Tech companies have a long history of using neuroscience to hook children at a young age, such as giving them access to Google suite accounts in the classroom. However, as Dr. Lisa Strohman illustrates, you can't choose between technology and psychology, you must learn how to use both responsibly. In this second episode with Strohman, the founder of Digital Citizen Academy, she and the Amens discuss how you can help your kids avoid attention hijack.
Apr 28, 2020•15 min
With schools and organized activities shutting down during the coronavirus quarantine, kids are stuck at home with limited options to occupy their time. As a result, many are turning to online activities, such as binge watching and video game marathons. What can parents do to keep them from becoming addicted to this behavior? In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen welcome back Dr. Lisa Strohman for a discussion on how to monitor kids while at home.
Apr 27, 2020•10 min
When people's lives are upended, it has a tendency to shift their focus of priorities. It turns out that there's one crucial thing that can bring fulfillment despite one's circumstances. In the final episode of a series with NFL player, pastor, and author Dr. Derwin Gray, he and the Amens discuss where to bring your attention in a time of crisis.
Apr 23, 2020•12 min
Most of us are aware that the best use of our gifts in life is to help others. But what if we have trouble defining what are unique gifts are? Usually the problem is one of self-respect. In the third episode of a series with NFL player-turned author and pastor Dr. Derwin Gray, he and the Amens discuss how to find your intrinsic value and use it to the advantage of not only yourself, but of those around you.
Apr 22, 2020•13 min
With so many people's lives thrown into sudden disarray, some are examining what it is that makes life good in the first place. For author/pastor Dr. Derwin Gray, the concepts of happiness and purpose are intimately connected. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Gray and the Amen's touch on why the good life is not about good things happening to you, but about finding your purpose to bring your own good into the world.
Apr 21, 2020•16 min
In difficult times, an uplifting story of transformation can get us thinking about how we can change our own lives for the better. The story of Dr. Derwin Gray, a former NFL player-turned author and pastor, proves that we have the ability to move forward beyond any circumstance. In the first episode of a series with Dr. Gray, he chronicles the details in his life that led to a new focus on spreading a positive message.
Apr 20, 2020•18 min
Many people have learned the hard way that if you want to change something in your life, such as losing weight, you must first find the energy inside you to put towards changing a routine. In this final episode in a series with Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss how you can find and raise that energy to fuel your transformation.
Apr 16, 2020•13 min
While the coronavirus has us living isolated lives inside our homes, many of us are longing for nature. Yet, as Julianne Hough illustrates, there are ways we can bring nature to us by drawing it out from the inside. In this episode of The Brain Warriors Way Podcast, Julianne and the Amens describe the ways we can use this method to create each day, so you can live life on your own terms.
Apr 15, 2020•12 min
Before she danced with the stars, Julianne Hough experienced the anxiety and depression that comes with leaving home at 10 to pursue a passion. However, she soon discovered that through the therapy of dance she was able to transform her brain and her thoughts to a more optimistic baseline. In this second episode in a series with Julianne, she illustrates why dancing is the universal language, and why we should all learn to speak it.
Apr 14, 2020•16 min
Right now we're experiencing an unprecedented period in history. With so many of us stuck at home, the temptation is high to put on Netflix and binge eat. But what if this period is really an opportunity for transformation? In the first episode of a series with dancer/actress Julianne Hough, she and the Amens discuss how expressing the body through movement such as dance can rewire your brain.
Apr 13, 2020•13 min
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is often quoted for having said "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Clearly this is true outside the hockey rink as well. Unfortunately, all too often fear is what keeps us from taking our shots in life. So how can you get past that fear? In the fourth and final episode with "Meant for More" author Lisa Sasevich, she and the Amens discuss how you can shift your inner paradigm to think past the fear and start taking those shots.
Apr 09, 2020•11 min
When people struggle with finding their way to move up in the world, in most cases it's because they're using the wrong ladders. The key to finding success, according to author and coach Lisa Sasevich, is to first discover your unique value, and then to own it. In this episode of the podcast, Lisa and the Amens discuss why finding your unique niche is such a crucial step in getting ahead, and how you can take steps to find yours.
Apr 08, 2020•14 min
Scientific studies have shown us that people who have purpose in their lives tend to live longer than those who don't. Do you have meaning in your life? Or are you just floating through? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are once again joined by "Meant for More" author Lisa Sasevich, who gives her methods for discovering and living one's own unique purpose.
Apr 07, 2020•14 min
Author and coach Lisa Sasevich had her life turned upside down when her mother passed away after a brief bout with lung cancer. At the funeral, she kept hearing whispers about how her mom had enormous potential hidden just below the surface. Lisa made the decision then and there that the same thing wouldn't happen to her. In the first episode of a series with Lisa, she and the Amens discuss why it can be so hard to find meaning in our own lives.
