How to Get Your Brain to Change Itself
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Struggling to break old habits or feel stuck in anxiety? In this episode we dive into the brain science of neuroplasticity and why discomfort is the key to lasting change. Discover how your brain rewires itself under stress, how “no pain, no gain” applies to mental growth, and practical ways to use discomfort to reduce anxiety and build resilience.
You’ll learn how to:
- Use discomfort as a trigger for rewiring.
- Shift default anxious habits into resilience.
Timestamps:
00:30 – Why lasting change feels hard as an adult
03:16 – Discomfort as a biological trigger for rewiring
06:56 – How illness forced my brain to change
10:19 – Rewiring by choice: Overcoming social anxiety
12:54 – Why habit change is so hard (and how to work with your biology)
14:08 – Two reasons to welcome hard things
16:18 – Kindness Narrative: An attentive nurse
For full shownotes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/how-to-get-your-brain-to-change-itself
Chapters
1. How to Get Your Brain to Change Itself (00:00:00)
2. Why lasting change feels hard as an adult (00:00:30)
3. Discomfort as a biological trigger for rewiring (00:03:16)
4. How illness forced my brain to change (00:06:56)
5. Rewiring by choice: Overcoming social anxiety (00:10:19)
6. Why habit change is so hard (and how to work with your biology) (00:12:54)
7. Two reasons to welcome hard things (00:14:08)
8. Kindness Narrative: An attentive nurse (00:16:18)
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