Emily McDonald
Emonthebrain
Planet Em is where science meets spirit. Hosted by neuroscientist-turned-mindset coach Emily McDonald (Em on the Brain) , each episode explores how your brain, body, and beliefs shape the reality you live in. Through simple, research-backed tools, Emily helps you understand your mind, regulate your emotions, and rewire the subconscious patterns that keep you stuck—so you can manifest from awareness, not autopilot.
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Emily McDonald
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Neuroscience-backed Morning Routine to Rewire Your Brain & Manifest Whatever You Want 06.07.2026 23:42
Em shares the exact three-step neuroscience-backed morning routine she has used for five years to rewire her brain and that she has given to thousands of coaching clients worldwide. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi...
How to Stop Caring What Other People Think Using Neuroscience 29.06.2026 22:00
Em breaks down the neuroscience of why your brain treats other people's opinions like a threat and gives you the exact tools to stop letting them control your life. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on To...
How to Lead Yourself Like the Greatest Coach of All Time | Lessons from Michael Jordan’s Coach 22.06.2026 33:39
Em breaks down the 11 principles Phil Jackson used to build a dynasty and shows you how the neuroscience behind them can rewire the way you lead, compete, and live. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on To...
Your reality will not change until you do this first (science-backed formula) 15.06.2026 20:50
Your external reality cannot shift until your internal state does, and here is the exact formula to make that happen. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the link to RSVP for your city! http...
5 neuroscience-backed tools to become extremely magnetic 08.06.2026 26:07
Em breaks down the three habits stealing your frequency and shares five nervous system tools to help you stay magnetic and manifest what you actually want. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here'...
3 Things You Actually Need To Make Your Dreams Come True 01.06.2026 18:00
The reason you have not started yet is not because you do not have a good enough plan. It is because your brain is confusing planning with progress. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the l...
Why You Keep Falling Off Your Goals (5 Neuroscience Backed Reasons) 25.05.2026 24:38
If you keep starting over, falling off, or losing motivation after two weeks, your brain is not broken. It is doing exactly what it was programmed to do. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's...
10 ways to build extreme confidence using neuroscience 18.05.2026 24:44
Research shows belief in yourself gets you closer to your goals. This is how to build it. Interested in coaching or learning more about my program, MindCraft?? Sign up for my free masterclass! https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the link to RSVP for your city! https://laylo.com/emonthebrain/...
Neuroscience shows: taking everything too seriously is making you dumber | how to fix it 11.05.2026 14:06
Taking life too seriously is not ambition. According to neuroscience, it is actually making you worse at everything. Door open for coaching at the end of my next free MasterClass. Sign up here!: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the link to RSVP for your city! https://laylo.com/emonthebra...
Neuroscience of Manifestation: 4 Step Science-Backed Formula 04.05.2026 15:27
Most people are missing one step in their manifestation practice, and it is the exact step that is quietly blocking everything else. Sign up for the free masterclass: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the link to RSVP for your city! https://laylo.com/emonthebrain/m/2jAoUd?utm_id=97760_v0_s0...
Neuroscience shows: Desperately wanting something blocks you from getting it | What to do instead 27.04.2026 15:42
Neuroscience shows that desperately wanting something actually blocks you from getting it. Here are the 3 solutions. Reference: Fredrickson, B.L. & Branigan, C. (2005). Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires. Cognition and Emotion, 19(3), 313–332. Sign up for the free masterclass: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass RSVP to future tour: https://l...
Science Shows Lack of Discipline Makes You Unattractive | How to Fix 20.04.2026 31:14
Discipline is not about forcing yourself to do more. It is a nervous system state, and your brain can feel the difference. Sign up for the free masterclass: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi
Neuroscience Shows Your Identity Is Your Destiny In This Life 13.04.2026 24:31
Your brain is not working against you. It is working for the identity you have not changed yet. Sign up for the free masterclass: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi
The State of Your Nervous System Determines Your Frequency - Here’s How To Raise It 06.04.2026 23:26
Your nervous system is either tuned to the frequency of what you want, or it is quietly blocking it. How to Regulate Your Nervous System: https://youtu.be/ptWyPE6AZY8 Sign up for my free master class: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi
A Dysregulated Nervous System Makes You Dumber - Here’s How to Fix It 30.03.2026 25:31
In this episode, Emily breaks down the neuroscience of nervous system dysregulation and why a stressed, overwhelmed brain literally reduces intelligence in real time. She explains what happens when the amygdala becomes overactive and prefrontal cortex activity drops, which leads to poor focus, impulsive decisions, worse memory, and an inability to show up as the best version of yourself. Emily cov...
