Exploring Brain and Mind

EPISODE SUMMARY:

Emotional Intelligence has become essential in the world of business and leadership since Daniel Goleman’s first book with the same title – “Emotional Intelligence” – has been published in 1995. However, the skills requires for Emotional Intelligence are also important for building relationships in general.

I chose to present the subject not based on Daniel Goleman’s work but on the work of Neuro-Link and their “12 Emotional Intelligence Competencies” Assessment and Profile.

The focus of Part 1 is The Self, the intrapersonal skills of Accurate Self-Awareness and Self-Management, each with three components and some additional information..

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Introduction – What is Emotional Intelligence and why is it important

The Self – Intrapersonal Skills

1. Accurate Self-Awareness

1.1 Emotional Self-Awareness

1.2 Accurate Self-Assessment

1.3 Self-Confidence

1.3.1 The Link Between Self-Awareness and Confidence

1.3.2 The Neuroscience of Confidence

1.3.3 Practical Tips for Confidence

2. Self-Management

2.1 Self-Control

2.2 Adaptability

2.3 Self-Motivation

2.3.1 External Motivation vs. Intrinsic Motivation

2.3.2 The Role of Dopamine in Motivation

2.3.3 Practical Tips for Motivation

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

The subject of intelligence, what is involved with it and who is or is not of high intelligence has always been an area of high interest and curiosity, especially in the field of education and academia.

But while many still think of intelligence as IQ, emerging theories suggest that there is far more to intelligence and how intelligence has many different areas.

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardener is the key subject that forms part of this episode of “Exploring Brain and Mind”, and the episode will look at each of the nine intelligences of the theory.

Included in each of the intelligences are career suggestions as well as the mention of famous people associated with the area of intelligence.

Emerging intelligences not covered by Gardener’s theory are also mentioned as well as implications the concept of multiple intelligences could have on areas like education, work and personal development.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Traditional intelligence (IQ) and the myth of fixed intelligence

·     The Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardener

·     Linguistic Intelligence

·     Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

·     Spatial Intelligence

·     Musical Intelligence

·     Bodily-Kinaesthetic Intelligence

·     Intrapersonal Intelligence

·     Interpersonal Intelligence

·     Naturalistic Intelligence

·     Spiritual and Existential Intelligence

·     Mentioned separately – Emotional Intelligence

·     Other emerging intelligences

·     Implications of multiple intelligences

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Our brain is a very complex organ with even more complex interconnected processes that control and influence physical and mental function.

The episode takes a deep dive into the world of some of the most researched Neurotransmitters and Hormones, which are involved in those processes. Some of those chemicals even execute functions as both neurotransmitters and hormones.

For each neurotransmitter or hormone, you will learn about effects on brain and mind as well as suggestions how to boost it in a natural way.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     What are neurotransmitters and hormones

·     The difference between neurotransmitters and hormones

·     Dopamine

·     Serotonin

·     GABA

·     Glutamate

·     Acetylcholine

·     Oxytocin

·     Endorphins

·     Cortisol

·     Estrogen

·     Testosterone

·     Thyroid hormones

·     Melatonin

·     Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

·     Adrenaline and Noradrenaline

·     How neurotransmitters and hormones influence each other

·     Maintaining balance – a summary of areas to maintain a balanced supply of neurotransmitters and hormones

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

It is essential for our physical and mental health to keep our brain well-nourished and stimulated.

This episode explores six main areas of brain health and optimisation, i.e. sleep, nutrition, movement, brain fitness, stress management and mindset, as well as mentioning three lesser-known areas of laughter, music and brain ergonomics, which are evenly important.

Within each area, there will be some tips of what you can do to contribute promote a healthy and optimised brain function.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Disclaimer and Introduction to brain health

·     Sleep

·     Nutrition and hydration

·     Movement and exercise

·     Brain training and brain fitness

·     Stress management

·     Mindset

·     Laughter

·     Music

·     Brain ergonomics

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Our brain is not fixed, it is constantly changing, and that we are born with all brain cells we will ever have has been proven a myth by modern science.

This episode of “Exploring Brain and Mind” will explain the process of Neuroplasticity (or brain plasticity) and share more insights into what is going on in the brain during the different life stages, including some tips what may help promoting Neuroplasticity in each different life stage.

You will also hear about areas where Neuroplasticity plays an important role and how to enhance brain plasticity and Neurogenesis, i.e. the creation of new brain cells.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Neuroplasticity – Definition and mechanisms

·     Key drivers of Neuroplasticity

·     Constant changes – Brain development across life stages

·     Prenatal brain development

·     Infancy – Age 0-3 years

·     Early childhood – Age 3-6 years

·     Middle childhood – Age 7-11 years

·     Adolescence – Age 12-18 years

·     Adulthood

·     Older adulthood – the ageing brain

·     When Neuroplasticity is crucial in life

·     Practices to enhance Neuroplasticity

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY: 

This is the second of a two-part episode on the subject of “Who controls your mind”,

One thing to remember when you listen is: no story or headline has ever only one perspective, one angle, one side. There are ALWAYS more sides to any story or headline – the one you get presented with is usually the only one you are meant to know.

