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The Brain and Beyond Podcast
Explorations in neuroscience and why it matters in everyday life.
This podcast will make understanding the brain easy and even... actionable. Yes, you can train your brain, even change it, developing it as a more aligned partner bringing you more of what you want in life.
Dive into extended show notes, information about guests, and neuroscience insights you won't find anywhere else on each episode's resource page. Find them by visiting:
https://www.thebrainandbeyond.com
Be sure to subscribe, and come back soon.
best,
Ellen
Episodes
23 episodes
More Than Skin Deep with Grace Gold
Beauty, it turns out, is in the brain of the beholder. Research looking to pin down the correlates and functions associated with "experiencing beauty" so far leave scientists wondering where and how the the whole beauty thing happens. Y...
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The BITCH is Back with Zoologist and Bestselling Author Lucy Cooke
Stories shape our world – and our lives. Even when they're simply... stories, not actual truths. That's where Lucy Cooke comes in. With a deep understanding of the natural world and the courage to be a shotcaller, she goes to where the ...
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Welcome to Season Two of The Brain and Beyond Podcast!
We're back in action – and look forward to sharing a lively interview as our first official episode of Season Two. Thanks for your patience as I've prioritized other work and taken a deep dive into evolutionary biology – as in "how did ...
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Inner Work, Outer Impact with Dr. Susanne von der Becke
Change, it's said, begins within – and it's hard to imagine a more inspiring advocate for inner change and outer action than Dr. Susanne von der Becke.Susanne's path to mindful living grew, from the inside out, through her work as a sci...
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Breath and Presence with Zee Clarke, Author, Mindfulness Guide, Breath Expert
Breath is essential to each moment of your life – yet seldom do we realize, or harness, its power.Yet we can guide, even reset, the outlooks and presence with which we navigate the world when we understand the power of breat...
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57:18
Back to the Brain: Embodied Intelligence & The Body Brain
What took this episode so long? Seriously, it was the amount of eye-opening information on how much intelligence there is to be discovered in the systems of your body – so much so that I don't think I'll ever see the "brain" as the 3-po...
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Episode 18
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44:42
The Body's Way with Debbie Rosas, Wellness Innovator, Entrepreneur, Creative Force
Maybe you already know about Nia, the dance technique celebrated worldwide, the one that combines martial arts, healing arts, dance arts, and amazing music in a whole body, whole heart experience. Today's episode shares the voice of Nia...
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43:31
Oxytocin and the Power of Love (Hormones)
Between us? I believe we humans, and all beings, are much (much) more than machines driven by pulses of electricity and surges of chemicals in the body and brain. That's the "mechanistic" view, and – much to a few science-focused friend...
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Episode 16
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48:12
Everyday Mindfulness: PRESENCE
Take 15 minutes to breathe, invite curiosity, balance your mind, and ... experience presence. Maybe you're noticing a theme between the last few episodes and Everyday Mindfulness practices: something about you having more agency a...
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15:24
Emotional Rescue: Disarming the Amygdala Hijack
In this episode you'll meet two tiny organelles with the power to transform you – or anyone – into a fight, flight, or freeze follower of their survival agenda: your amygdalae. The fight or flight response, or its more modern-day expres...
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Episode 13
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33:59
The Power of Curiosity with Mónica Guzmán
Some of us are already bracing ourselves for the conflict and tension anticipated in the upcoming 2024 US elections. Yet we don't have to wait 'til then for the escalation of polarizing political – and media – triggers that seem to show...
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Episode 13
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Everyday Mindfulness: VALUES
It's great to be back from some travel and to share another Everyday Mindfulness episode.VALUES shape perceptions, and even the brain – and thus, pretty much everything we experience, think, or do. Yet for most of us the id...
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Episode 12
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15:20
Beyond Binary: Envisioning Balance, Celebrating Pride
This episode explores the binary – or better yet, the lack thereof – when it comes to sexual and gender identity. Celebrating PRIDE and the activist spirit of transgender entrepreneur, community leader, and family man Nat Stratton-Clark...
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Episode 11
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53:18
Episode 10: Brainsets of Hope with Alice Waters
Greetings – this one took some heavy lifting, yet I wanted to publish before leaving for business travel. I'll catch up with the description and the Episode Page as soon as I can. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy. – Ellen
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Episode 10
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41:15
Episode 9: Better Together... Two Halves of a Balanced Brain
I didn't leave anything on the table with this one. Yes, there's neuroscience. There's definitely balance. And ... maybe ... there's even hope. Maybe. Because this episode lays out what I think is the most im...
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Episode 9
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45:16
Episode 8 / Everyday Mindfulness: Cooking
When it comes to cooking, the ingredients in your mind are as important as the ones you're prepping or simmering. This Everyday Mindfulness practice explores how intention can change both your experience in the kitchen AND increa...
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16:30
Episode 7: Balanced Brain Skillsets with Alice Waters
This episode continues where Episode 5 left off – moving from the "Mindsets" of world-changing activist, restauranteur, and non-profit visionary Alice Waters to the "Skillsets" that have...
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Episode 7
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50:03
Episode 6 / Everyday Mindfulness: Mothers
Listen to these words honoring mothers, all mothers over time and history, in honor of Mother's Day 2023. Consider this a meditation on the concept of mothering: one you can sit quietly with, or one to consider thoughtfully as you pract...
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Episode 6
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15:36
Episode 5: The Activist Mindset with Alice Waters
This is the first episode to feature an interview – and what a person to speak with. Alice Waters is an icon – a catalyst shaping the US Farmers Market, Slow Food, Farm to Table, and many other movements that champion both our health and the he...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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38:12
Episode 4 / Everyday Mindfulness: Touch
Run this mindfulness guide in background while you're living everyday life. It activates new ways of thinking that may boost your mindful moments as you continue the exercises it suggests. This is the very first Everyday Mindfulne...
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Episode 4
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13:49
Episode 3: Grey Matters: A Surprising Benefit of Mindfulness
Understanding how the brain ages is a cause for concern to many – especially since we are all, well... aging. That's how life works. Yet research points to a surprising "Aha!" about how mindful practices might support brain health...
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Episode 3
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25:56
Episode 2: The Powerful, Intentional PFC (and how to use it)
The brain's newest, most uniquely human, and singularly powerful Prefrontal Cortex – the PFC – delivers many of the functions and abilities we want more of in our lives. Yet it's not always available when we need it – until, that is, we learn h...
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Episode 2
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Episode 1: Five Things About the Brain (that will make a lot of other things more clear...)
Here are five important insights about the brain that might come in handy as you navigate this thing called life – and especially as you look to update habits or reset outdated ways of doing things. Pay special attention to Tip #5 ... it's a gr...
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