Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Ask Mayim Anything #6: Earworms, Love’s Effects on the Brain, Outgrowing Your Therapist, ADHD & Age, The Breastfeeding Bond


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What are the effects of love on the brain?

Can ADHD worsen as we age?

Why do we crave certain foods at certain times?

How do I know when I've outgrown my relationship with my therapist?

 

Mayim answers these questions and MORE on another episode of Ask Mayim Anything!

 

SHE BREAKS DOWN:

- "Stuck Song" Syndrome, AKA "Earworms"

- The correlation between head injuries and mental illness (including treatments to help!)

- Sensory Processing Disorder and when to seek support for it

- The differences between hyper- and hyposensitivity

- Why oxytocin can lead to attachment

- The effects of low levels of serotonin

 

PLUS we have a SPECIAL GUEST this episode.....

 

Nurture Neuroscientist, Infant Sleep Educator, & Doula Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum joins us to explain how breastfeeding promotes the bond between parent and child, and her TOP 5 REASONS your baby isn’t sleeping!

 

Mayim also tackles your ADHD questions, from why more women are being diagnosed with ADHD to the causes of exacerbated ADHD symptoms.

 

She also reflects on her animated voiceover roles and the risks of being friends with your therapist.

 

TUNE IN to see if your question was answered this episode!!!

 

Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum's book, The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby’s Brain and Transform Their Mental Health through the Art of Nurtured Parenting: https://a.co/d/fKZbXex

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