The Mark Divine Show

495. Exploring Ego and Enlightenment with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor


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The concepts of death and rebirth aren’t ones that most people may be intimately familiar with, but this week’s guest on The Unbeatable Mind, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor certainly is. A Harvard trained neuroscientist, Dr. Jill discusses her traumatic brain hemorrhage that silenced her left brain's functioning, catapulting her into a state of right-brain consciousness.  

 

Exploring the intricate dance between the right and left brain hemispheres, ego, individuality and the collective human experience, Jill dives into the principles of what she calls “whole brain living”, sharing her unique perspective on balancing four distinct characters within us—-each rooted in different brain capacities. 

 

Shedding light on the transformative potential of embracing one’s duality, managing ego, and achieving a state of contextual awareness, Dr. Jill highlights important topics that not only hold to power to heal individuals, but revolutionize society. 

 

Key Takeaways:

  • Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke: Listen to Jill recount her experience with having a major hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 37 and her eight year recovery process. 

  • Right Vs. Left Brain Hemispheres: Learn about the difference between the present moment focus of the right brain versus the individual perception of the left. 

  • Whole Brain Living: Learn about how Jill categorizes the brain into “four character” groups—and how she negotiates time between characters for a balanced life. 

  • Ego and Consciousness: Discover the role of ego in establishing individuality, language, and time perception.

 

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage (AVM) in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book in the category Stroke in the Amazon marketplace.

 

Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations and not-for-profit organizations about the beauty of our human brain. She focuses on how we can activate the power of our neuroplasticity to not only recover from neurological trauma, but how we can purposely choose to live a more flexible, resilient, and satisfying life.

Dr. Jill’s Links: 

Website: https://www.drjilltaylor.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-bolte-taylor-723870218/  

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DrJillBolteTaylor 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjillboltetaylor 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfUhV_xjrJLPiLZSlTRNvg

 

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