“Feelings can annoy or delight us, but that is not what they are for […].  Feelings are for life regulation, providers of information concerning basic homeostasis or the social condition of our lives.” -Antonio Damasio, The Strange Order of Things... READ MORE The post Season 1 Episode 5 – Self-Regulation: the remarkable skill that will make you a better human appeared first on StefanieFaye.

Summary: In this episode, we look at how neuroscience can help us explain: why so many people react to life unconsciously (not ‘on purpose’).  Understanding this helps us get to the root of our issues, instead of repeating our reactions... READ MORE The post Season 1 Episode 4 – A Sense of Purpose appeared first on StefanieFaye.

There's a lot of 'old science' out there. Stuff we used to believe that has been de-bunked. Things like...   'humans are more complex than other species, which means we have more genes.' Before the Human Genome Project was completed in... READ MORE The post Season 1 Episode 3 – The science most people keep using is wrong appeared first on StefanieFaye.

"It's not merely that we can't be loving or creative when we're scared; we can't heal." -Stephen Porges   In order for us to access our most evolved neural and behavioral resources, we must be in a state of physiological... READ MORE The post Season 1 Episode 2 – Psychological Safety, Resilience and the Vagus Nerve appeared first on StefanieFaye.

Listen on iTunes   Old, outdated science said that the human brain basically stopped developing in childhood and there wasn't much we could do to change it.  What we got was what we got.   But we now know that that... READ MORE The post Season 1 Episode 1 – Neuroscience of Growth Mindset appeared first on StefanieFaye.