How To Get Anything Done With an ADHD Brain 23.03.2026 27:21
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down how to get anything done using the neuroscience of the ADHD brain. She shares how she wrote an entire book while managing ADHD, working for seven hours straight without medication, and the exact systems she used to make that possible. Emily explains a concept called effort discounting, which is what happens when the brain perceives the effort of a ta...
Don’t React, Regulate: How to Stop Overthinking While You Wait 16.03.2026 30:55
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily speaks to anyone in a waiting season who feels anxious, overwhelmed, or tempted to spiral. She shares a story about a friend who was anxious while dating someone new, even though nothing was going wrong, and connects it to her own experience in the early stages of her relationship with her fiancé. Emily explains why waiting can activate fight or flight, making t...
How to Get on Go Mode: Start Small, Take the Next Right Step 09.03.2026 25:07
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily shares real tools to help listeners get on go mode and start moving toward a dream, goal, or higher version of themselves. She breaks down the “mountain goal” idea, which is choosing a meaningful direction without needing to know the full path, then focusing on the next right step instead of getting overwhelmed by the whole climb. Emily explains how she used thi...
Net Worth Is Linked to Self Worth, The First Step to Rewiring for Wealth 02.03.2026 39:43
In this Q and A episode of Planet Em, Emily answers the questions she gets most often across the podcast and her content. She shares how the podcast went from feeling hard and vulnerable to becoming easier than making other types of content, and she breaks down what was actually behind the resistance, identity mismatch, fear of being seen, and procrastination. Emily also answers questions about gu...
Authenticity Is Magnetic: The Neuroscience of Being a Pattern Interrupt 23.02.2026 45:48
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down the neuroscience of being magnetic — and why the most magnetic thing you can be is authentic. She explains the idea of being a “pattern interrupt”: when you stand out, break the mold, or disrupt someone’s expectations, your brain’s attention systems have to notice. Em shares a real story that sparked the episode: a stranger told her to get off the ph...
Your Energy Is Your Greatest Currency (Fix This Before You Do Anything) 16.02.2026 44:22
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down why your energy is your greatest currency — and how it quietly determines your results, your mood, your performance, and what you attract. She explains the difference between mental energy and physical energy, why energy is contagious, and how your nervous system can unconsciously pick up stress from people (and even environments) around you. Emily s...
The Law of Detachment: Why Letting Go Makes You Manifest Faster 08.02.2026 43:19
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down detachment—what it actually is, what it isn’t, and why it’s one of the most powerful manifestation skills to learn. She explains how being overly attached to an outcome can create desperation energy, keep your nervous system in fight-or-flight, and distort your perception so you miss opportunities that are actually trying to find you. Emily shares a...
Manifest Your Dream Body (Without Lying to Yourself) 02.02.2026 47:13
In this episode of Planet Em, Em breaks down manifesting your dream body through a neuroscience + psychology lens, not just vibes. She explains why a lot of people stay stuck even when they “want it so bad,” and how identity, meaning, and expectations can quietly drive (or block) results. Em gets into the role of detachment, why your brain is a meaning-making machine, how placebo + belief can infl...
Work-Life Balance Is a Scam (Here’s What Actually Works) 26.01.2026 44:49
In this episode of Planet Em, Emily breaks down what “the pursuit of greatness” actually looks like in real life, not just what you want, but who you’re becoming. She talks about how trying to balance everything at once sets you up to fail, why “work-life balance” can be a trap, and how balance tends to happen across seasons instead. Emily also gets practical: how she uses weekly notes and brain d...
Luck Isn’t Random... Here’s How to Prepare So It Finds You 19.01.2026 28:13
In this episode of Planet Em, Em shares one of her core life philosophies: letting luck meet preparation. She breaks down why “luck” isn’t something you wait for, it’s what happens when you create space for opportunity to land by getting clear on what you want and removing the fear that blocks you from receiving it. Em explains how preparation helps your brain filter for opportunities (instead of...
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