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Why changing our brain is so hard: meet The Dip
Humans are the only species that can imagine a reality for themselves that does not yet exist – and then create new circuits to achieve that future reality. We can create a future version of us that is more ideal…
How to Develop a Growth Mindset – my interview with Maria Xenidou (part 2)
In part 2 of my interview with Maria, we do a deep dive on the four essential elements of growth mindset development. We also discuss the 3-step process we can follow daily to develop a growth mindset at any age….
Neuroscience of Growth Mindset – my interview with Maria Xenidou (part 1)
In this first part of our discussion, we explore my learning journey and why I decided to study psychology and neuroscience. We also talk about how experience-dependent learning helps us adopt a growth mindset. Later, we discuss why even identical…
How fear affects the brain and what to do about it
Fear is not a bad thing. Just like anger and sadness, emotions are windows into different patterns of beliefs, unconscious triggers and thoughts about ourselves and others. When we let ourselves NOTICE our feelings, we have a better chance of…
Mindset Neuroscience Reading List for Enhancing Human Potential
The Mindset Neuroscience 2019 Reading List for Enhancing Human Potential These books and articles changed me. Everything listed here has had a profound effect on my understanding of the world and my role in it. These authors, researchers and scientists…
Are we better at ‘hearing emotions’ than seeing them?
Are we better at ‘hearing emotions’ than seeing them? With society’s current amount of time spent looking at screens, we are using our eyes to a degree that is out of proportion from our other senses. The other issue is…
Understanding Neuroplasticity is Today’s Moral Imperative: 5 Must-Read Books for 2019
Understanding Neuroplasticity is Today’s Moral Imperative: 5 MUST-Read Books for 2019 We are the most nurture-dependent species that has ever existed on the planet. This means that our brains are not just hardwired from birth. They are literally, physically,…
This is the science we need to hear in these times of divisiveness
Did you know that if you condensed all of the matter of the universe, it would fill less than a teacup? The deeper into matter we go, the more space we find. That means even you. Your body is…
These 5 Micro-Movements are a sign of Trust & Safety – PLUS my interview with Danny Bauer
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.” – Bessel Van Der Kolk (this is me many years ago in Ejura,…
The Body is the Bridge
“In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them.” – Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score I recently spoke at a symposium in…
The 5 Commitments of Growth Mindset
Download this poster as a pdf and make sure to share it!! 1. Ask not what to do differently, but how to see differently ALL human behavior starts with how we ‘see’ (perceive) a person or situation. If we want…
New 2018 Growth Mindset Goal Setting Booklet
I’m excited to share this updated 2018 Growth Mindset Goal Setting Booklet! I’ve added new pages, descriptions, and research articles! I also added the most important step to building growth mindset: Learn and Talk About Neuroplasticity. Why should we?…
PODCAST & GUEST INTERVIEWS
How to Develop a Growth Mindset – my interview with Maria Xenidou (part 2)
In part 2 of my interview with Maria, we do a deep dive on the four essential elements of growth mindset development. We also discuss the 3-step process we can follow daily to develop a growth mindset at any age….
Neuroscience of Growth Mindset – my interview with Maria Xenidou (part 1)
In this first part of our discussion, we explore my learning journey and why I decided to study psychology and neuroscience. We also talk about how experience-dependent learning helps us adopt a growth mindset. Later, we discuss why even identical…
New Episode 3! The science most people keep using is wrong
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There’s a lot of ‘old science’ out there. Stuff we humans used to believe that has been de-bunked. Things like… ‘humans are more complex than other species, which means we have more genes.’ Before the Human Genome Project was completed…
New Episode 2! Psychological Safety, Resilience and the Vagus Nerve
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“It’s not merely that we can’t be loving or creative when we’re scared; we can’t heal.” -Stephen Porges In order for us to access our most evolved neural and behavioral resources, we must be in a state of physiological…
New Episode 1! Neuroscience of Growth Mindset
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Listen on iTunes Old, outdated science said that the human brain basically stopped developing in childhood and there wasn’t much we could do to change it. What we got was what we got. But we now know that that…
These 5 Micro-Movements are a sign of Trust & Safety – PLUS my interview with Danny Bauer
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.” – Bessel Van Der Kolk (this is me many years ago in Ejura,…
Toxic school & business culture, Brand Marketing interview with Ben Baker
Had a great interview with Your Brand Marketing expert then Ben Baker! We talked about some of the problems we see in education that holds learners back from understanding their true potential. We also discussed some of the danger…
Micro-Movement & Micro-Progress
Comment about this episode from Better Leaders Better Schools: One of my favorite podcasts so far! So much wisdom and like you said it is comforting that she affirmed and confirmed things I was already thinking and implementing! I…
The importance of sound: Our ears may be more powerful than our eyes – MNT 006
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Sound may be the most important sense we have for learning as well as for detecting others emotions. The human ability to hear ‘just noticeable differences’ is significantly more powerful than what our eyes are able to detect…
Is There a ‘Dark Side’ to Growth Mindset? – my guest interview
As amazing as it is in encouraging strong learning habits and perseverance… yes, there is a dark side of growth mindset. Many growth mindset interventions lose sight of the need for safety (both psychological and physiological). In order for certain…
“Relational Minds” – Season 1 finale!
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What matters is not how things are, but how they interact. – Carlo Rovelli, theoretical physicist, in his book, Reality is Not What It Seems What does ‘relational’ mean? it is often defined as, “concerning the way in…
This is what happens to your brain when you add diversity to your life – MNT 011
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No two people ever experience reality in the same way: our senses and neural architecture are built up by our own lifetime of unique experiences. Our brain and senses are constantly narrowing down our world. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing: if…