Wake Up With Wonder

In this episode the host Jason sits down for an with Tawaun Lucas who is a recent 2020 Doctorial candidate graduating from Stanford University with his degree in Neurosciences. His doctorial thesis focused on the Amygdala and the roles it played in stress mitigation and mental resilience. 

Tawaun shares how his own personal journey of educational adversity and racial injustice both bean as early as 6 years old when he was just a boy in gradeschool. Growing up as an identical twin in Compton, California he shares how he had to fake his address just to get an opportunity at a better school.

The speaker shares how he founded and helped to create the diversity center on Stanford's campus and provides some general tips on how we can create a more diverse environment. Tawaun also shares various tips on stress management and combatting burnout from his real life experiences not only researching this content but also living it in his graduate studies. Because of this Tawaun is a strong advocate for the power of mentorship and coaching in ones life. Tawaun has had a mentor since birth but he attributes his collegiate success to the help and guidance of his mentors.

Your going to want to stay tuned until the end of the episode as we reference the book "You Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins. In the book Davide mentions the idea of the mental cookie jar to store all your positive life accomplishments that can be pulled out of the cookie jar when we need some extra motivation. Tawaun linked this to the concept of the positivity folder that he utilized on his desktop to store all of his positive feedback, encouraging reviews and exemplary work that he could always go back and look at for a personal confidence boost and quick hit of motivation. 

Tawaun did offer up his services and assistances as a mentor to any young men or women who are navigating the waters of college. Particularly  if you are a minority who is looking to acquire additional funding or grants to assist with furthering your education please reach out to Tawaun as he is happy to help.

If you’d like to learn more about Tawaun or contact him in regards to mentorship opportunities you can reach him via email at [email protected] or his school email [email protected]

Tawaun can also be found and reached on Instagram @Dr_bae 

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Sound editing done by Eric Mckee and he can be found at www.soundcloud.com/prescription_hugs  

Voice introduction by Heartleigh D. Godoy  

#wakeupwithwonder - Enjoy the show and remember to Never stop wondering because you are the wonder in the world!