npnHub Podcast - Neuroplasticity in Practice

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Where Applied Neuroscience Comes to Life What happens when neuroscience moves from theory into practice? The npnHub Podcast brings you conversations with Neuroplasticians and leading voices in applied neuroscience who are putting neuroscience and neuroplasticity to work in real-world settings. Through expert conversations, practical examples, and experiences from the field, we explore how neuroscience is being applied across coaching, leadership, education, organizations, human performance, behaviour change, and beyond. Go beyond knowing the science and discover what it looks like to actually apply it, the approaches, challenges, insights, and lessons that emerge when neuroscience meets practice. For practitioners, professionals, and anyone curious about the practical application of neuroscience and neuroplasticity.

  1. Sep 23

    The Neuroscience of Communicating Under Pressure with Shelley Goldstein

    Why do capable, experienced people sometimes struggle to think clearly when the pressure is on? In this conversation, Shelley Goldstein explores how neuroscience-based preparation can help us communicate with greater clarity, confidence and authenticity during high-stakes moments. She explains why preparing the message alone may not be enough and why we also need to train for the pressure surrounding it. From reframing stress and using if/then planning to practising under pressure, Shelley shares practical ways to build more useful responses. She also explores storytelling, body language and how creating a personal “story bank” can give us something familiar and authentic to draw on when nerves take over. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 Why we should train for pressure rather than only preparing the message 🔹 How if/then planning can help when something unexpectedly goes wrong 🔹 Why building a story bank can improve confidence and clarity 🔹 How repeated practice can create more useful neural pathways 🔹 Why authentic connection often matters more than trying to perform perfectly A practical conversation about preparing deeply, building confidence and communicating naturally when the moment matters most. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    The Neuroscience of Communicating Under Pressure with Shelley Goldstein

  2. Sep 23

    Neuroplasticity, Brain Training & Sustainable Habits with Andrea Marcellus

    Can you train your brain to make healthy habits easier and more sustainable? In this conversation, Andrea Marcellus brings 35 years of experience in fitness and wellbeing to an exploration of neuroplasticity, metabolism and long-term behaviour change. She explains why restrictive approaches can be difficult to maintain and why small, repeatable and rewarding habits are central to her approach. The conversation explores GLP-1 medications, stress, the gut-brain connection and practical approaches to eating. Andrea also discusses the social role of food and why sustainable wellbeing needs to make room for meals, celebrations, enjoyment and human connection. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 How neuroplasticity and brain training can support sustainable habits 🔹 Why small, rewarding habits may be easier to maintain over time 🔹 The relationship between stress, food, metabolism and the gut-brain connection 🔹 Andrea’s perspective on GLP-1s, fasting and artificial sweeteners 🔹 Why social connection and enjoying food can support a sustainable lifestyle A practical conversation about creating healthy habits that work with your brain, body and real life. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/ Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional or therapeutic advice. Always consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional before making decisions about medication, fasting, diet or weight management. https://npnhub.com/podcast-disclaimer/

    Neuroplasticity, Brain Training & Sustainable Habits with Andrea Marcellus

  3. Sep 23

    Neuroplasticity, Interoception & Positive Leadership with Donnnie Hill

    What happens when neuroplasticity moves beyond theory and becomes something you live every day? In this conversation, Neuroplastician Donnie Hill shares how neuroplasticity, interoception and nervous-system practices have become part of his personal life and professional work. He explores how movement and emotional awareness are helping him recognise resistance, express difficult emotions and move through familiar patterns. Donnie also introduces his approach to positive leadership: intentionally noticing strengths, possibilities and what is already working instead of constantly searching for problems. The conversation closes with thoughtful reflections on caregiving, self-care, compassion and love as a form of leadership. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 How Donnie applies neuroplasticity in his life and client work 🔹 Why interoception can help us reconnect with emotions and physical sensations 🔹 How emotional awareness and movement can support change 🔹 Why positive leadership focuses attention on strengths and possibilities 🔹 How caregiving, self-care, compassion and love connect with leadership A thoughtful and practical conversation about bringing neuroplasticity into everyday life, leadership and relationships. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    Neuroplasticity, Interoception & Positive Leadership with Donnnie Hill

  4. Aug 26

    Menopause, Brain Health & Resilience with Dr. Ashika Pillay

    How can functional medicine, neuroscience, mindfulness and behaviour change work together to support wellbeing? In this episode, Dr. Ashika Pillay shares how her background in medicine, functional medicine, coaching and mindfulness shapes her holistic approach to health and wellbeing. She explains how looking beyond individual symptoms can reveal important connections between biology, lifestyle, behaviour and future health. The conversation explores menopause as a whole-body transition and examines why biological, emotional and mental capacity may change during perimenopause. Ashika also discusses how HRV, breathing, mindfulness and nervous system regulation can help people develop greater awareness and support sustainable change. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 How functional medicine considers the whole person, biomarkers and potential root causes 🔹 Why menopause can affect biological, emotional and mental capacity 🔹 How HRV can provide insight into stress and nervous system regulation 🔹 How breathing, mindfulness and silence can support greater awareness 🔹 Why small, consistent behaviour changes are often more sustainable 🔹 How neuroplasticity connects awareness with meaningful action Discover how Ashika’s “wellbeing from the inside out” approach can help people reconnect with themselves and their potential. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Please read our full disclaimer at: https://npnhub.com/podcast-disclaimer/

    Menopause, Brain Health & Resilience with Dr. Ashika Pillay

  5. Aug 18

    The Neuroscience of Leadership: Why Great Leaders Develop From Within with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson

