The Movement Mentality Podcast with Missy Bunch

Ep. 21 From IT to Neuro Training: Matt Bush's Journey

In this powerful conversation, Missy sits down with internationally recognized neuro performance coach Matt Bush to explore why understanding how your brain works should be for everyone, not just medical professionals.

Matt shares his journey from applied neurology and sport science to becoming a movement educator for everyday humans, elite athletes, and recovering patients alike. He unpacks how the brain drives everything we do - from physical pain to emotional states - and why nervous system training is the next frontier in sustainable wellness.

This episode is a must-listen for coaches, clinicians, athletes, and anyone ready to move better, feel better, and think more clearly.

In this episode

03:20 - Matt’s origin story: sport science, injuries, and discovering neurology
 08:12 - What is applied neurology and why does it matter?
 10:45 - How pain is not always structural - it’s often a brain issue
 14:30 - Why we must train the brain just like the body
 18:50 - The normal aging process vs. what’s actually possible
 22:32 - “Everyone has a brain - they need to know how to use it.”
 26:05 - Movement and neuroplasticity: what’s happening in the brain
 30:10 - Missy’s story: recovering from trauma through movement
 35:55 - Practical tools for training the brain at home
 41:00 - Matt’s final advice: trust your body, train your brain

Quotes

• “Everybody has a brain - they need to know how to use it.” [22:32]
 • “Just like you wouldn’t wait until a heart attack to start doing cardio, you shouldn’t wait until a cognitive decline to train your brain.” [14:35]
 • “We’re not just movement machines. We’re sensory beings. And our brain is always listening.” [35:55]

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·       Next Level Neuro Website

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·       Facebook: @nextlevelneuro

About Missy

Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.

The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.