In the Cortex Podcast In the Cortex

We'll discuss how the topics we choose to focus on not only shape our learning but also expand and grow in significance.
We'll also delve into the importance of gratitude, reframing our experiences to see the amazing opportunities they present. Don't miss our recommendation for the Gratitude episode from the Hidden Brain podcast for further insights.
Understanding the mind's power is crucial, so we'll discuss the article "Pain is a Message: How Our Brains Try to Protect Us" from Psychology Today, emphasizing how redirection and getting someone into their cortex can be key.
We'll address the difference between nurturing and coddling, particularly in parenting. How can we balance teaching independence without enabling dependency? This topic is geared toward parents and caregivers.
Finally, we'll confront the challenges of starting brainwork and examine why we sometimes focus on pain and injury. Are we stuck in a victim mentality? What needs are being met by constantly discussing our injuries?
Join us for an enlightening conversation on harnessing the power of focus, gratitude, and the mind.

In this episode, we dive into the theme of Module 1 of the program: what we notice.
Life is made up of the small moments, but do we even notice our thoughts, patterns, ideals, and even our changes? In this episode we dive deeper into the importance of noticing on your brainwork journey.

In this episode, we talk about how hitting a plateau is a big part of growth. So many of us expect to always be growing when we're doing the hard work and we're reminding you that a feeling a plateau is still growth! Tune in as we reframe what you might be feeling right now in the program or in life is you're not yet an ITC member.

For anyone looking to join our program, don't forget we have a special discount code for you for $10 off your first month's payment.

How do we motivate kids to do the things they have to do? With snacks and prizes, gold stars, minutes on the iPad?
That's what most parents, caregivers, and teachers do nowadays but, is it actually working?

Today we talk about how to motivate and honor the efforts kids are making so they're not dependent on the prize!

This is the article we talked about: https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/how-to-motivate-kids-and-why-rewards-arent-the-answer

We have all experienced a physiological reaction when we hear our phone ding, our kids ask to watch a show or feel like we've misplaced our beloved device. It's because our world circles around screens and they have snuck into every way of our being. If we don't learn how to work with it and find a healthy balance, it will overload our dopamine systems to wanting more and more with no end in sight. Without healthy boundaries around our devices, our lives fall out of balance and into dysregulation. This episode shares our take on how we can reflect on how the use of technology needs some attention and thought, So, here are some of our thoughts to start the conversation.

Links to the book and podcast mentioned in the episode:
https://amzn.to/3UjzD9r
https://youtu.be/Nq6xnHQ8HeE?si=ZSL7yzKuPcGQRW1B

In today's episode, we walk through our own path getting into brain reorganization and subconscious belief work. We go through our trajectory and identify the different spots where we've experienced resistance (to a new idea, to the brainwork, to certain beliefs). Then we talk about how we worked through them!

It's a different episode from our usual, please let us know if you like it!