LIFE IN FOCUS

Send a text https://www.rogersresearchglobal.com When your time is in focus        Your life comes into focus  In today's episode, I’ll be breaking down how executive functioning, mindfulness, and the flow state work together to pull you out of autopilot and into purposeful, energized living. You’ll learn: Why real productivity comes from presence—not pressure How to reclaim your focus in a d...

Send a text The mind-body connection refers to the dynamic interaction between our mental and emotional states and our physical health. In the context of dementia prevention and care, this connection highlights how practices that calm the nervous system—like yoga—may influence brain function, mood regulation, and overall cognitive resilience. This episode explores the role of yoga as a proactive c...

Send a text When was the last time you felt truly creative—not just productive or busy, but lit up from the inside out by an idea?  If it’s been a while, you’re not alone. Today’s episode is your invitation to reclaim your creative spark. In today's episode, we will be exploring:      What is creativity?     Why we should explore it?     What is its relationship with stress management?     Wh...

Send a text The better we feed our brain, the better it will perform for us!  Nutrition is among the most crucial yet often overlooked factor in mental health; specifically brain health. In today’s busy world, nutrition is often linked to physical health and weight control, and rarely on the impact it has on mood, cognitive & immune functioning, and overall well-being.  Studies in neuroscience...

Send a text One of the most powerful abilities we possess is the capacity for learning. It is through the process of learning that we evolve and expand our potential. For many, however, the concept of learning has become synonymous with pursuing a formal education- classrooms, textbooks, exams and structured curricula.  While formal education plays a significant role, it is by no means the only pa...

Send a text Give yourself the gift of a "time-in." Your "time-in" will find you immersed in a deeply calming guided meditation that begins by the ocean's edge, where gentle waves soothe your mind & body. As the rhythmic sound of the sea anchors you in the present moment, you'll feel tension dissolve with each breath. From there,  you’ll rise into the sky, drifting...

Send a text Meditation is more than just sitting in silence—it’s a practice of turning your attention inward, becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings, and sensations with curiosity, compassion, and without judgment.  In a world that moves so quickly, meditation offers a pause—a moment to reconnect with yourself and what I like to refer to as a time-in.  Historically, the enigmatic practice of me...

Send a text THE POWER OF MENTAL VISUALIZATION FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE: See It  Believe It   Manifest It Many are familiar with the concept of visualizing success, as the term has been part of the common vernacular of professional athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs for decades. Performance at the highest level involves setting one's sights on the desired outcome. What we see in our mind&ap...

Send a text The practice of gratitude shifts your focus to abundance; to the goodness and fullness of your life. The gains are made even with just a slight movement toward appreciation. Research has confirmed that a regular gratitude practice positively correlates with an overall self-rating of life satisfaction. A gratitude practice respects and acknowledges that sometimes life can certainly be a...

Send a text RELEASING YOURSELF FROM SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER: So That It No Longer Defines or Confines You Mental health professionals are observing and reporting a meteoric rise in rates of anxiety disorders  (both in children and adults). Anxiety disorders have a deep biological underpinning and can be described as chronic intermittent disorders. Interference in day-to-day functioning is an impor...

Send a text Too many these days are experiencing profound feelings of isolation and loneliness, resulting in mental and physical health consequences. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 3 adults aged 45 and older feel lonely in the United States. This concern is not limited to middle aged and older adults, as college students and young adults are rep...

Send a text WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME? FAMILIARITY PROVIDES COMFORT VARIETY PROVIDES STIMULATION Many are enthusiastically looking forward to an adventure. Passports renewed, summer wardrobe updated, and dusty suitcases removed from the attics, we are eager to go! And, more importantly, we should go! As humans, we were not meant to live the same day, every day, in...

Send a text The doctor’s prescription in the future, inspired by medicine from the past, may involve 15 (or more) minutes of healing music, as needed per day. Sound and music are essentially a non-invasive, simple, and cost-effective healing intervention. Whether we travel around the world or back in time, we will find music. Music has been known to capture a mood, punctuate an experience, stamp a...

Send a text https://youtu.be/znDcRE11JEU?si=Gppc96uU43Vro6UI At any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety. - Abraham Maslow Self-actualization also involves connecting with your bucket list, which holds the experiences and achievements you deeply wish to have in your lifetime. For some, key elements of the bucket list were known to them since chi...

Send a text According to the CDC :  Heart disease is (and continues to be ) the leading cause of death for men  & women.  One person dies every 33 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organization's (WHO) most recent statistics reveal that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be the leading cause of death globally, affecting approximately 17.9 m...

Send a text Hello and happy new year everybody. And yes, since we're still in January, I feel comfortable continuing to say, "Happy New Year!"  Welcome to today’s episode. This is LIFE IN FOCUS'  first podcast of 2024 and the team and I are excited to continue to bring directly to you relevant and neuroscience research within the areas of psychoneuroimmunology, executive functi...

Send a text Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in mood regulation and overall feelings of happiness, satisfaction and optimism, and there are natural ways to help boost its production and levels. While not a substitute for responsible medical consultation and care, the following 7 recommendations are drug-free ways to feel better and more energized.  PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUN &a...

Send a text In this episode, you will be invited to take a look at your life and do a mini self-assessment to determine your risk and potential level of executive functioning fatigue (EFF) and help strategize your next steps to help bring clarity, focus and energy back into your life.  In addition, the LIFE IN FOCUS: A Self-Discovery Journal for Powerful Transformation's POWER POINTS will be...

Send a text Many of us intuitively know that there is a relationship between our gut and our emotions and well being, as well as energy levels. The good news is that science is powerfully backing this knowledge and everyday we are learning more and more about the relationship nutrition and stress management play in our lives and overall health.  Known as the second brain, the gut-brain connection...

Send a text "And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde The more connected we are with nature, the less connected we will be to stress.  Our natural world is our playground and whether you are an outdoor enthusiast or a homebody, or somebody somewhere in the middle, we all, to some degree, crave the outdoors.  Nature is one of the best stress management interventions we have...

Send a text How you begin your day will set the tone for your day. In today's busy world, it's easy to get caught up with endless to-do lists and mindless engagements that serve little purpose other than to keep you on the proverbial hamster wheel of busy-ness. A chronic state of busy-ness will not put you on the path to success. Success requires focused attention. You need to slow down...

Send a text People Can & Do Change Through Experience One of the greatest myths many believe and often goes unchallenged is that "people don't change."   If this were true, then there would be no need for personal development seminars, psychotherapy, life coaching, leadership development courses, or any other self-motivating or self-enhancing activity, via books, journals, audio...

Send a text Clarity in thinking amplifies wisdom. Your brain is constantly processing information, and does so with lightning speed.  It quickly decides what stimuli to attend to and what to ignore.  How the information is processed will determine the degree to which you  feel focused, serene, calm, anxious, stressed, and/or discombobulated. Your executive functions are key to critical reasoning a...

Send a text Emotional and cognitive overload is the feeling you get when everything seems to be coming at you at once. The speed feels relentless and the demands are escalating exponentially.  Almost everyone can identify with the pressure of feelings of overwhelm. Too much to do and not enough time! The question, in that moment, becomes- What do I do? In this episode- you're going to learn a...

Send a text https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/focus-driver-success-marie-t-rogers-ph-d-/?trackingId=IA4zhxDPQDKvvpyTdGP%2FsQ%3D%3D Focused attention is the brain's ability to actively focus on a target stimulus (or one thing) without being distracted by other stimuli.     IF YOU ARE PERSISTENT, YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT IF YOU ARE CONSISTENT, YOU WILL KEEP IT F ocus is an important mental or cognitive...