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A READING OF THE MAR-A-LAGO INDICTMENT AGAINST DONALD J. TRUMP AND WALTINE NAUTA
August 12, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBIn this podcast I offer a full reading of the Mar-A-Lago indictment of Trump and Nauta. I believe it is important that we all understand the full scope and gravity of the charges and recognize that the Justice Department is not likely to make allegations in an indictment unless it has ample evidence to back up the allegations. Of course, Trump, Nuata and their lawyers will have every chance to refute the allegations when the case goes to trial and a jury will determine their guilt or inn...
How to Think More Mindfully
August 09, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIn the introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of her important book, MINDFULNESS (1989), Harvard psychologists Ellen J. Langer makes the following observation. “In the 1970s, as social psychology was experiencing what was called ‘the cognitive revolution,’ studying the kinds of thoughts people were having, I began to wonder whether people were thinking at all. Decades of research later, I have found that the answer is a resounding ’NO.’ Mindlessness is pervasive. In fact I believe ...
A READING OF THE JANUARY 6 INDICTMENT OF DONAL TRUMP, Parts 1 & 2
August 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThe indictment of former president Donald J. Trump related to his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election is, arguably, the most significant trial in American history. We are all witnesses to history and should understand the full extent of the charges against Trump and the nature of the evidence being offered to back up those charges. To that end, I hope this reading of the full indictment makes the text more accessible to more people. NOTE: For those of you who listened to the previou...
THE JANUARY 6 INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP - A READING, Part 1
August 02, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBThe indictment of Donald J. Trump for alleged crimes related to a conspiracy to disrupt the normal transfer of power and to keep himself in office in spite of losing the election to Joe Biden is perhaps the most important legal case in the history of our country. As such, it is important that all citizens understand the full extent of the changes and the evidence being levied against Mr. Trump. Since I wanted to read the full document for myself, I decided that I should also record it and...
HARNESS THE HEALING POWER OF PERSONALIZED MUSIC, featuring Dan Cohen
July 16, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MBLearn how to create and use personalized music to promote physical and spiritual healing for you and your loved ones. Dan Cohen has championed the use of personalized music for people with dementia, in fact, personalized music does wonders for anyone who is institutionalized. Dan has seem dramatic evidence that listening to one's favorite music - often music from one's childhood - has a magical affect on people's moods and even their physical well-being. But, the therapeutic power of per...
A MUSIC TREATMENT FOR DEMENTIA, featuring Dan Cohen
July 16, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBDan Cohen is the Johnny Appleseed of personalized music. While the fabled Appleseed traveled the country planting apple seeds, Cohen travels from coast to coast bringing iPods, headphones and customized music playlists to people with dementia. Cohen's work was featured in the award winning documentary ALIVE INSIDE. I spoke with Dan about how he got started in this mission to promote the benefits of music for people who are institutionalized. We discussed the amazing successes he has witnes...
MUSIC: MANAGING OUR MENTAL STATES
May 26, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBOur mind becomes muddled when our two hemispheres fail to cooperate and when left hemisphere perspectives dominate our thinking. I believe that music can help us restore balanced cooperation of our hemispheres by strengthening right hemisphere perspectives. Support the show Support our work to promote creative aging. Subscribe to the MINDRAMP Podcast.
MUSIC - HOW MUSIC PROMOTES BRAIN HEALTH
May 16, 2023 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBHow does music promote the health and development of our brains? Learn how music can engage the protective factors associated with MINDRAMP's eight Behavioral Roots of Brain Health . MINDRAMP favors a "risk management" approach to brain health, which involves minimizing behaviors and conditions that put your brain at greater risk and adopting behaviors that make your brain stronger and more resilient. We organize the scientific research around eight behavioral areas we call the Behavio...
MUSIC & BRAIN HEALTH
May 16, 2023 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBHow does music promote the health and development of our brains? Learn how music can engage the protective factors associated with MINDRAMP's eight Behavioral Roots of Brain Health . MINDRAMP favors a "risk management" approach to brain health, which involves minimizing behaviors and conditions that put your brain at greater risk and adopting behaviors that make your brain stronger and more resilient. We organize the scientific research around eight behavioral areas we call the Behavio...
MUSIC: PURPOSE AND POWER
May 09, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode, the first of three episodes on music, explores the purpose and power of music. MINDRAMP's mission is to provide evidence-based information that can help you to live long and to live well. We focus on keeping our brains healthy and on managing our minds to promote happiness and equanimity. Can music play a role in these goals? Yes, it can! Music can help us keep our bodies and brains healthy. Music helps us to develop the capacities we need to survive and thrive in our enviro...
