S3 E9: The Neuroscience of Your Behavior

Dr. Scott Blossom reminds us of why brain health is important. He challenges us to ask a question of our heart every morning, “What is it that I want? What is going to serve me and connect me with my hearts desire?” Join me in a conversation with Dr. Blossom and learn how  knowing our hearts desire leads us to change, redesigning our thinking and compassion. Attention: this conversation may challenge your perspective of self and motivate you to pay attention to your language judgments and paths for cultivating a more inclusive society.     Why a head and neck massage in the morning can change your mood How to use redesigning thinking as a way to change behavior How self-care and self-love broaden compassion     Links Mentioned: Dr. Scott Blossom - http://doctorblossom.com Dr. Robert Svaboda - http://www.drsvoboda.com/ Zhandor Remete  https://shadowyoga.com/ Chandra Easton, Scott’s wife, at Tara Mandala https://www.taramandala.org/all-teachers/2032/dorje-lopon-chandra-easton/ Jimmy Chang - pulse reading - http://pulsynergy.com/ Cate Stillman - yoga healer - https://yogahealer.com/ Kyra Bobinet - A Well Designed Life - http://www.drkyrabobinet.com/ Tara Brach - psychologist - https://www.tarabrach.com/ Integrative medicine for underserved https://im4us.org Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com Show Highlights: 06:52 Introduction of Scott Blossom 07:54 Scott introduces self and gives background of study 11:07 Scott talks about mid-career break to explore interest in neuroscience of behavior 17:10 Scott’s new understanding of brain health 24:22 The glymph of the brain 31:24 Scott’s morning health practices (that you can do, too!) 37:55 Moving forward after sabbatical 41:41 Integrative medicine for marginalized communities 46:20 How the health and wellness industry participate in systems of privilege and power 51:21 Behavior change, ways to circumvent the ways you keep score, and why to go for redesigning your thinking 54:10 Andrea talks about falling down as a way of learning   Favorite Quotes: “ Designers don’t see things as right or wrong, they just redesign.” - Dr. Scott Blossom “The brain is the ocean of the body.” - Andrea Bachman “Ask a question to your heart, what do you really want? What is going to serve me in connecting with my hearts desire?” - Dr. Scott Blossom “Being receptive to what I need and want [personally] has made it clearer as to what I need and want as a professional, and how I can give back to my community.” - Dr. Scott Blossom “It’s impossible not to look at the world through a lens, so to say you don’t have a lens is the ultimate blindness.” - Scott Blossom “Redesign, don’t think it’s right or it’s wrong.” - Dr. Scott Blossom