activating memory centers in the brain that connect us to personal and collective history. Beauty draws the nervous system out of chronic stress and into contemplative presence; it anchors us in the “now” while evoking echoes of the past through shared symbols, sacred architecture, ancestral music, and enduring masterpieces that generations have contemplated before us. In this way, art becomes both physiological medicine and cultural bridge: it calms the body, orders the emotions, elevates the mind, and binds us to those who lived centuries ago, reminding us that we stand within a living continuum of meaning, memory, and human dignity.

Jennifer Nash Kochevar is an art expert in Minnesota. She has a passion for bringing beauty, elegance, meaning and connection to the world.

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Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting/life coach/ gym-chalk covered philosopher interviews an art expert that helps bring quality and meaning to her clients' worlds.

Real, lasting change does not happen instantly — it happens daily. From a neurological standpoint, your brain thrives on small, repeatable actions that restore agency and regulate stress, not overwhelming attempts at massive transformation. Structurally, the body adapts through consistent input, just as posture, breathing, and alignment improve through repetition rather than urgency. As a chiropractor, neurologist, and life coach, I emphasize focusing on what you can control each day — your breathing, movement, discipline, and responses — because daily alignment builds nervous system stability, confidence, and long-term resilience. Win the day through small intentional actions, and over time, those actions reshape your brain, your body, and your life.

Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting/life coach/ gym-chalk covered philosopher talks about Mastering Your Response to Disrespect!

This episode explores how staying calm when disrespected is not a matter of willpower or personality, but of nervous-system regulation. Drawing from chiropractic, neurological, and life-coaching perspectives, it explains why disrespect triggers fight-or-flight responses in the body before the mind can think clearly. The episode teaches listeners to regulate the body first—through breathing, posture, and grounding—so the brain can regain clarity and self-control. Calm is reframed as a physiological state that can be trained, not an emotional suppression or passive response.

The second half addresses what to do when calm is not respected. It explains why some people escalate when they encounter calm and how this reveals their inability to self-regulate. Listeners are guided to shift from emotional regulation to containment, using clear boundaries, reduced engagement, silence paired with action, and, when necessary, physical or relational distance. The episode concludes by emphasizing that calm combined with firm boundaries reshapes both personal identity and relationships, teaching the nervous system that safety does not require approval—and that self-control is the deepest form of strength.

Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting/life coach/ gym-chalk covered philosopher talks about Mastering Your Response to Disrespect!