MUSIC - THE PURPOSE AND POSER OF MUSIC
May 09, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode, the first of three episodes on music, explores the purpose and power of music. MINDRAMP's mission is to provide evidence-based information that can help you to live long and to live well. We focus on keeping our brains healthy and on managing our minds to promote happiness and equanimity. Can music play a role in these goals? Yes, it can! Music can help us keep our bodies and brains healthy. Music helps us to develop the capacities we need to survive and thrive in our enviro...
THE POWER OF MUSIC
May 09, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode, the first of three episodes on music, explores the purpose and power of music. MINDRAMP's mission is to provide evidence-based information that can help you to live long and to live well. We focus on keeping our brains healthy and on managing our minds to promote happiness and equanimity. Can music play a role in these goals? Yes, it can! Music can help us keep our bodies and brains healthy. Music helps us to develop the capacities we need to survive and thrive in our enviro...
EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY & AWE
March 27, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of the MIND OVER MUDDLE series we begin our look at the role EMOTIONS play in muddling our minds and how emotional regulation can help in the un-muddling process. We introduce the important concept of EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY. Neuroscientist and emotions expert Lisa Feldman Barrett expounds this idea, which suggests that emotions are constructed and that we only feel those emotions that we can name. A such, we are emotional illiterates, making use of a limited range of basic e...
M / M #16 - EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY & AWE
March 27, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of the MIND OVER MUDDLE series we begin our look at the role EMOTIONS play in muddling our minds and how emotional regulation can help in the un-muddling process. We introduce the important concept of EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY. Neuroscientist and emotions expert Lisa Feldman Barrett expounds this idea, which suggests that emotions are constructed and that we only feel those emotions that we can name. A such, we are emotional illiterates, making use of a limited range of basic e...
AWE & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
March 27, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of the MIND OVER MUDDLE series we begin our look at the role EMOTIONS play in muddling our minds and how emotional regulation can help in the un-muddling process. We introduce the important concept of EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY. Neuroscientist and emotions expert Lisa Feldman Barrett expounds this idea, which suggests that emotions are constructed and that we only feel those emotions that we can name. A such, we are emotional illiterates, making use of a limited range of basic e...
M / M #15 - Using Buddhism's Four Noble Truths to Un-Muddle Our Minds
March 14, 2023 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode I explore how we can use Buddhist psychology - specifically the Four Noble Truths - to help us un-muddle our minds. Buddhism's Four Noble Truths suggest that our minds get muddled because we are too often afflicted by suffering and frustration that is caused by attachment and the desire to resist inevitable change. The Four Truths suggest, therefore, that we can un-muddle our minds by learning to cultivate a more equitable disposition that diminishes our attachments. Supp...
SUFFERING & ATTACHMENT: BUDDHISM'S FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
March 14, 2023 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode I explore how we can use Buddhist psychology - specifically the Four Noble Truths - to help us un-muddle our minds. Buddhism's Four Noble Truths suggest that our minds get muddled because we are too often afflicted by suffering and frustration that is caused by attachment and the desire to resist inevitable change. The Four Truths suggest, therefore, that we can un-muddle our minds by learning to cultivate a more equitable disposition that diminishes our attachments. Suppo...
BUDDHISM'S FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
March 14, 2023 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode I explore how we can use Buddhist psychology - specifically the Four Noble Truths - to help us un-muddle our minds. Buddhism's Four Noble Truths suggest that our minds get muddled because we are too often afflicted by suffering and frustration that is caused by attachment and the desire to resist inevitable change. The Four Truths suggest, therefore, that we can un-muddle our minds by learning to cultivate a more equitable disposition that diminishes our attachments. Suppo...
MIND MANAGEMENT - THE "HEMISPHERE GELASSENHEIT" STRAEGY
February 23, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode I introduce a new term I am using - "Hemisphere Gelassenheit." It is a combination of the german word, "gelassenheit," coined by the medieval Christian mystic Meister Eckhart and the hemisphere hypothesis as expounded by the contemporary scholar iain McCilchrist. Gelassenheit is a process of letting go. The full process involves a letting go from one thing and an opening up to something else. Combining this with the hemisphere hypothesis gives us the strategy for un-muddlin...
M / M #14 - LETTING GO AND LETTING IN (Hemisphere Gelassenheit)
February 23, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode I introduce a new term I am using - "Hemisphere Gelassenheit." It is a combination of the german word, "gelassenheit," coined by the medieval Christian mystic Meister Eckhart and the hemisphere hypothesis as expounded by the contemporary scholar iain McCilchrist. Gelassenheit is a process of letting go. The full process involves a letting go from one thing and an opening up to something else. Combining this with the hemisphere hypothesis gives us the strategy for un-muddlin...
LETTING GO AND LETTING IN (Hemisphere Gelassenheit)
February 23, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode I introduce a new term I am using - "Hemisphere Gelassenheit." It is a combination of the german word, "gelassenheit," coined by the medieval Christian mystic Meister Eckhart and the hemisphere hypothesis as expounded by the contemporary scholar iain McCilchrist. Gelassenheit is a process of letting go. The full process involves a letting go from one thing and an opening up to something else. Combining this with the hemisphere hypothesis gives us the strategy for un-muddlin...
