Brain-building: the missing key to optimal mental health + why we don't talk about it often enough, how to brain-build correctly, and how tot make it a sustainable daily habit
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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Brain building is easy, effective and something everyone can and should be doing every day. It is one of the most powerful resilience-building mental health tools out there, and completely underappreciated in the wellness space. In this podcast I explain how to brain-build, and how to make it a daily habit.
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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
2:38 Why brain building is one of the most powerful resilience-building mental healthcare tools we have
3:18 Why I brain-build every single day
4:10 The brain is in love with the mind and the mind is in love with the brain
6:00 How brain building helps us detox our mind and build healthy habits
6:30 How brain building strengthens the mind and brain
11:13 What is brain building?
13:50 How brain building can improve our mental and physical wellbeing
17:15, 20:40 The brain is constantly changing, and when we use our mind well we can make sure these changes benefit us
19:00 The brain is designed to learn and grow
19:30 My research on brain building, and why brain building is hopeful
20:45 What are memories?
23:00, 47:00 Using brain building as a healthy distraction or break
28:00 How to brain build
37:50 Brain building and neurogenesis
39:00 How brain building can improve sleep
46:10 How brain building can help you cope when life gets stressful
47:45 Brain building helps harness the power of neuroplasticity, and clean the mind and brain
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