Habit Change: The Power Of ONE | Dr. Evian Gordon

The Health Investment Podcast with Brooke Simonson

EPISODE 124 - Dr. Evian Gordon is Chairman of the Board, Founder, and Chief Medical Officer of Total Brain, a mental health monitoring and support platform that has more than 1,000,000 registered users. He has more than 30 years of experience in human brain research and is considered one of the originators of the field of integrative neuroscience. He has authored more than 300 peer reviewed publications. In the episode, Dr. Gordon shares a framework for starting (or stopping!) any habit, the power of making ONE change at a time, what’s surprised him most in his extensive research on habit change...and more! EPISODE WEBPAGE: thehealthinvestment.com/124 P.S. – If you’re liking The Health Investment Podcast, be sure to hit “subscribe/follow” so that you never miss an episode 🙂 QUESTIONS I ASK DR. GORDON IN THE EPISODE: Can you tell us a bit about your background? (Specifically, what led you to devote your life to brain research and create Total Brain?) What's the most important thing we need to know about how the brain functions to help us understand why change is so difficult? Can you touch on the importance of "small wins" when it comes to habit change? What do we need to know about how our brain works in order to stick with new habits? What has surprised you most in your research about habit change? What are some of the big myths still circulating, re: habit change? LINKS [SOME MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS; PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO]: Visit Dr. Gordon's website, listen to the Total Brain Podcast, and sign up for a FREE trial of Total Brain Books mentioned in the episode: Atomic Habits, Thinking Fast And Slow, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, Nudge Get a bottle of sugar- and additive-free wine for a penny! Click here to to master the SKILL of "everything in moderation" so you can lose 5-50 pounds permanently! Follow The Health Investment Podcast on Instagram Follow host Brooke Simonson on Instagram Email Brooke: [e-mail] Shout out to Christian Juarez for the theme music! (Click here to visit his Soundcloud!!)