MYSTICISM IS GOOD FOR YOUR MIND
February 13, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWhat do people undergo when they have a mystical experience, and why would a mystical experience help us to un-muddle our minds? In this episode I explain how mysticism is an expression of what I call hemispheric gelassenheit. I use first person accounts of mystical experiences from neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, the philosopher jiddu Krishnamurti and the primatologist Jane Goodall to explore the common characteristics of a mystical experience and to speculate how it reflects an adjustm...
M / M #13 - MYSTICISM: BECOMING ONE WITH . . .
February 10, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBA mystical experience, similar to the "enlightenment" described by Buddhists and other contemplative practices, involves a disillusion of self and a sense of unity with something grander than ourselves. We describes this something-grander-than-ourselves, in various ways - as God, as Tao, as the natural order and so on. In this episode we explore the following topics Common characteristics of a mystical experience Iain McGilchrists hemisphere hypothesis An account of a mystical experi...
MYSTICISM: WHAT IS IT?
February 10, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBA mystical experience, similar to the "enlightenment" described by Buddhists and other contemplative practices, involves a disillusion of self and a sense of unity with something grander than ourselves. We describes this something-grander-than-ourselves, in various ways - as God, as Tao, as the natural order and so on. In this episode we explore the following topics Common characteristics of a mystical experience Iain McGilchrists hemisphere hypothesis An account of a mystical experi...
THE MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE
February 10, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBA mystical experience, similar to the "enlightenment" described by Buddhists and other contemplative practices, involves a disillusion of self and a sense of unity with something grander than ourselves. We describes this something-grander-than-ourselves, in various ways - as God, as Tao, as the natural order and so on. In this episode we explore the following topics Common characteristics of a mystical experience Iain McGilchrists hemisphere hypothesis An account of a mystical experi...
ARE GLIAL CELLS RUNNING OUR BRAINS? - Interview with Dr. Jeff Darling
February 04, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBWhen you think of brain cells, you probably think of neurons. That's perfectly understandable. Discussions of the brain almost always focus on neurons. But there is another family of brain cells, (glial cells) that, by some estimates, outnumber neurons by 10 to 1!. Even if the the percentage is more like 50/50, that's a lot of cells - billions! Based on what I have read, I have a sneaking suspicion that glial cells are in charge of the brain! Yup. Neurons are the work horses, but glial ...
GLIAL CELLS: ARE THEY RUNNING OUR BRAINS? - Interview with Dr. Jeff Darling
February 04, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBWhen you think of brain cells, you probably think of neurons. That's perfectly understandable. Discussions of the brain almost always focus on neurons. But there is another family of brain cells, (glial cells) that, by some estimates, outnumber neurons by 10 to 1!. Even if the the percentage is more like 50/50, that's a lot of cells - billions! Based on what I have read, I have a sneaking suspicion that glial cells are in charge of the brain! Yup. Neurons are the work horses, but glial ...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #12 - THE CONTOURS OF A MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE
January 26, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWhat do people undergo when they have a mystical experience, and why would a mystical experience help us to u-muddle our minds? In this episode I explain how mysticism is an expression of what I call hemispheric gelassenheit. I use first person accounts of mystical experiences from neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, the philosopher jiddu Krishnamurti and the primatologist Jane Goodall to explore the common characteristics of a mystical experience and to speculate how it reflects an adjustme...
MYSTICISM & HEMISPHERIC BALANCE
January 26, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWhat do people undergo when they have a mystical experience, and why would a mystical experience help us to un-muddle our minds? In this episode I explain how mysticism is an expression of what I call hemispheric gelassenheit. I use first person accounts of mystical experiences from neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, the philosopher jiddu Krishnamurti and the primatologist Jane Goodall to explore the common characteristics of a mystical experience and to speculate how it reflects an adjustm...
INFLAMMAGEING with DR. JEFF DARLING
January 25, 2023 22:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBNeuroscientist Dr, Jeff Darling and I discuss various aspects of aging, including" Why is the topic of aging of interest to a young neuroscientist? How to define aging. the "wear-and-tear" hypothesis of aging. What is inflammageing? How to age successfully? Support the show Support our work to promote creative aging. Subscribe to the MINDRAMP Podcast.
SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE BRAIN with DR. JEFF DARLING
January 25, 2023 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBAre men's and women's brains different. Yes! The brains of men and women are more alike than they are different, but there are differences. Not better, or worse, but different. Neuroscientists, Dr. Jeff Darling and I discusses a range of topics related to sex differences in the brain , including; Why it is important to study sex differences in the brain How women's brains differ from men's. The effect of hormones on brain development Menopause Sex differences and drug development ...
