June 17, 2026
How Powerful Resilience and Leadership connects to Physiology & Nervous System Mastery
Step into a new paradigm of leadership with Dr. Tamsin Astor and Jeff Benton as they unpack what it really means to get “coherent” in body and mind. This episode of Hot Habits brings you fresh takes on performance optimization, trauma healing, and energy management tailored for leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking success without burnout. From clearing old beliefs to tuning into your body’s signals, this conversation unlocks what high performers actually need to thrive.
The science behind heart-brain coherence and real-time self-regulation
Why deep trauma work is essential for lasting change—not just quick fixes
How interoception (body awareness) transforms performance, relationships, and leadership
Practical tools for releasing stress and building emotional resilience
The critical link between self-awareness, identity, and sustainable success
A little more about today’s guest -
Jeff Benton is with Paragon Performance Evolution, a leadership and peak performance firm known for blending applied neuroscience, emotional self-regulation, and transformational leadership practices. Over the past two decades, they’ve worked with top performers across sectors—Fortune 500 executives, astronauts, professional athletes, Special Forces, and global changemakers—helping them access greater clarity, resilience, and influence under pressure.
Their approach integrates heart-brain coherence, interoception, and science-backed performance tools to help leaders upgrade their “human operating system”—shifting from reactivity to presence, from stress to sustainable performance. The result: individuals and teams that lead with more clarity, creativity, and capacity.
Their sessions have been consistently top-rated at leadership events and executive gatherings for their dynamic facilitation, practical insights, and deeply human approach to growth.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paragon-performance-evolution
https://www.instagram.com/paragon_performance/
https://www.performanceparagon.com
I'm Dr. Tamsin Astor, and I am neuroscientist who studies habits in teams, relationships and systems. I'm obsessed with one question: which habits are quietly running your life, and which ones could change everything?
I work with founders and leadership teams to identify the invisible defaults driving their culture, their communication, and their results and then we redesign them, from the inside out.
No one shows up as just "the CEO." You're a founder, a colleague, a parent, a partner, a human… often all before lunch. When you only change habits in one role and ignore the others, you get burnout, misalignment, and a culture that feels brittle no matter how good your strategy is.
My work blends neuroscience, habit design, conscious leadership, and relational intelligence — because your relationships are your leadership. Full stop.
Clients usually find me when they're exhausted from putting out the same fires and starting to suspect: this isn't just a strategy problem. It's a human habits problem.
I believe how you live and lead ripples outward: into your team, your family, future generations. My core values are freedom and love, and everything I build is grounded in honest communication, smart systems, and deep care for people.
Underneath it all? Relationships are my north star.
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Looking forward to being here with you next week for another juicy conversation!
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