Becoming: An Evidence-Based Guide To Being Human

Jennifer Ewing
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Life changes all of us. None of us escapes suffering, but all of us can learn from it. Becoming is an evidence-based psychology podcast exploring what it means to be human through psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science. Each lesson asks one important question, follows the research wherever it leads, and translates complex science into everyday language. This isn't self-help. It's a curriculum for understanding ourselves, each other, and the lifelong process of becoming.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Season 1, Episode 3: Lesson 3- Why Did My Body React Before I Understood What Happened?

    Why do our bodies sometimes react before our minds fully understand what has happened? In this lesson, we explore how the brain rapidly detects significant change and why our bodies can begin responding before we are consciously aware of it. Through the work of Walter Cannon and Joseph LeDoux, we begin answering one of the most unsettling questions many people ask after profound loss: "Why did my body react before I did?"

    19 min

  2. 6d ago

    Season 1, Episode 2: Lesson 2- Why Does Heartbreak Hurt? The Science of Emotional Pain and Attachment

    Why does heartbreak hurt so much? In this lesson, we explore what psychology and neuroscience can teach us about emotional pain, attachment, and loss. Together, we'll discover why our brains respond the way they do when relationships change and ask a different question: What is my brain trying to accomplish? Understanding may not erase suffering, but it can help transform confusion into clarity.

    13 min

  3. 6d ago

    Season 1, Episode 1: Introduction-Does Understanding Come Before Healing?

    Does understanding come before healing? Before we explore grief, heartbreak, resilience, and the science of being human, we begin with a more fundamental question: Why do we seek understanding when life changes? In this opening lesson, I introduce the philosophy behind Becoming and explain why I believe psychology, neuroscience, and evidence-based research can help us make sense of life's most difficult seasons. This isn't a self-help podcast. It's a curriculum for understanding ourselves-one question, one lesson, and one piece of evidence at a time. Welcome to the classroom.

    5 min
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Life changes all of us. None of us escapes suffering, but all of us can learn from it. Becoming is an evidence-based psychology podcast exploring what it means to be human through psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science. Each lesson asks one important question, follows the research wherever it leads, and translates complex science into everyday language. This isn't self-help. It's a curriculum for understanding ourselves, each other, and the lifelong process of becoming.

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