Schauer Thoughts

Welcome back! We’re discussing the psychology, neuroscience, and applications of method acting and flow state to develop behavioral and character range, aka “become the person you want.” This week’s communal Schauer will be very STEAM heavy, but don’t worry, next week we’re bringing it all together to cultivate a performance that feels personal and true to you (and who you could be).  Make sure to “like” and subscribe on Youtube, rate my 5-stars wherever you get your podcasts, and check out my Substack where I have additional musings. Substack  https://substack.com/@sarahschauer?utm_source=user-menu Resources: The Psychological Effects of Method Acting https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-psychological-effects-of-method-acting-45035 The Neuroscience of Romeo and Juliet: an fMRI study of acting https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.181908 A Review on the Role of the Neuroscience of Flow States in the Modern World  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551835/#B15-behavsci-10-00137 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi  Your Conscious Mind - New Scientist  The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism - Fritjof Capra  The Meaning of Proofs: Mathematics as Storytelling - Cabriele Lolli Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation - Christopher Kemp This Is What It Sounds Like - Susan Rogers and Obi Ogas Reductionism in Art & Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures - Eric R. Kandel  A Little Book of Language - David Crystal Submit - A Memoir by Sonnett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re talking a leisurely stroll through the neuroscience of cringe! Behold the surprising sadness that awaits just beyond our cranial walls. Clear your calendar and your conscience and step into this week’s communal shower. Feel free to leave your dignity at the door. Resources: That’s Cringe: The Neuroscience Behind Embarrassment https://greymattersjournal.org/thats-cringe-the-neuroscience-behind-embarassment/  How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions - Batja Mesquita Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here it is folks, the third and final installment on our mini-series about building trust! Thank you all so much for your patience, for listening, for learning, that’s the attitude to have when entering the communal thought Schauer! We’re sharing cognitive load and helping each other co-regulate [somewhat parasocial conclusion redacted for posterity purposes] so thank you. Can’t wait to talk to you all next week about something tangentially related. Make sure to like and subscribe on Youtube, as well as rate 5 stars on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://MintMobile.com/SCHAUER Upfront payment of $45 required (equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new customer offer for first 3 months only. Speeds may slow above 35GB on Unlimited plan. Taxes & fees extra. See MINT MOBILE for details. Resources: Four Colors of Lies http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/lying/four_lies.htm An Illustrated Guide to the 4 Types of Liars https://www.nirandfar.com/types-of-liars/ Visual Perception and Corollary Discharge  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2807735/#:~:text=Identifying%20a%20corollary%20discharge%20in,Holst%20and%20Mittelstaedt%2C%201950). Propensity to trust and risk aversion: Differential roles in the trust process https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656623000119 Agreeableness https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/agreeableness 12 Proven Trust-Building Exercises to Repair Relationships of All Types https://riveroakspsychology.com/12-proven-trust-building-exercises-to-repair-relationships-of-all-types/ 5 Creative Bullet Journal Mood Tracker Ideas [and Your How To Guide] https://www.yopandtom.com/blogs/news/5-creative-bullet-journal-mood-tracker-ideas-and-your-how-to-guide?srsltid=AfmBOoq1RVxbyYU_8b-31IJzxvrtezmy64Xyp8zdmgBUp3lJnyoyDhto Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life - Sissela Bok The Order of Time - Carlo Rovelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Schauer Thoughts we’re discussing the institution of marriage, why I love divorce, and what not to do while pregnant with NYT Best Selling Author, relationship coach, and co-host of the new podcast Starter Marriage, Allison Raskin! Please give my lovely first guest a warm, communal Schauer welcome and make sure to check out her books and socials linked below! Additional Links Allison Raskin Website  https://www.allisonraskin.com Website contains links to all her books!   Starter Marriage - Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starter-marriage/id1815319639 Starter Marriage - Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/show/1wtpq76qhV5ElAVaoI9zb3?si=66f9f4e1332e45d6 Emotional Support Lady Substack https://emotionalsupportlady.substack.com Sarah Schauer Substack https://sarahschauer.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another wonderful week in the communal Schauer, this time we’re discussing how to develop trust with others! Please keep in mind that this is the structure for trust (the frame) and that your interpretation and expression of trust (the art) are complimentary, not negating one another. I will be doing a part three to cover some accessibility nuances since we did discuss “work value.” Hopefully you finish this episode feeling refreshed and able to build trust in your own life.  You should also rate this 5 stars! (Please) Resources How to Get Into Research as a Hobby  https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahschauer/p/how-to-start-to-researching-as-a?r=3yb1cq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web  Subscribe to my Substack :) Neural Correlates of Trust  https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0710103104 Revisiting the Morphology and Classification of the Paracingulate Gyrus with Commentaries on Ambiguous Cases  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8301833/ Affective Regulation https://www.drmitchkeil.com/glossary/affect-regulation/#:~:text=Affect%20Regulation%20refers%20to%20the,for%20addressing%20trauma%20and%20distress. Trust Me: Social Games are Better Than Social Icebreakers in Building Trust  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309024508_Trust_Me_Social_Games_are_Better_than_Social_Icebreakers_at_Building_Trust Definition of Contingent Trust https://lsd.law/define/contingent-trust Create Your Own Personal Constitution: A Blueprint for Living Your Best Life https://medium.com/storyangles/create-your-personal-constitution-a-blueprint-for-living-your-best-life-fb6fc2da39fe# Why Personal Boundaries Are Important and How to Develop Them https://fearlessliving.org/why-personal-boundaries-are-important-and-how-to-develop-them/ Levels of Measurement https://byjus.com/maths/scales-of-measurement/ Faith, Truth, and Forgiveness: How Your Brain Processes Abstract Thought: https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/october/abstract-thought.html On the Art and Craft of Doing Science - Kenneth Catania Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods - Shawn Wilson Your Brain on Art - Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross Chapter 5: Amplifying Learning - for my breakdown of saliency & it’s importance when learning Thank you for checking the resources, it means a lot to me. Have a great week. Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://MINTMOBILE.com/SCHAUER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Howdy y’all! This week we’re starting to build some self-trust and next week we’ll be establishing trust with others. Like always, we will be taking the long way around the subject, going full third person, but that is necessary to survey the land (self) we are working on. Hopefully a little outdoor Schauer will loosen up the soil and make your excavating a bit easier.  Resources: Humanities Blast Courses  https://krieger.jhu.edu/humanities-institute/programs/humanities-blast-courses/ Self-Trust and How to Build It https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stronger-the-broken-places/201909/self-trust-and-how-build-it How to Find Free or Affordable Therapy https://therapist.com/resources/free-affordable-therapy/ Includes: therapy w/ or w/o insurance, employee assistance programs, student wellness programs, organizations for marginalized groups & more Life In Three Dimensions - Shigehiro Oishi, PhD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I told y’all that we were keeping it moving! This week we’re going over how the brain indexes abstract thought, how emotions are expressed across cultures, and the self-fulfilling prophecy of gender. Please excuse the tangents this week, Rite Aid closed and I am without Vyvanse. That being said, very happy to have you in this week’s communal Schauer! Resources: Meet the neuroscientist shattering the myth of the gendered brain https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/24/meet-the-neuroscientist-shattering-the-myth-of-the-gendered-brain-gina-rippon Sex versus gender associations with brain structure https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096758682400105X Two Minds: The Cognitive Differences Between Men and Women https://stanmed.stanford.edu/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different/ Faith, Truth and Forgiveness: How Your Brain Processes Abstract Thought https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/october/abstract-thought.html  If there are any resources missing please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well you heard it here folks, we’re decentering gender this week in the communal shower. What does it mean to decenter? What is gender? Are pronouns “real?” Sit back, relax, and enjoy the musings of a single, 30 year old, childless lesbian. Resources Is Gender Fluid? - Sally Hines What is gender, anyway: a review of the options for operationalizing gender https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2020.1729844#d1e351 Concrete vs abstract language https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/student-success/tutoring/handouts-writing/editing-and-mechanics/Concrete-and-Specific-Language.pdf#:~:text=But%20first%2C%20it's%20important%20to%20understand%20what,refer%20to%20intangible%20qualities%2C%20ideas%2C%20and%20concepts. Pronouns - What Are They? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronoun If there are any resources I’m missing please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Pride my beautiful LGBTQIA! Please join me for this very special episode of Q & A & LGBTI (that’s clever, you should give me that.) I hope you enjoy this episode, I hope you enjoyed the communal gay Schauer, and I hope you dance. Resources: BDS - Say No to Pinkwashing https://www.bdsmovement.net/pinkwashing Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique https://pendlehill.org/product/queer-palestine-and-the-empire-of-critique/ Bi - Julia Shaw Ace - Angela Chen Refusing Compulsory Sexuality - Sherronda J. Brown Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us - Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of Schauer Thoughts is going to get frigid, we’re discussing ICE and their inhumane targeting of immigrants across the US. Please make sure to check out all linked resources, time is of the essence and your help is vitally needed. Thank you so much for listening. Go to https://Headspace.com/SCHAUER to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days. Resources  What is ICE and what does it do? https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-ice-and-what-does-it-do/ - Please read this with a *HUGE* grain of salt, the language is phrased in a very divisive way.  In recorded calls, reports of overcrowding and lack of food at ICE detention centers https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5413364/concerns-over-conditions-in-u-s-immigration-detention-were-hearing-the-word-starving  Books Unbuild Walls - Silky Shah -Free for Ebook download  - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2213-unbuild-walls  Minor Feelings - Cathy Park Hong  Caste - Isabel Wilkerson  Aloha Betrayed - Noenoe K. Silva  Conditional Citizens - Laila Lalami  Our Migrant Souls - Hector Tobar  The Undocumented Americans - Karla Cornejo Villavicencio  Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H Survival Takes a Wild Imagination - Fariha Roisin  Thinning Blood - Leah Myers  Community Resources  Anonymous Grocery & Needs Request  https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxu-YLp5fv/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== How You Can Help Immigrants Now https://www.instagram.com/p/DK2lfsmPqXK/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA== “We Did it Legally” https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxngmIT6CQ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== A guide to help when someone is being detained by ICE https://www.instagram.com/p/DKvOGG4SrMH/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Nationwide Bail Funds and Immigration Support by State https://www.instagram.com/p/DK4WXaGRvEh/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Supporting undocumented families that lost their jobs or can not work due to ICE RAIDS https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxyxrayUmG/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== End Trans Detention https://www.instagram.com/p/DH12nv1J45U/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== If any resources are missing, please let me know ASAP so I can update this list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices