In this deeply grounding and eye-opening episode of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Torkil Faero to explore the powerful connection between stress, heart rate variability (HRV), resilience, and longevity.
Dr. Færø is a Norwegian general practitioner, emergency physician, and author of The Pulse Cure — a transformative book that bridges modern medicine, nervous system wisdom, and wearable technology to help us better understand what our bodies are really telling us.
This conversation begins with a gentle HeartMath coherence practice to ground the nervous system and set the tone for a truly integrative discussion. From there, we dive deep into how HRV acts as a real-time window into stress, recovery, inflammation, sleep quality, and overall wellbeing — and how learning to listen to your heart can quite literally change (and extend) your life.
In this deeply grounding and eye-opening episode of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Torkil Faero to explore the powerful connection between stress, heart rate variability (HRV), resilience, and longevity. Dr. Færø is a Norwegian general practitioner, emergency physician, and author of The Pulse Cure — a transformative book that bridges modern medicine, nervous system wisdom, and wearable technology to help us better understand what our bodies are really telling us. This conversation begins with a gentle HeartMath coherence practice to ground the nervous system and set the tone for a truly integrative discussion. From there, we dive deep into how HRV acts as a real-time window into stress, recovery, inflammation, sleep quality, and overall wellbeing — and how learning to listen to your heart can quite literally change (and extend) your life. We explored how everyday lifestyle choices — from food, alcohol, and sleep, to exercise intensity, sunlight exposure, and even room temperature — impact your nervous system and long-term health. Dr. Færø beautifully explains how tracking HRV can help prevent burnout, chronic fatigue, overtraining, and lifestyle-related disease before the body breaks down.
This episode is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and reclaim your power through awareness, data, and compassion for your body.
✅What heart rate variability (HRV) really is — and why it matters more than resting heart rate
✅How HRV reflects nervous system balance, resilience, and recovery capacity
✅Using HRV to detect hidden stressors like food, alcohol, poor sleep, and overtraining
✅The powerful connection between breathwork, the vagus nerve, and HRV
✅Why quality sleep matters more than quantity — and how HRV reveals true recovery
✅Burnout, chronic fatigue, and how HRV can signal trouble months or years in advance
✅How diet, inflammation, and ultra-processed foods impact your stress physiology
✅HRV, women’s health, and understanding stress patterns during the menstrual cycle
✅Training smarter — not harder — and avoiding overtraining using HRV feedback
✅Cold exposure, heat stress, and optimizing recovery through temperature regulation
🎧 Listen to episode #196 of The Self-Care Goddess Podcast on my website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
📘 The Pulse Cure by Dr. Torkil Færø: https://www.amazon.in/Pulse-Cure-Balance-stress-optimise/dp/1529437334 🙌🏽 Connect with Dr. Torkil Færø: https://www.instagram.com/dr.torkil/
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