Brain Mastery

What actionable steps can a person take, regardless of their age, to improve brain health? This week’s episode is filled with life-changing practical advice from Dr. Krystal Culler, founder and creative director of the Virtual Brain Health Center. Krystal is a Doctor of Behavioral Health with a background in the psychology of aging, gerontology, and sociology. In this episode, she shares how her own personal experiences have fuelled her passion for making brain health more accessible to all people. Her enthusiasm for her work is both obvious and inspiring as she talks about the incremental improvements we can each make daily to thrive at any age. Krystal also explains her vision for the future of accessibility in brain health, along with what she is doing now to make that vision a reality.

Brain Mastery is hosted by CEO of ABI Wellness, Mark Watson. He is an expert on brain injury recovery and is passionate about educating people about the potential to change, adapt, and heal the brain.

Featuring:

Dr. Krystal Culler - Twitter, LinkedIn

Virtual Brain Health Center - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website

Mentioned:

The Telomere Effect by Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanja Gupta

When it comes to injury rehabilitation or enhancing sport performance, how do you exceed even the highest expectations for your improvement? To answer this question, we are joined for this episode by Matthew Bain, a mental performance consultant and registered psychologist with experience in clinical diagnosis and treatment, athletic performance concepts, and emotional management. Matthew is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology, focusing on personality and long-lasting motivation. In this episode, Matthew reveals his approach to helping patients grow beyond their limits. He also shares his philosophy for working with athletes at every level of performance along with key insights into the crucial components of a successful mindset from the patient perspective.

Brain Mastery is hosted by CEO of ABI Wellness, Mark Watson. He is an expert on brain injury recovery and is passionate about educating people about the potential to change, adapt, and heal the brain.

Featuring:

Matthew Bain - LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Website

Mentioned:

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Canadian Sport Psychology Association

Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport

What are the real causes behind a bad night's sleep? Pat Byrne, sleep expert and author of "Inconvient Sleep: Why Teams Win and Lose," is a pioneer in the field of fatigue managment for professional athletes and sports teams. In this episode, he explains what's wrong with popular sleep-tracking gadgets and how we can test whether we are really getting enough sleep. Pat also talks about how sleep affects our bodies biologically and shares insights from years of working with the top NBA players in North America.

Brain Mastery is hosted by CEO of ABI Wellness, Mark Watson. He is an expert on brain injury recovery and is passionate about educating people about the potential to change, adapt, and heal the brain.

Featuring:

Pat Byrne - LinkedIn, Twitter, Website

Former CFL athlete, and health advocate, Shea Emry, dives into the topics of mental health, concussion managment, and the new frontier of understanding neurplasticity. Shea's shares his insight and personal experiencece with post concussion and mental health struggles, and discusses the importance of finding balance, taking the first step, and being vulnerable in seeking assistance when needed.

Neuroscientist, author of The Women's Brain Book, and speaker, Dr. Sarah McKay discusses how building rapport and social connection is imperative in brain health and influencing greater neuroplastic change.   

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Former professional boxer, concussion awareness advocate, and founder of secondimpact.com Ray Ciancaglini shares his vulnerable cautionary tale of how the lack of education and knowledge of concussion and second impact syndrome was a gamble where the wager far exceeded the price. Ray has been instrumental in passing the 2010 Concussion Management Awareness Act in the state of New York and now spends his time leading the discussion on education, prevention awareness, and ending second impact. www.thesecondimpact.com

Mark Watson, CEO of ABI Wellness meets with Author, Speaker, Researcher and professor of Sport Psychology, Leonard Zaichkowsky as he discusses performance optimization through neuroplasticity and developing athlete cognition.

80 Percent Mental

The Playmaker's Advantage

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Lisa Huskins, occupational therapist and leader in brain health at Leading Edge Physiotherapy in Northern Alberta (www.leadingedgephysio.com). They discuss the importance of optimizing usage of resources and measuring progress and engagement and what brought her into the work of occupational therapy.

Welcome back to our last episode of our Brain Injury Survivors Series for Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Dave Wensley, former professional hockey player, who has had a history of concussion and stroke. Dave shares his experience with finding cognitive rehabilitation following his stroke and the impact the ABI Wellness program has had on him and his quality of life.

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Don Davey NFL Alumni, business owner, and Ironman. The role of endurance exercise on the brain, the importance of process-led practices, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

Check out next week's episode with Dave Wensley, brain injury survivor, for our last episode of our Brain Injury Survivor Series.