Embrace Your Brain

A layered look at the brain offers a fresh way to understand the roots of our social crisis. It may even show ways to intervene and make wise reforms.

Your child missed a year of school—how much does it matter?  It depends—was it a brain or body growth spurt year or was it a skill building year? Listen to the podcast and then download this guide to learn more: Protect the Brain’s Turn A parent’s guide to supporting 11 and 12 year olds during a critical brain growth spurt […]

Sequestering has been hard on many kids, but not all. If parents have the resources they need, some kids seem to be thriving. Which ones and why?

What skills will help us learn to detect truth? We need to catch fleeting thoughts, declutter the mind and invite brain sparks. Here’s that last skill.

Somewhere along the way, from Sherlock Holmes to Q-anon, the link between patterns and truth has snapped.  Is there another way to detect truth?

Why were millions drawn into conspiracies this past year? What made them so attractive?  Could it happen to you?

Four year olds are curious, imaginative and can sense worlds we no longer see.  Their brains also develop brakes – the first step in impulse control.

There’s a secret to having rich conversations with 3 year olds easily. Discover the keys to entering their world, and naming the universe for them.

Setting rules and limits with 2 year olds seems hopeless. They don’t seem to have any will power and get so frustrated. So what is a wise parent to do?

Our country is flooded with anger. Communication channels are broken. Can offering blessings possibly help? And why is sadness a key step in recovery?

Is there really a way to call forth goodness in the world? How might we develop that capacity? What adjustments do we need to make within ourselves?

Enjoy the next three guest podcasts as Scott Coulter unpacks the mystery of blessings. What are they, how do they work and why should we care?

On this tense and perilous day, I bring you a wise conversation.  My son, Scott, joins me to explore anger, fear and our need to learn to bless.

Since Covid hit, has your mind been caught in a loop worrying about food, shelter and safety? Are you longing to feel the spark of a fresh idea?

Every aspect of our lives crashed! First we rebooted our survival skills! Now it’s time to reboot our hearts, starting with a few simple note cards.

We know what chemicals are needed. We just need to know how to turn them on. Every temperament is different. Are you able to jump start your style?

Why did we look out the window, rest on that railing, feel uplifted or depressed in an instant? Is our brain using our senses to rebalance itself?

Our brains face the same issues as society. Can brain cells come together in a common cause? What if they refuse to cooperate? What do riots look like?

We keep clinging to the way things were before the pandemic. But it’s just not working. It will take courage to let go and learn to get back up again.

Does your brain make fresh connections easily? Is it stuck in angry or fearful loops? Does it forget a lot? Does it obsess over things? What’s going on?

Are you facing a cascade of problems these days? When that happens, we can start asking too much of our thinking brain. Here’s how to give it a break.

We all are!  Your brain has probably burned through at least three thinking apps by now! How can we refresh them?

Our brains are like department stores, with a frenzied bargain basement and several quieter, fascinating floors above. Which floors do you hang out on?

Do you have days when everything flows, and others where nothing gets done? Does each day have its own rhythm?  And how easily can you pick up on that?

Enough is enough – we all cry, calling for social change. We haven’t enough – cry those who are starving. Can we learn to settle for having enough?