Apr 06, 2020•14 min
In the fourth and final episode of a series with Earth Friendly Products CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss some of the quick and easy ways you can clean your home and body for a healthier environment and a healthier life. Learn what types of products and techniques you should use, and which you should avoid at all costs.
Apr 02, 2020•14 min
Because of COVID-19, we are all trying to live more cleanly in order to avoid contracting the virus. One of the most commonly overlooked aspects of this is the cleanliness of our food. On this third episode in a series with Earth Friendly Products CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, the discussion is on how to prepare your food to make sure it's safe to eat.
Apr 01, 2020•11 min
During this time of pandemic, it's more important than ever to keep your living area clean and safe. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation going around about how to accomplish this. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are again joined by Earth Friendly Products CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks for a discussion on how to clean and disinfect your home properly.
Mar 31, 2020•13 min
To help protect yourself from the coronavirus, the CDC recommends cleaning and disinfecting your home. The problem is that most cleaning products on the market are actually filled with toxins that could damage your health. In the first episode of a series with Earth Friendly Products CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, she and the Amens discuss the importance of using clean products while cleaning.
Mar 30, 2020•12 min
It's the end of the first week of the Brain Health Revolution Challenge, and in this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you your marching orders to complete the first week's tasks. Whether you want to take the challenge for yourself, or just want some quick, easy ways to get healthy, taking on the tasks outlined in this episode will set you firmly on the path toward a much healthier brain and healthier life.
Mar 26, 2020•18 min
For Dr. Daniel Amen, using imaging to actually look at people's brains completely changed the discussion around mental health. What he found was that mental health is actually brain health, and when you get your brain right, your mind will follow. This episode of the podcast continues the discussion from The End of Mental Illness 6-Week Live Class and Challenge.
Mar 25, 2020•15 min
This episode of the podcast continues our special edition series from the Brain Health Revolution Challenge. Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the hidden "evil ruler" in our society that pushes unhealthy habits on us, the historical evolution of psychiatric treatment, where it's going in the future, and why eliminating the stigma of mental illness is so vital to our society right now.
Mar 24, 2020•20 min
In this new limited series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you lessons from their acclaimed live class and brain health challenge. Each week, Daniel and Tana will discuss how you can get your brain right, no matter where it's at right now. This first episode highlights how a simple revolution in brain health is changing everything.
Mar 23, 2020•11 min
In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen answer more of your listener questions. This episode tackles such diverse topics as treating mental illness with medication, the role of routines in treating illnesses, exercise and bipolar disorder, acquired borderline personality disorder, and chronic mental illnesses.
Mar 19, 2020•17 min
In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen turn once again to some "Brain in the News" topics to weigh in from a neuroscience perspective. This episode features such newsworthy topics as Bill Clinton's affair and anxiety, Bebe Rexha opening up on being bipolar, problems with the safety claims of BPA-free products, the mental health of a potential mass shooter, and a study on the positive effects of saffron.
Mar 18, 2020•16 min
With the increase of global panic over the spread of the coronavirus, many are left with uncertainty as to what they can do. One crucial measure to take is to shore up your immune system. In the second episode of a series on the reaction to pandemic, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you practical tips to strengthen your immune system today.
Mar 17, 2020•13 min
At this moment it certainly seems like the people with OCD who are constantly washing their hands are the smart ones, but in times of emergency it's important to keep the proper perspective. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen weigh in on the public reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, and why it's important to keep stress levels low to ease the burden on your immune system.
Mar 16, 2020•13 min
Whether we are consciously aware or not, we all carry some form of trauma in our lives. Sometimes the reason for the trauma is obvious, but sometimes trauma can be hidden. In the fourth and final episode of a series with "It Didn't Start with You" author Mark Wolynn, he and Daniel and Tana Amen give you tips for identifying the various traumas you carry with you, so you can treat them and feel happier and healthier.
Mar 12, 2020•11 min
Recent studies show that traumatic stress disorders can be inherited genetically. Often the trauma will live in the body for a while until it eventually becomes triggered and elicits a response. In the third episode of a series with "It Didn't Start with You" author Mark Wolynn, Mark and the Amens discuss how you can find these traumas within your body in order to begin treating it and healing from generations-long stressors
Mar 11, 2020•15 min
Fascinating new studies have shown that the PTSD of your parents, and even your grandparents, may be passed down from generation to generation. So what can you do to break the chain? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are again joined by author Mark Wolynn for a discussion on overcoming generational trauma.
Mar 10, 2020•16 min
Have you ever felt totally stressed out in a situation that didn't seem to warrant the feeling? Have you ever felt anxious for no obvious reason? There's an answer for this that just might blow your mind. In the first episode of a series with "It Didn't Start with You" author Mark Wolynn, he and the Amens discuss how the experiences of your ancestors may be causing you to react in unfamiliar and surprising ways.
Mar 09, 2020•13 min