The episode starts by linking up to the previous one by looking at peer pressure and influences from social media to participate in viral challenges or activities they would normally not do.

But the main part focuses on how “outside forces” influence your mind, often with tools and techniques recommended by scientists to influence buying behaviours, to achieve behaviour changes and to induce guilt in people who are not complying with instructions.

This happens in the world of news and media, in sales and advertising and, as we have seen since March 2020, in the world of government and authorities.

You will also be offered some tips of how you can guard yourself from “outside forces”, like social media, advertising, media and news, etc., taking over your mind by influencing your buying behaviours, by instilling beliefs or behaviours that do not align with your values or by influencing your opinions about other people.

Essential to remember is always: YOU have the CHOICE who you believe, what you believe and how you react or respond – this applies to both this episode as well as the next one.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Social influence and Peer Pressure

·     Social media – Bandwagon effect

·     Marketing and advertising – Neuromarketing, scarcity, etc.

·     Government and authorities – Division, virtue signalling and inducing guilt

·     Questioning “facts” and practical tips to reclaim control

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

This is the first of a two-part episode on the subject of “Who controls your mind”.

The episode focuses on how biological and internal processes influence your mind but also the people in your closer environment, i.e. your life partners, family, friends or work colleagues.

You will also be offered some tips of how you can guard yourself from those around you taking over your mind as in influencing you in a way that does not align with your values, nor be beneficial to you.

Essential to remember is always: YOU have the CHOICE who you believe, what you believe and how you react or respond – this applies to both this episode as well as the next one.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Biological influences

·     The Amygdala

·     Dopamine

·     Hormonal influences

·     The Subconscious Mind

·     External influences – Social conditioning

·     Mind games in relationships – Gaslighting and love bombing

·     Regaining control – practical tips

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Did you know that we have more than one brain?

I could imagine the question may have raised some eyebrows in a surprised face, but fact is we do have three “brains” in our body that work very closely together.

These other “brains” don’t look or work exactly like the brain that’s in our head and they are situated in other areas of our body\: in the gut and in the heart.

This episode of “Exploring Brain and Mind” will offer insights into the “gut-brain axis” as well as the “heart-brain connection” with added information about the Vagus Nerve and its vital role in connecting all three brains.

You will also find a few tips for gut brain integration, heart brain integration and stimulation of the Vagus Nerve.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Why more than one brain

·     Quick historical context

·     The “gut-brain axis”

·     Practical gut brain integration

·     The heart-brain connection

·     Practical heart-brain integration

·     Collaboration of “brains”

·     The role of the Vagus Nerve in the connection of all “brains”

·     The importance of the Vagus Nerve for other areas of the body

·     Vagus Nerve Stimulation

·     Other “brains” in the body

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Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

For millennia, humans have been curious about brain and mind and how they work, which led to many theories.

Thanks to the dawn of modern science with developments of modern technological ways of brain exploration by means of EEGs, MRI scanners, etc., many theories could finally be debunked as myths, and it led to ground-breaking insights about one of our most powerful and important organs.

In this episode you will find out more about some myths that you may still encounter, and after listening you may be able to help debunking the myths and replacing them with more accurate facts.

KEY TAKEAWAY:

·     Myth: “We only use 10% of our brain”

·     Myth: “Left-brained” vs. “Right-brained” people

·     Myth: “Alcohol kills brain cells outright”

·     Myth: “Classical music makes you smarter”

·     Myth: “Memory works like a video recorder”

·     Myth: “Bigger brains are smarter”

·     Myth: “Brain damage is always permanent”

·     Myth: “You are born with all brain bells you will ever have”

·     Myth: “Intelligence (IQ) is fixed and can’t be improved”

·     Myth: “Humans have the largest brains”

·     Semi-Myth: “Humans can completely control the brain with the mind”

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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To find out more about Mastering Your Mind Matters and its range of services, please visit www.masteringyourmindmatters.com.

Email: [email protected]

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Is the brain the mind? Or is the mind the brain?

How are they connected and how do they influence each other?

These are important questions that will be explored in this fourth episode of the “Exploring Brain and Mind” podcast.

After looking at the definitions and key differences between brain and mind, the episode will go into how brain and mind work together and influence each other, followed by diving into some key concepts linked with both.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

·     Definitions of “brain” and “mind”

·     Key differences between brain and mind

·     How do brain and mind work together and influence each other

·     Key concept: Conscious vs. subconscious mind

·     Key concept: Emotions and memory

·     Key concept: The role of beliefs

·     Brain–mind duality in decision making

·     Practical tips: mindfulness and journaling

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Further information and links about Host Elke Wallace:

Exploring Brain and Mind is currently a one-person venture with limited financial resources.. Therefore, donations would be greatly appreciated to help improve services.

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To find out more about Mastering Your Mind Matters and its range of services, please visit www.masteringyourmindmatters.com.

Email: [email protected]

To find out more about the host you can follow Elke Wallace on

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