    What if better leadership isn’t simply about learning more skills, but developing the nervous system behind how you lead? In this episode, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson explores why traditional leadership development can miss an important part of the puzzle: how leaders think, feel, regulate and respond. He explains the difference between the “doing” side of leadership, which includes knowledge, skills and abilities, and the “being” side, which reflects the quality of a leader’s inner operating system. The conversation examines how fear and insecurity can surface in the workplace as micromanagement, over-control, poor delegation and reactive leadership. Through the story of an overwhelmed CEO, Ryan demonstrates how a leader’s internal patterns can affect an entire organisation and potentially turn that leader into its biggest bottleneck. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 The difference between the “doing” and “being” sides of leadership 🔹 Why mindset and metacognition matter for leadership development 🔹 How emotional and nervous system regulation influence leadership behaviour 🔹 Why fear and insecurity can lead to micromanagement and over-control 🔹 How developing the mind, body and heart can support meaningful change 🔹 Why neuroscience could shape the future of leadership development Discover how transforming a leader’s inner operating system could transform the entire organisation. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    The Neuroscience of Leadership: Why Great Leaders Develop From Within with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson

  6. Aug 18

    Interoception, Attention & Neuroplasticity: Reclaiming Your Inner Signals with Dr. Leonard Khirug

    What if learning to sense what’s happening inside your body could help you reclaim your attention and make more conscious choices? In this episode, Dr. Leonard Khirug explores the relationship between interoception, neuroplasticity, attention and behaviour. Drawing on decades of neuroscience experience and his personal journey through burnout, he explains how noticing internal signals such as changes in breathing, heart rate, tension and posture can deepen our awareness of how we respond to the world. The conversation examines how automatic protective loops develop and influence behaviours such as people-pleasing, perfectionism and procrastination. Leonard also introduces his concept of “attentons” and the feel–think–move model, demonstrating how greater interoceptive awareness can create space between an automatic response and a more conscious decision. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 What interoception is and why inner sensing matters 🔹 How attention connects with neuroplasticity, behaviour and decision-making 🔹 Why fragmented attention is particularly relevant in today’s world 🔹 How automatic protective loops can become mistaken for personality traits 🔹 What the feel–think–move model reveals about human behaviour 🔹 How bodily awareness can create space for more conscious choices Discover why learning to notice the body’s signals before automatic thought patterns take over could be an important skill for navigating our attention-driven world. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    Interoception, Attention & Neuroplasticity: Reclaiming Your Inner Signals with Dr. Leonard Khirug

  7. Aug 5

    The Neuroscience of Love and Leadership with Corrie Block

    Can love transform leadership, coaching and organisational performance? In this episode, executive coach and author Corrie Block challenges conventional leadership thinking and explains why love may be one of the most overlooked competitive advantages in business. Drawing on his experience coaching global CEOs, Corrie explains why high-performance leaders need more than traditional coaching techniques. When their decisions affect thousands of employees and billions of dollars, they need evidence-based, advisory coaching that helps them think more clearly and make better decisions. The conversation then explores the surprising connection between love, trust, psychological safety, empathy and belonging. Corrie examines why organisations often avoid discussing love, how our understanding of it has become confused and why genuine care could improve both human connection and organisational performance. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 Why executive coaching should be approached like an Olympic sport 🔹 Why the world’s top leaders need evidence-based coaching, not only great questions 🔹 How love connects with trust, empathy and psychological safety 🔹 Why genuine care can support healthier, higher-performing organisations 🔹 How leadership can positively influence another person’s life 🔹 Why love could be the highest expression of leadership Discover how bringing genuine care into the workplace could create better leaders, healthier organisations and more meaningful work. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    The Neuroscience of Love and Leadership with Corrie Block

  8. Jul 30

    The Neuroscience Behind NLP with Josh Davis, PhD

    What does neuroscience really say about neuro-linguistic programming? In this episode, neuroscientist and NLP expert Josh Davis, PhD, explores where NLP is supported by research, where popular claims become overstated and how practitioners can use these tools more responsibly. Introducing ideas from his book, The Difference That Makes the Difference, Josh explains how neuroscience and psychology can make NLP easier to understand while adding useful boundaries and refinements to familiar techniques. The conversation examines the science of rapport, non-verbal synchrony, mirror neurons, neural reuse and perspective-taking. Josh explains why mirror neurons alone cannot account for rapport and why psychological evidence remains essential when evaluating behaviour-change tools. In this conversation, you’ll discover: 🔹 What NLP is and how it connects with neuroscience and psychology 🔹 What research reveals about rapport and non-verbal synchrony 🔹 Why mirror neurons don’t explain rapport on their own 🔹 How adopting a third-person perspective may support lasting change 🔹 Why practitioners should distinguish between evidence, speculation and myth 🔹 How research can improve the responsible teaching and application of NLP Discover how a more evidence-informed approach can help practitioners apply NLP tools with greater clarity, credibility and care. Learn more and join the npnHub community: https://npnhub.com/

    The Neuroscience Behind NLP with Josh Davis, PhD
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Where Applied Neuroscience Comes to Life What happens when neuroscience moves from theory into practice? The npnHub Podcast brings you conversations with Neuroplasticians and leading voices in applied neuroscience who are putting neuroscience and neuroplasticity to work in real-world settings. Through expert conversations, practical examples, and experiences from the field, we explore how neuroscience is being applied across coaching, leadership, education, organizations, human performance, behaviour change, and beyond. Go beyond knowing the science and discover what it looks like to actually apply it, the approaches, challenges, insights, and lessons that emerge when neuroscience meets practice. For practitioners, professionals, and anyone curious about the practical application of neuroscience and neuroplasticity.

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