Our two lower brain layers influence how we teach and parent, and run our businesses. What does it look like if they start to take over? Can we head that off?

Layers 1 and 2 can run away with us, unless we call on layer 3 and maybe 4.  Discover how we ended up with such a strange set of operating systems.

Are family and friends really important in your life? Do you make connections easily? Discover how these qualities draw on your brain’s second layer.

This series explores the operating systems our brains may use under stress. Clashing systems can cause social conflict. Do you know which one you use?

We actually have traits in common with reptiles!  Those traits exist in our core brain layer.  Learn how it operates and how to work with its downside. Listen to part 1 here.

A layered look at the brain offers a fresh way to understand the roots of our social crisis. It may even show ways to intervene and make wise reforms.

Your child missed a year of school—how much does it matter?  It depends—was it a brain or body growth spurt year or was it a skill building year? Listen to the podcast and then download this guide to learn more: Protect the Brain’s Turn A parent’s guide to supporting 11 and 12 year olds during a critical brain growth spurt […]

Sequestering has been hard on many kids, but not all. If parents have the resources they need, some kids seem to be thriving. Which ones and why?

What skills will help us learn to detect truth? We need to catch fleeting thoughts, declutter the mind and invite brain sparks. Here’s that last skill.

Somewhere along the way, from Sherlock Holmes to Q-anon, the link between patterns and truth has snapped.  Is there another way to detect truth?