How to acknowledge the awesome you already are AND actively pursue your goals.

'Trying too Hard' is a spoken word poem about our tendency to avoid pain and people please to feel a sense of belonging, seeking approval and value outside of ourselves.

This episode covers the five components of emotional intelligence, how it benefits you and everyone around you and, the awful feeling we've all experienced when emotional intelligence is lacking.

Through a filtering process of deletion, distortion, and generalization our brain processes information. Listen to this episode to gain a better understanding of how your brain works and why sometimes you can't see things that are right in front you.

Is it true that some people really aren't creative? This Brain Quickie episode explores why coloring books destroy kids' creativity and how to fold a little more creativity into our lives.

Rise and grind? That's canceled too. This episode explores why hustle culture is toxic and how to approach productivity and holding ourselves accountable in a new way.

This episode covers how our self-esteem is about honoring and respecting the authentic expression of who we are. We need to reconnect to our self-esteem not develop it. It's already within us.