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What is Neuroplasticity?  We're hearing about it everywhere. Our brains can change! We can rewire our brains! Lea explains it all.

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The Life-Work tug of war is constant. 

You are never just one title, identity or role; personal or professional. 

So how the heck do you actually create a life that honors and holds all the hyphens, titles, passion projects and hats you love wearing?

This week we engage that tension. We brainstorm and troubleshoot the particular stress of all the balancing and planning that goes into the holiday season. 

And we need your help! Shoot us a msg on social or via email, and check out our stories all week for a robust crowdsourcing of ideas to help us ALL in these busy times. 

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What’s the secret to change? 

Lea pops in with a quick reflection on our new title and how finding, expanding and operating from your integrated center: body-mind and spirit is the key to change personally and professionally. Evolution and growth toward a full, vibrant, expansive, joyful and impactful life is rooted in your wisdom within. 

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Let’s be honest… we’ve ALL tried to change and failed.
But what if the problem isn’t you?

We’ve all attempted the new year’s resolution or shot for a professional goal at work and…  the vast majority of us missed the mark.

We feel trapped by circumstances, obligations, and beliefs that we can’t actually do more or be more. We’ve learned change is hard and it has led to the often unconscious, unspoken doubts in our mind: Is change really possible? Is change really possible for someone like me?

But what if the problem isn’t you?
What if it’s actually a failed model of change that we’ve inherited from society?
Today on the podcast we talk about a new model of change rooted in The Power of Possibility.

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When Adriana was young, she discovered that through theater, she could communicate inner emotions outwardly and move an audience. She then became fascinated with the art movement Expressionism  which externalizes internal ideas to evoke change. As a director and coach, she helps people reveal authentic self-expression by starting from their core center. 

Listen in as Adriana shares about breaking down silos between work, family, and self to achieve wholeness. She explores how we can integrate the internal and external to foster human connection and growth.

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Did you see that? New name, new season!

Welcome to From Your Center!

We’re celebrating 50 episodes, downloads on every continent, and so much gratitude for YOU, our listeners! We’re sharing: 

• why the name changed
• what we’ve learned this past year and 
• the surprising, unifying truth from our different perspectives in art and science 

Can’t stop, won’t stop and so looking forward to this next season with you!

Drop us a message: what are you most interested to hear in this next season? 

Miss any of our top episodes from Season 1? Check them out here >>>

• Demystifying Women’s Hormones
• How to Map Your Nervous System
• Darkness and Light: Exploring Solstice
• Behind the Veil: Inside the US Health Care System
• Blindsided by Burnout
• Moving Out of Burnout 
• How to Take Up Space 
• Cultivating Courage 
• Conquering the Inner Critic

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Are you ready for real change?  We've got you!

Welcome to From Your Center: Ideas, inspiration, and guidance to take courageous action towards a life well-lived. Combining our expertise in art and science, we help you integrate body, mind, and spirit to empower your personal and professional growth. Join us for weekly conversations, cutting-edge research, personal stories, and a solid dose of laughter.

Hosted by: Lea Durante, NP  & Adriana Baer, MFA 

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We know the things we need to do to feel good like eating healthy and moving our bodies... and yet we struggle to actually do them. 

In today’s episode we reveal of how to close this gap from knowing to doing by:

• understanding the power of the subconscious mind
• naming the “great lie” of the health & wellness industry
• discovering hidden resistance 

Be sure to stay ‘til the end to learn how our nervous system is designed to help us.

How to Map Your Nervous System episode (release date 8.2.23) 

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Q&A Time! How does dopamine affect our habits?

Lea gives us an updated definition of dopamine and how it impacts our brains, moods, motivations and our habits. We began this conversation in our two part series about how the algorithm of social media affects our brain chemistry. 

Catch -up or re-listen to those full episodes here:
Is Social Media Bad for Us?
And Social Media & AI….can we get our lives back? 

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Feeling drained by the never ending “to-do” list and all the giving you do? 

Of course you are. We are ALL feeling depleted after these last few wild years. 

Burnout remains a constant conversation topic, so we’re sharing how to shift and expand so you can show up to this life from a place of fullness, aliveness, and vibrant energy. 

Join to hear: 

• why that “filling up your cup” analogy just isn’t enough 
• how to expand your inner world & reprint your nervous system 
• how to operate from your generous center to prevent burnout 

Be sure to stay ‘til the end for a cool way to find more glimmers in your everyday! 

1:25: Giving without the burnout
3:40: Filling your cup? A better analogy for self care & expansion
7:18: Giving vs Generosity: detaching from outcomes
14:44: Nervous system imprinting, Glimmers, and the Great Depression
23:43: B-Corps and the shift in business to operating with heart, mission and generosity
29:00: How to find a Glimmer in your day

Want to learn to map your nervous system? Here’s the episode where we go through it live on the podcast.

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