EP123: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Harvard-Trained & Published Neuroanatamist Shares her latest Brain Research & what her latest book―Whole Brain Living―actually means

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Jill’s latest book Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life may just change how you show up in the world. This very powerful read talks about how the brain actually works and that we have more dimensions and nuances to both sides of our brain than we think. Better knowing and understanding those sides (in detail) allows us to shift our consciousness in each and every moment to rebalance ourselves. This, she argues, leads to more happiness, balance and serenity in our lives. You won’t want to miss this podcast.

Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist, her research specialized in understanding how our brain creates our perception of reality. She was interested in this subject because she has a brother who is diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia. But those of you who are old enough may remember that in 1996, she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely rebuild her brain to recover all physical, emotional, and thinking abilities.

The result once she recovered was her New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey.

Then she spoke at the TED Conference about her book and that experience, and it became the first TED talk to ever go viral which catapulted her into the public eye. She was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, she was the premiere guest on Oprah’s Soul Series webcast, and My Stroke of Insight became a New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 63 weeks.

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