# Can You Regulate a Craving Before It Becomes a Relapse? Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention & Nervous System Regulation with Dr. Deborah Rozman

An episode of [Notes from the Edge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896943121), 28 Sep 2026, 45 min.

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What happens inside your body in the seconds between a trigger, a craving, and a choice? Dr. Deborah Rozman is a behavioral psychologist and President/Co-CEO of HeartMath. In this episode of Notes From the Edge, she joins Lisa Lacy to explore what happens physiologically when stress activates old patterns, why the familiar can feel safer even when it is destructive, and whether we can train the nervous system to create more space between an urge and our response. They unpack heart-brain communication, heart rate variability, coherence, and real-time biofeedback, while Lisa shares how biofeedback became part of her own recovery experience. Dr. Rozman also walks through a simple heart-focused breathing practice that can be used when stress, overwhelm, or cravings begin to rise. In this episode: • Addiction recovery, cravings, triggers, and relapse prevention • Why the brain can reach for familiar patterns during stress and overwhelm • Heart-brain coherence, HRV, and nervous system regulation • Using real-time biofeedback to recognize and shift physiological stress patterns • Heart-focused breathing and creating space between an urge and a reaction Connect with Dr. Deborah Rozman: HeartMath.com Connect with Lisa Lacy: www.LisaLacy.com What did you perform in order to survive? Welcome to the Edge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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