
Braincare
Braincare podcast is a series dedicated to helping you care for your most important organ. You'll learn about how to optimise your brain health and mental well-being through a series of bitesize interviews with the world's leading scientists and experts. Host, Dan Murray-Serter, co-founder of brain care company, Heights, interviews guests ranging from celebrities like Stephen Fry and Jay Shetty, to neuroscientists Dr Tara Swart and Professor Sophie Scott, and brilliant doctors like Rangan Chatterjee and Daniel Amen, and many more. You'll leave each episode feeling inspired, empowered, and armed with tools to help you take care of your brain and reach your heights, whatever they might be. You can learn more about Heights @yourheights and http://www.yourheights.com and Dan @danmurrayserter on social media. You can also receive an exclusive £10 off a quarterly subscription (how long science says it takes to feel the benefits) at Heights with the code 'workingin' ♥️ Your brain impacts every aspect of your life; from focus and performance to energy and sleep. Are you taking care of it? Check for free in just 4 minutes with our brain health assessment: yourheights.com/brainhealth
Latest episodes

Apr 17, 2023 • 49min
How to become wealthy - Braincare X Making Money
We've just launched a new podcast at Kindling Media (my other company besides Heights) helping people learn how to build wealth.It's called Making Money and it's the financial education I wish I'd had.This is the first episode, but dropped into the Braincare feed.You can listen to the rest of the show here: https://link.chtbl.com/braincareOr search for Making Money wherever you listen to your pods.Hope you enjoy!

Nov 14, 2022 • 27min
An Uncommon Criminal - Bad Money X Braincare
Dan here, the host and creator of the Braincare podcast and the Founder of Heights.At one of my other companies, Kindling Media, we've just launched our first true crime show, called Bad MoneyThe first season is about the Hong Kong gangster, Big Spender, who was obsessed with money and went further than anyone before to get rich.This is a story of how money and power really work - and this is the first episode.You can listen to the rest of the show here: https://link.chtbl.com/badmoney_braincareOr search for Bad Money wherever you listen to your pods.Hope you enjoy!

Dec 26, 2021 • 16min
Encore: Power hour with Adrienne Herbert
Adrienne Herbert wants you to get up at 5am! The leading wellness professional, author, speaker and host of the Power Hour podcast is an advocate for starting your day with a non-negotiable hour of self-focus. So, what's so transformative about her mornings that they stop her reaching for the snooze button?Today on this encore episode of The Braincare Podcast, Adrienne explains her peak performance philosophy that makes seemingly insurmountable challenges totally obtainable. We discuss ruthless routine and prioritisation, cultivating healthy habits, and how an extra hour in the morning can catalyse the change you want to see in your life.We talk about:
Adrienne's 5.30am power hour
What wellness is, and what it isn't
The busy-ness misconception
Learning to prioritise
Balancing training and recovery, for body and brain
Habit-forming AKA how to set yourself up for success
How to curate your own Power Hour

Dec 19, 2021 • 12min
Encore: The Science of Manifestation with Dr. James Doty
Dr. James Doty wants you to conjure the life of your dreams. The Stanford University neurosurgeon, author, and mate of the Dalai Lama, the Pope, and Desmond Tutu (despite being an Athiest) knows a thing or two about manifestation!On today's encore episode of the Braincare Podcast, Dr. James Doty explains the incredible results of manifesting your intention with all of your senses. Plus, he explains how seemingly serendipitous moments of good fortune are linked to our self-actualisation practices.We talk about:
How can you manifest your intentions with all of your senses?
Manifestation and the subconscious mind
Extraordinary connections: why you should never take people for granted
Neuroplasticity and manifestation
Mind over matter: how to change your fate
What one thing do all spiritual leaders have in common?

Dec 12, 2021 • 16min
Encore: Improving your relationships with food and body - Emilia Thompson
Emilia Thompson returns to chat about building positive relationships with food and your body.In today's encore episode, Thompson shares characteristics of good and bad relationships with food, taking out emotions on your body, and how to recognize the signs that you may need to reevaluate how you're using food to treat your body. We discuss body image issues, body neutrality, tips on how to have a better relationship with food, and inclusive dieting.We talk about:
Emilia’s relationship with food during her time in bikini competitions
Having a good and bad relationship with food
Symptoms of a bad relationship with food
Tips and techniques to have a better relationship with food
Tips for body image issues
Body neutrality
Inclusive dieting approaches
How Emilia takes care of her brain

Dec 5, 2021 • 15min
Encore: Technology and Mental Health with Dr. Rachael Kent
Rachael Kent is keeping an eye on your technology use! As a lecturer and researcher at King's College, Rachael's PhD and ongoing research examines how digital tech influences our mental and physical health. With three technology-saturated lockdowns under our belts, her work has become more relevant than ever!Today on this encore episode of The Braincare Podcast, Rachael shares her fascinating findings about our increasingly digital-dependent lives. We discuss apps, notifications, and fitness trackers - the good, the bad and the ugly - and the fine line between helpful and coercive tech.We talk about:
Leisure and labour with digital devices
What is toxic productivity?
Living lockdown lives online
How to get intentional with tech
Data acquisition and self-worth
Fitness tracking apps - friend or foe?
Digital detoxing

Nov 28, 2021 • 15min
Encore: Daniel Amen on Overcoming Anxiety, Trauma, and Grief
Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychologist, discusses overcoming anxiety, trauma, and grief. He explores brain reserve, the impact of the pandemic on our brains, and shares tips for managing anxiety. The podcast also covers PTSD and post-traumatic growth, the power of diaphragmatic breathing, and the first steps towards accepting grief.

Nov 21, 2021 • 13min
Encore: Intelligence with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is regarded as one of the UK's brightest brains. He's a prolific writer and actor who can apply his shrewd analysis and razor-sharp wit to just about any subject. So how does he keep his mind curious? On today's encore episode of the Braincare Podcast, Stephen shares his thoughts on intelligence of every shade - cognitive, mathematical, poetic - down to the very tautology of the word, and where he falls on the nature-nurture divide. We talk about:
Whether upbringing shapes our future intelligence
The difference between intelligence and wisdom
The privilege of not-knowing and the Dunning–Kruger effect
How our attitude to learning can impact our intelligence

Nov 14, 2021 • 16min
Dealing with Mental Health as an Influencer with Gemma Styles
Gemma Styles, writer, influencer, and podcast host of Good Influence, returns for our season finale to discuss dealing with mental health as an influencer.Today, Gemma shares how social media impacts her mental health by her followers and competing with herself online. We discuss how to approach influencers online, curate healthy feeds, and what to look for in your social media experience.This episode closes out Season 1 of the Braincare Podcast. We'll be returning with brand new episodes in January. Can't wait until next year? We'll be releasing encore episodes of our favourite guests from the season during the month of December.Thank you for listening, sharing and supporting our episodes! We can't wait to bring you more soon.We talk about:
Followers impacting mental health
Competing with yourself online
Dealing with negativity online
How to approach influencers online
Advice to people who follow influencers

Nov 12, 2021 • 16min
Managing Mental Health and Media with Gemma Styles
Gemma Styles, writer, influencer, and podcast host of Good Influence, join us today to chat about managing media and mental health as someone who has to be present online.Styles shares how she approaches and consumes media while protecting her mental health. We discuss mental health awareness, managing her life as an influencer, and how family and friends help with her mental health.We talk about:
Gemma approaches media and protecting her mental health
Managing life as an influencer
Consuming mental illnesses on social media
When Gemma became aware of mental health
Mental health awareness
Dealing with mental health and family/friends