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Building Your Best Brain

Using science, practical tools, cutting-edge research and human experience to empower you to have the healthiest and happiest brain. Tune in to learn the what, why and how to empower yourself to build to your best brain.

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28:10

Ep 28 - Your Brain Doesn't Like Your Goals

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/12/18

Welcome to the Building Your Best Brain podcast! I'm so happy you're here—learning how to rewire your brain for resilience and feel empowered by your own biology. As someone who loves a good goal (finishing my PhD and building a business over here 🙋‍♀️), I realized something was missing from traditional goal setting. Most approaches don't actually help your brain build the circuits needed to support goals from a productive, sustainable, and regulated place. In this episode, I share a new way of

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30:55

Ep 27 – The Stress Circuit You've Never Heard Of (But...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/11/20

Welcome to the Building Your Best Brain podcast! I'm so happy you're here — learning how to rewire your brain for resilience and feel empowered by your own biology. In this episode, we dive into the missing piece of stress regulation — the piece that helps your brain build positive momentum, instead of feeling like you're stuck in a never-ending game of whack-a-mole. (You know… addressing one stress symptom only to have another pop up a few moments later.) We explore: · What core circuit is

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18:20

Ep 26 – Why Rewiring Your Brain Can Feel Worse Before...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/10/31

Welcome to Building Your Best Brain podcast! Today's episode we dive into the science behind why when we try to make a change in our brain (example – regulate your stress, rewiring a limiting belief) that you may start to feel WORSE. If I knew this information 5 years ago it would have saved me so much time and energy! The stage that most people give up and think the tools aren't working is usually when you brain is making massive change and you don't even know it. In this episode we discuss;

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Ep 25 — The 6 Levels of Stress Regulation: A...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/10/17

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! In this episode, I’m sharing something brand new — a 6-level framework I developed to measure and improve stress regulation, based on neuroscience, behavior, and emotional awareness. 🧠 As a neuroscientist, yoga and meditation teacher, and someone who has personally navigated mental health challenges, I’ve spent years studying what it really means to regulate your stress. This scale bridges the science of the nervous system with the lived experience of

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34:11

Ep 24 - From Thought Spiral to Stillness: The...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/10/09

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! Today, we’re diving into the neuroscience of thoughts — what actually happens in the brain when you get caught in a spiral, why your emotions can take over so quickly, and how to bring your brain back to balance. 🧠 Here’s what we cover in this episode: What happens in the brain during a thought spiral. How emotions create feedback loops that keep you stuck. The science (and magic) of bringing neutrality to your triggers and desires. A guided

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24:31

Ep 23 - Words can be Your Wand or Your Sword - What...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/09/16

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! Today, we’re getting the science behind our WORDS when it comes to building circuits in our brain. A topic that has A LOT of nuance that is often not explained or overlooked. Once you get these subtle differences, you’ll see rather quickly how your brain shifts and changes in the direction you desire 🧠✨. Here’s what we cover in this episode: What happens to the brain when we say things out loud? Why affirmations don’t work. The dangers of venting.

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31:03

Ep 22 - How to Become a Mental Ninja - Mental Rest...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/09/10

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! Today, we’re getting into a poorly understood and explained topic “Mental Rest”. Where I take both my knowledge in neuroscience, meditation and neuroplasticity to unpack what is truly is and why it is the key to happy and healthy brain 🧠✨. Here’s what we cover in this episode: What it means to be well-rested mentally? What it looks like to not be mentally rested? How this impracts your brain and body long term? Three tools that help you integrate

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37:56

Ep 21 - Why Your Stress Tools Aren’t Working (And...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/08/22

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain podcast! So excited to dive into something that I know a lot of us have experienced before, despite our best efforts … the stress relief tools EVERYONE raves about fail us. This short episode will help solve that problem, and lucky for you doesn’t require you to add any more tools or buy anything! In this episode we dive into 5 reasons why your brain may not be finding relief you hoped for and how to rewire for good. My recommendation after this episode is

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28:12

Ep 20 - Chronic Stress & Your Brain - What I Wish...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/07/11

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! Today, we’re getting cut through all of the lies and fluff and get down to business when it comes to what happens to your body and brain when it comes to chronic stress. 🧠✨ Here’s what we cover in this episode: What is a stressor and how does your brain and body respond? How does noradrenaline and cortisol act on the body? Why there really is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to stress? A few tools to begin to heal your brain and body from

