Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

When Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Brain Science: Returning to What We Already Know We're drowning in information. Collecting data. Consuming content. And yet, somehow, we're starving for wisdom. There's a particular frequency—I sometimes call it home—where the noise quiets and...

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Most of us walk through the world believing we're responding to what's actually happening. But we're not. We're responding to a model—a statistical best guess shaped by our history, our nervous system, and even the people who raised us. Here's...

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Gratitude - and all of its related rituals - can come across as surface level and performative.  But when we can explore it through the lens of neuroscience, we see that it is not just about some frivolous ‘feel-good’...

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Resilience isn't built by staying calm. Resilience also doesn't happen by following a script or filling out a worksheet. It's built through rupture, repair, and range. It's about in-the-moment-flexibility, adaptation, and widening our repertoire of strategies and scenarios of what we can handle.   I love leading research teams on enhancing human performance and resilience.  It helps us get clear about what we...

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How does revenge play a role in our world? Neuroscience research shows that its neurological basis plays a deeper, darker role than we might have imagined...   “Behavioral studies from around the world confirm that people who hurt (or kill)...

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