Choose to be Curious Ep. #114: Resilient & Brave, with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
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Apr 1, 2020 Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, brain scientist and author, discusses resilience and bravery. She explores the roles of left and right brain hemispheres in managing stress, the power of choice in being brave, and navigating uncertainty during a health crisis. Curiosity is highlighted as a tool for enhancing self-awareness and openness to new possibilities.
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Two Hemispheres, Two Ways To Respond
- Jill Bolte Taylor explains that the left hemisphere scans details and amplifies fear while the right hemisphere lives in the present and is resilient.
- Connecting with the right brain lets you access awareness, calm, and bravery in crisis.
Name Your Emotion, Disarm The Circuit
- Stop and identify what emotion and circuitry you are running instead of trying to calm yourself from the top down.
- Observe the physiological sensations tied to that emotion to gain control over which circuit you run.
Curiosity Opens Possibility Space
- Curiosity engages right-hemisphere possibility thinking and deactivates rumination circuits in the brain.
- Shifting to curiosity opens options instead of judging or looping on fear.