Knowledge Nuggets with Nina

NONCOMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO: 

1. Code Switch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608

2. The Nod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nod/id1250583865

3. United States of Anxiety: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-united-states-of-anxiety/id1155194811

4. The Stakes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stakes/id1459124232

5. Scene on Radio : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scene-on-radio/id1036276968

6. The Heart: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-heart/id595892633

7. Next Question with Katie Couric ft Bryan Stevenson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-one-person-change-the-criminal-justice-system/id1134154895?i=1000460055126

8. 1619: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106

9. About Race: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-race-with-reni-eddo-lodge/id1353151856

10. The Diversity Gap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-diversity-gap/id1474097384

11. Intersectionality Matters! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intersectionality-matters/id1441348908

12. Momentum, a Race Forward Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/momentum-a-race-forward-podcast/id1480796503

13. Pod for the Cause: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-for-the-cause/id1463460979

14. Pod Save the People: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-the-people/id1230148653

15. Straight Up with Trent Shelton: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/straight-up-with-trent-shelton/id1489061681

And finally: a link to how you can help RIGHT NOW: 

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR3q5wP6bO2jsGVOdQtDjIEVtdlTnQ0C5DudwqttndnbF8PQIiPvdJmxyxg

In this episode: 

• Your brain's natural tendency to be self centered
• How to use that to serve YOU and WHY you should

Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things! 

Sources:

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/to_be_happier_should_you_focus_on_yourself_or_others

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000588

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_types_of_kindness_will_make_you_happiest

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-faultyour-brain-self-centered.html

In this episode: 

• Neuroplasticity & growing through what you go through
• Gratitude, affirmations and resiliency 

Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things! 

Sources:

https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/mente 

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40362

https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/

In this episode: 

• Nutrition & diets
• Emotion eating & how nutrition impacts mental, physical and cognitive health
• Tangible tips to evaluate nutrition 

Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things! 

Sources:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00240/full

https://www.healthline.com/health/emotional-eating#2

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-017-9577-9

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666316300691

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

In this episode: 

• The brain & anxiety, what causes it, what helps it
• HOW exercise actually can improve the functioning of your brain in GENERAL and with anxiety
• Two tangible tips to utilize for anxious moments 

Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things! 

SOURCES for this episode: 

https://positivepsychology.com/exercise-neurological-benefits/

In this episode: 

• Intro to all things brain and neuroscience from a "friendly" perspective
• Why you care about any of this
• Gratitude practice technique and WHY it's important from a scientific perspective

Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things! 

Sources for this episode: 

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Know-Your-Brain

https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/