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31:42

Ep 18 – The Brain’s Secrets for Changing Old Memories

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/06/19

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! Today, we’re getting REAL about the power that lies within your skull—specifically, how you can literally change your memories using neuroscience. 🧠✨ Here’s what we cover in this episode: What it actually means when your brain brings up a memory How to tap into neuroplasticity to rewire your brain’s circuits Signs your memory is stuck in the amygdala—and how to release it How to access deep subconscious memories and change them from within

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34:53

Ep17: Brain FUNdamentals - What I Wish Everyone Knew

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/05/06

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! This might just be my geekiest episode yet—and honestly, it’s long overdue. In this foundational episode, we’re diving into the basics of neuroscience—the tools I believe everyone should have in their mental toolbox to better understand what’s going on in their brain and body. Whether you’re learning something new, fact-checking brain claims you see online, or just want a quick refresher—this episode is your go-to guide. Think of it as your neuroscience

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46:27

Ep 16 - Communication, Confidence & the Art of...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/03/18

Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain! This episode features the incredible Dr. Claudia Belliveau—a neuroscientist, science communicator, and entrepreneur who’s passionate about making science accessible to everyone. Claudia earned her PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University and founded a scientific consulting company during her studies to bridge the gap between research and the public. Today, she’s a freelance science consultant, content creator, and small business owner, running an Instagram

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07:36

Ep15 - Long-Term Benefits of Meditation on Your Brain...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/03/12

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain! In this episode, we: Outline my "Meditation and Your Brain" workshop Share a sneak peek of two out of five of my favorite studies on the long-term benefits of meditation for your brain, especially for experienced meditators Open the floor for your questions, so we can dive even deeper into these fascinating topics Drop your questions below, and don’t forget to follow along for more tips on building your best brain! Study 1 (BDNF) -

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01:07:45

Ep14 - Rest is Productive - Burnout at the Workplace...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2025/01/20

Welcome to Building Your Best Brain Podcast! And Happy New Year! First episode of 2025! And we kick it off with a brilliant guest (and first one ever on this podcast! Our Brain loves a good first!) Here we are chatting about all things neuroscience, work-place and burn out prevention! In this episode we cover: A masterclass announcement Stress Detox happening January 26th 12 pm EST (see link with promo code below) Nina’s story how she went from burn-out to a thriving business owner in

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23:34

Ep13 - Stress is not BAD for your brain and here is WHY

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/12/11

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain podcast! In today’s episode we talk about: How stress gets a bad rep and that is misleading How presentation of stressors impacts your brain The two different stress response your brain has and how it impacts your body A personal example of how I used stress to my advantage The perception shift that has made a HUGE difference in my life. Got questions? Drop them in the comment section below and follow along for more tips on

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Ep12 : Why doing the MOST is hurting your brain

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/12/04

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain podcast! In today’s episode we talk about: How I do the MOST in my life The science behind why doing the MOST is hurting your brain Some simple shifts I use to do less Looking for more examples? More tools? Got questions? Drop them in the comment section below and follow along for more tips on how to build your best brain.

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09:49

Ep11 - 5 reasons why meditation is NOT for you

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/11/26

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain podcast! In today’s episode we talk about: 5 reasons why meditation is NOT for you Finding your WHY when it comes to meditation Journal prompts to set up a consistent meditation practise Use these following journal prompts once to establish what your meditation practise looks and feels like (use as many senses as possible)! This will stimulate the right circuits before you even dive into your practise. Whenever you are struggling to

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02:13

Ep10 - Missing Piece to Building a New Brain Circuit

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/11/08

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain podcast! In today’s episode we talk about: Your limbic system Neurobiology of your fear response Emotions as energetic fuel Looking for more examples? More tools? Got questions? Drop them in the comment section below and follow along for more tips on how to build your best brain.

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15:16

Ep9: Placebo Power: How Belief Shapes Your Brain and...

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/10/28

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain In this episode we: Define the clinical and scientific definition of placebo effect Unpack a fMRI study looking at placebo and pain relief How to apply placebo to your limiting beliefs Drop your questions below and follow along for more tips on building your best brain! Study video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaiu-7wRvs&t=112s Review paper placebo and pain-

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05:50

Ep8 : Getting triggered is the best thing for your brain

Building Your Best Brain ·

2024/10/21

Welcome to another episode of Building Your Best Brain podcast! In this episode we: Little life update Whats next for the podcast this month Why triggers are your brain’s best friend Drop your questions below and follow along for more tips on building your best brain!

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