Noggin Notes Podcast

It has been a year since Noggin Notes Cambodia Podcast was launched and we thought this would be a great time to invite the Cambodia Podcast host to the show for an amazing catch up. In todays episode we find out what Noggin Notes Cambodia has been up to as Jake meets for the first time with Mony.   Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you a...

It has been a year since Noggin Notes Africa Podcast was launched and we thought this would be a great time to invite the Africa Podcast host to the show for an amazing catch up.    In today's  episode we find out what Noggin Notes Africa has been up to as Jake reunites with Nkembo. Enjoy! Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experie...

Elliot graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a BA in Political Science and International Affairs and an MPA with an emphasis on Public Policy. He earned a second masters degree in Strategic Communication from the University of Iowa. Currently, he is working towards his Juris Doctor at Syracuse University.   Elliot formerly worked as the Deputy Political Director for the Heller for Sen...

In today's episode we welcome Kevin Sabet, Smart Approaches to Marijuana , who is a Former three-time White House Office of National Drug Control Policy advisor.   We will be discussing marijuana, and we are grateful to have Kevin on the show to guide us and provide more information on the industry. Kevin currently runs an organization called SAM. SAM stands for Smart Approaches to Marijuana.   Sm...

Financial wellness is like a fitness plan to improve your relationship with money, no matter what your financial situation is.   Understandably, all of us have money worries now and again. But just like how eating healthily and exercising makes us feel good in our bodies, positive money habits help us feel financially well.   Like a fitness plan, financial wellness covers routines and behaviors th...

Man is considered the most intelligent amongst all animals. Hence, human beings are not only superior but also evolved, and civilized. Civilisation has seen a stark evolution over many decades now for us to stand where we are today. How we perceive "today" and being "evolved" is very subjective.   Looking around in our own vicinity, with the rise of crime, our immediate environment compromised for...

Facial expression recognition is mediated by a distributed neural system in humans that involves multiple, bilateral regions. There are six basic facial expressions that may be recognized in humans (fear, sadness, surprise, happiness, anger, and disgust); however, fearful faces and surprised faces are easily confused in rapid presentation.   In today's episode, Jake explains how the concept of sur...

Today, Jake breaks down the 4th part of Understanding Emotions. He discusses Disgust and Contempt.   Analyzing the contempt as an intergroup emotion, we suggest that contempt and anger are not built upon each other, whereas disgust seems to be the most elementary and specific basic-emotional antecedent of contempt.   Want to enjoy positive work relationships, healthy relationships with friends, fa...

In today's episode Jake discusses potentially the unhealthy cycles of shame and guilt. We encourage you to think of instances in your life where you may be requiring deed based performances from people in order for you to extend forgiveness, and ask yourself are these deeds really necessary for you to forgive them?   Similar to respect and trust, it is up to us to extend these to people. Is it rea...

Today we continue with Excitement and Joy.   Happiness is a blurred emotion. It can mean different things to many people. Most of us will agree that happiness is an emotional state of well-being defined by positive feelings ranging from contentment to intense joy.   Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a ment...

This will be the start of our 6 part series on emotion functioning, where Jake will dive deep into each emotion. Understanding emotions can help you move through life with intention and compassion for yourself and others. Today we begin with Sadness and Anger.   Everyday frustrations, disappointments, work-life balance, financial stress or grief can cause an individual to feel sad. People are enti...

Dating is a funny old business. Add in the wide range of dating apps and the whole process becomes a lot more complicated. Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, there are now so many social networking options where you can meet and talk to new people, that you can whizz through hundreds of new faces without even thinking about it. It’s like speed dating on steroids.   Dating apps have spent the last decade persu...

We are so happy to welcome back Jasdeep Mago on the show. She is a neuro-psychologist who runs Invisible Illness India . A little recap of her story, she lost her friend to suicide and battled a depressive episode herself, that's when she decided to change her course of action form practicing cognitive rehabilitation. She started her own mental health awareness organisation to prevent suicide. Whe...

For some people, merely recalling a traumatic event feels just like going through it all over again. Psychotherapy and some other strategies can help.   At some time in life, at least half of us will live through a terrifying event in which we experience, are threatened by, or witness grave physical harm. The stress of a life-threatening trauma takes time to ease, whether it arises from a car acci...

Mindfulness is a simple and very powerful practice of training our attention. It’s simple in that it’s really just about paying attention to what’s happening here and now (i.e. sensations, thoughts, and emotions) in a non-judgemental way. It’s powerful because it can interrupt the habit of getting lost in thoughts, mostly about the future or past, which often generates more stress on top of the re...

Today on our show we welcome Molly Halligan and Brighid Fronapfel. They chat with Jake about behaviorism. Molly has a Masters Degree in Phycology with with an emphasis on behavioral analysis and a Licensed Behavioral Analyst in Nevada who also runs an Autism Centre in Las Vegas. Brighid is also a Licensed Behavioral Analyst in Nevada, she has a doctorate in philosophy with an emphasis on behaviora...

Today we welcome Gail Faulstich. She guided Jake through his journey while he was an intern and Gail was his supervisor. They speak about therapy and the process of being a license therapist. Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiet...

Today we welcome Gwen Taylor. She is the Executive Director of a wonderful organization called ACCEPT. ACCEPT provide HIV specific prevention and intervention services, as well as substance abuse prevention, support and care services for individuals living with HIV. They Advocate for and serve members of the community. ACCEPT was and is the only community-based organization providing HIV/AIDS prev...

Today we welcome to the show, Pastor Doug Bursch, who is a Pastor, writer, speaker and runs his own podcast called Fairly Spirituality Show . We hear who Pastor Doug is and the calling he has been given to use his gifts to help people through his ministry and podcast.  Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a m...

In today's episode we welcome Brittany Phillips. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She walks alongside individuals as they navigate this journey called life. Her approach in therapy is to create a safe space and empower each client as they explore and gain insight into their emotions, thoughts, and relational patterns. Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest way...

2020. Worst year ever. You've heard that, haven't you? Maybe even said it. I hear it from friends and on social media, from commentators on the news. It's the name of a podcast. If any year ever feels like the worst, it’s mostly because our brains have a tendency to judge the present more harshly. Unfettered media consumption skews our perception, and it becomes easy to slide into unhealthy patter...

On today's episode we welcome on the show football performance coach Craig von Wielligh.   Craig is South African and was one of the performance coaches for Ajax Cape Town in South Africa, then moved to the United States to coach for Global Premier Soccer in Boston, and is now currently working for Almaden Valley in California.   Craig and Jake talk about his journey in the football world and dive...

We are so grateful to welcome Jessica Harris a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and am trained in Brainspotting and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) therapies.   She specialize in working with high level professionals who struggle with reproductive issues, experience anxiety related to navigating work-life integration, and trauma. Her goal is to make therapy a safe space...

We are happy to introduce Alex Esquibel. Alex is a Marriage and Family therapist. He joins Jake on today's episode as they discuss his life as a father, husband and a therapist. The journey of identity and using your story to guide and inspire others towards healing. Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a men...

We are so grateful to welcome Nkembo, who is half Nigerian and half Angolan who is currently living and working in South Africa. He shares his story and the journey him and his family have travelled that has enabled him to build a better version of himself daily through incredible introspection.   His story is personal and inspiring! We are so grateful to him to share it with us all.   Taking a me...