Braincare

Maya Gudka wants you to embrace the positivity of social media. Maya is an executive coach at London Business School, a positive psychology researcher, and an advocate of social media for the greater good.Today, Maya shares her insights on how social media affects our mental health. We discuss the boom of social media use (the good, the bad and the ugly), how to build a healthy online ecosystem as an independent businessperson, and how positive psychology can flip the script on digital well-being.We talk about: The independent business person online Why professionals are anxious about social media How can you improve your business identity? Why social media is a growing research area The social dilemma: necessary evil or powerful tool What is positive psychology? Deconstructing unhelpful comparison

Samantha Clarke wants you to feel connected to your work. The happiness consultant, TEDx speaker, and author of Love It or Leave It - How to be Happy at Work explores the ways in which our workplaces shape us, and what we can do to shape them too.Today, Samantha shares her expert knowledge on happiness at work. We discuss the pillars that constitute workplace satisfaction, why employee engagement is a two-way street, and how to bring a little levity to our lives during these trying times.We talk about: The four pillars of happiness at work Digital vs. mindful connection Psychological safety of employees What transforms us into a state of flow? Bhutanese principals of happiness Shaping and being shaped by our workplaces New ways of assessing a company's health

"When I was a boy, I could often be found atop of the tallest tree..."Today, Adam Martin takes us into the magical kingdom of GABA to can experience the beauty and genius of Adam’s soundscapes first hand and sit still with the antidote to the velocity of modern life. So instead of filling your brain with new info, let us fill it with sounds and calm, and normal service will resume next week.

Adam Martin wants to tickle your gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor. The podcast-pro-turned-mindfulness-expert swapped a faced paced career in tech for poetic meditation and binaural beats.Today, Adam Martin invites us into the world of GABA, the neurotransmitter, the name of his podcast, and the emblem of his philosophy. We discuss how meditation and mindfulness can help calm a busy mind, and hear his unique perspective on work and creativity.We talk about: Who is Adam Martin? The highs and lows of a globetrotting tech career What is GABA and how does it work? The power of the human voice Why you can't hack meditation Caring for your brain by caring for your gut Forget everything you know about meditation!

It's Brain Awareness Week! A week where institutions all over the world promote the amazing work they're doing to look after our most valuable asset: our brains.This week, we're sharing our 10 Pillars of Braincare! These principles have been developed by the Heights team over the past couple of years. We've written over 150 newsletters based on scientific journals and research, performed interviews with over 100 of the world's leading experts, and received a whole load of customer feedback, and now we're sharing what we've learned with you!

Nir Eyal wants to add a little mindfulness to mindless behaviour. In a very meta way, the behavioural engineer learned how to boost his productivity through the 5 years process of writing the best-seller Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.Today, Nir Eyal explains the benefits of inserting effort and friction between us and our distractions. We discuss how to flip your distraction into action, why you should throw away your to-do list, and how to tame the beast that is your email inbox!We talk about: How smoking cessation strategies help us to break bad habits Inserting mindfulness into mindless behaviour Internal and external triggers The antidote to impulsiveness if forethought The 80-20 rule for your email box Why to-do lists destroy productivity!

Nir Eyal knows how to hack your behaviour. The author and behavioural engineer has spent his career designing products that keep users hooked, but now he's on a different mission: busting distraction.Today, Nir Eyal shares his expert advice on how to control your attention and choose your life. We discuss how society forms our behaviour, the extraordinary power of tech companies, and how and why you can get intentional with your time.We talk about: Distraction and traction Is digital technology destructive? Your new favourite superhero! How to hone your identity for lasting change Using social media on your own schedule, not the tech companies Being frivolous with intent How to hack your habits

Dr. Carl Hart wants us to rethink our relationship with drugs. The professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University and author of Drug Use For Grown-Ups is a frequent commentator on the dearth of negative outcomes that drug prohibition has cause on our society and us as individuals.Today on The Braincare Podcast, Dr. Carl Hart discusses how the war on drugs has caused pain for many while lining the pockets of a few. Plus, he shares his thoughts on staying mentally and physically healthy while engaging in drug use.We talk about: Who are the real casualties of the war on drugs? Prohibition, panic and anxiety Why progressives use drugs as a scapegoat Removing the shame and fear from drugs Keeping healthy on opiates Hydration and amphetamine use Countering physical effects of drug use with nutrition and exercise

Dr. Carl Hart wants us to rethink our relationship with drugs. The professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University is known for his research in drug abuse and drug addiction, and his highly polemicising view on so-called 'illegal' substances.Today on The Braincare Podcast, Dr. Carl Hart makes the case for normalising drug use for adults, from cocaine and amphetamines to opiates. We discuss the processes that happen in our brain on these substances, and why he believes society needs to allow us the freedom to choose.We talk about: Why are psychedelics more accepted than other drugs? Your brain on cocaine, amphetamines and opiates Positive effects of drug use Illegality vs. pharmacology Dr. Hart's approach to drug taking Why are drugs illegal if alcohol isn't? The problems with drug impurity

One day 6 years ago, Dan Murray-Serter just couldn't get out of bed. He had to call in sick from running his fast growing company and face a beast, the likes of which he'd never seen before: burnout. The phenomenon of burnout has been well documented in recent years, but back then nobody was really talking about it.On this Braincare mini episode, Dan shares his personal experience with burnout, and how three weeks of mandated rest at home led him to some important conclusions.