In The Wedge, Scott Carney explores how humans can deliberately use the space between stimulus and response to expand resilience, control stress, and unlock new levels of strength and perception. Through breathwork, temperature exposure, sensory practices, and altered states, he demonstrates that we are not victims of our biology — we can shape it. The wedge is this conscious choice point: the ability to insert awareness into instinct, transforming survival reactions into tools for growth.
🔥 Harnessing Stress, Not Avoiding It
Cold plunges, heat, altitude, and other stressors become opportunities to train the nervous system.
🧠 Neuroplasticity Through Challenge
Each time we engage with discomfort consciously, we build new brain pathways for calm and adaptability.
🌊 Surfing the Edge
Instead of numbing or retreating, we learn to lean into intensity — discovering vitality in controlled exposure.
🌀 Stimulus ≠ Reaction
Our biology pushes us toward fight, flight, or freeze — but the wedge is the pause where we can choose differently.
🪞 Expanding Perception
Practices like breathwork, psychedelics, or sensory deprivation widen awareness, helping us see reality beyond automatic filters.
🕊 Freedom in Choice
By training the wedge, we regain sovereignty over our nervous system and break cycles of fear, stress, or conditioning.
❄️ Cold & Heat Training
Using ice baths, saunas, or natural elements to practice control and expand tolerance.
🌬 Breath as a Lever
Breathwork becomes a tool to modulate stress, access deeper states, and open the wedge in daily life.
🌌 Exploring Edges of Mind
Sound, movement, and ritual practices push boundaries of perception, building capacity for both stillness and action.