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Brain's Body Podcast: Help to Improve Mental, Physical, and Emotional Healing Through Self-Learning

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What if your “gut reaction” is just a trained loop—and your brain can do better in three breaths? We explore the neurophysical self: how your body senses, your brain receives, and your state of mind often blocks the handoff. Rather than chasing mindset hacks, we build a process where the brain leads the body, turning discomfort into data and reflexes into informed responses.
We walk through the sense–receive path—body first, brain next—and name the programmed mind for what it is: an echo of memory and emotion shaped by social systems. From home and school to workplaces and public spaces, we show how contact, interaction, cooperation, and participation reveal your real patterns. The aim is proportionate response. Read posture and tone without overreacting. Give your neural system a beat to catch the body’s speed, then let creativity enter the flow. That’s where anxiety becomes a signal, not an identity, and where you release a response that actually fits the moment.
You’ll learn practical ways to optimize mental health with the brain’s body learning system: organizing your body so you can sense, feel, and focus; using short contact drills to slow the loop under pressure; and distinguishing your physical “sense of self” from the neurophysical “sense of feel.” We also unpack why the brain—not the trained mind—should direct your actions, how to practice reading others’ signals without taking the bait, and what it means to build discipline and focus so your process holds when stress spikes. By the end, you’ll have a clear map for moving from reactive habits to a brain-led approach that improves decisions, relationships, and well-being. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who overthinks, and leave a review telling us where you feel the shift first—mind or body.

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Education and Science: The Brain's Body, Help to Improve Brain, Body, and Sense Events. www.brainsbody.net *Improving Mental Health and Self-Awareness: www.humansystemsscience.com * Brain Talk: Learning the Brain's Body with Dr. Slaton Live. www.drslatonlive.com Also: Dr. Christopher K Slaton: Amazon.com., Barnes&Noble.com * #TheBrainIsTheBody, #ParentLeadership, #ChildDevelopment, [email protected]

פרקים

1. Defining the Neurophysical Self (00:00:00)

2. Brain-Body vs Mind-Body (00:00:36)

3. Fixed Programs and Reactive Loops (00:01:01)

4. Sense–Receive Path and Emotional Processing (00:01:36)

5. Avoidance, Anxiety, and Reality Checks (00:02:46)

6. Natural Learning System vs Social Training (00:04:02)

7. Creativity Through Brain-Led Processing (00:04:34)

8. Discipline, Focus, and Process Loops (00:05:11)

9. Managing Energy, Action, and Feeling (00:05:42)

10. Reading Others’ Signals Without Overreacting (00:06:11)

11. Practicing Contact and Proportionate Response (00:06:42)

12. Four Domains of Human Systems (00:07:25)

13. Learn, Think, Respond—By Learning Your Brain (00:08:03)

14. Sense of Self vs Sense of Feel (00:08:38)

15. Letting the Brain Catch the Body (00:09:21)

16. Optimizing Mental Health: Key Principles (00:10:25)

17. The Brain as Command Center (00:11:02)

18. Mind as Physical Signs and Behavior (00:11:46)

19. Building Resilience Through Practice (00:12:14)

20. Closing and Gratitude (00:13:00)