DEMENTIA - Why We Struggle To Prevent & Treat Dementia
December 20, 2022 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.11 MBWe struggle to prevent and treat dementia because the need for researchers to publish positive results, coupled with the urge to put profits over people, leads to fraud, corruption and quackery. We end up with bad research and misguided public policy. This podcast is a reading of a recent article of mine for 3rd Act Magazine in which I give recent examples of fraud, corruption, and quackery that have made it harder for us to prevent and treat dementia. Support the show Support our work to...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #10 - Schizophrenia and Left Hemisphere Dominance
November 12, 2022 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThere are intriguing similarities between the way the condition of schizophrenia and a brain with a dominant left hemisphere can distort our perceptions of reality. In this episode we examine those similarities using the inspiring story of Elyn R. Saks, who tells about her lifetime struggle with schizophrenia in her wonderful book THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD. Iain McGilchrist, in his monumental work THE MATTER WITH THINGS, suggests that modern western culture is dominated by left hemisphere th...
SCHIZOPHRENIA & LEFT HEMISPHERE DOMINANCE
November 12, 2022 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThere are intriguing similarities between the way the condition of schizophrenia and a brain with a dominant left hemisphere can distort our perceptions of reality. In this episode we examine those similarities using the inspiring story of Elyn R. Saks, who tells about her lifetime struggle with schizophrenia in her wonderful book THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD. Iain McGilchrist, in his monumental work THE MATTER WITH THINGS, suggests that modern western culture is dominated by left hemisphere th...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #10 - Schizophrenia and LH Dominance
November 12, 2022 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThere are intriguing similarities between the way the condition of schizophrenia and a brain with a dominant left hemisphere can distort our perceptions of reality. In this episode we examine those similarities using the inspiring story of Elyn R. Saks, who tells about her lifetime struggle with schizophrenia in her wonderful book THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD. Iain McGilchrist, in his monumental work THE MATTER WITH THINGS, suggests that modern western culture is dominated by left hemisphere th...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #9 - Evolution of Hemispheric Diversity
November 02, 2022 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBWhy did the two hemispheres of our brain evolve to have such different perspectives - such divergent ways of attending to our world? In this episode we explore evidence that the evolution of the human brain has evolved along three axis: Bottom-to-Top; Side-to-Side; and Back-to-Front. Each evolutionary development enhanced the capacity and complexity of a different part of the human brain and exaggerated the divergent roles of the two hemispheres. Support our work to promote creative agi...
THE HUMAN BRAIN ARGUES WITH ITSELF
November 02, 2022 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBWhy did the two hemispheres of our brain evolve to have such different perspectives - such divergent ways of attending to our world? In this episode we explore evidence that the evolution of the human brain has evolved along three axis: Bottom-to-Top; Side-to-Side; and Back-to-Front. Each evolutionary development enhanced the capacity and complexity of a different part of the human brain and exaggerated the divergent roles of the two hemispheres. Support the show Support our work to prom...
MIND OVER MUDDLE # 8 - Strategies to Un-Muddle Our Minds
October 24, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode I preview some of the practical ways we can begin to un-muddle our minds. We can use our growing understanding about the different nature of our two hemispheres to re-balance the influence of our left hemisphere (LH) and our right hemisphere (RH). Since LH dominance causes distortions of reality, we should search for strategies to control LH influence. At the same time, we should find strategies to pump up engagement with RH perspectives. Strategies we will begin to e...
STRATEGIES TO END CONFLICT & CONFUSION
October 24, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode I preview some of the practical ways we can begin to un-muddle our minds. We can use our growing understanding about the different nature of our two hemispheres to re-balance the influence of our left hemisphere (LH) and our right hemisphere (RH). Since LH dominance causes distortions of reality, we should search for strategies to control LH influence. At the same time, we should find strategies to pump up engagement with RH perspectives. Strategies we will begin to e...
STRATEGIES TO UN-MUDDLE OUR MIND
October 24, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode I preview some of the practical ways we can begin to un-muddle our minds. We can use our growing understanding about the different nature of our two hemispheres to re-balance the influence of our left hemisphere (LH) and our right hemisphere (RH). Since LH dominance causes distortions of reality, we should search for strategies to control LH influence. At the same time, we should find strategies to pump up engagement with RH perspectives. Strategies we will begin to e...
A MIND THAT DISTORTS REALITY
October 17, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBA rose loses its "roseness" when perceived only through the Left Hemisphere perspective. The man who mistook his wife for his hat had trouble identifying a rose. When Oliver Sacks presented him with a rose, Dr.P described it as "About six inches in length. A convoluted red form with a linear green attachment." He went on to observe that the perplexing object "lacks the simple symmetry of the Platonic solids, although it may have a higher symmetry of its own." Dr. P suffered from a Ri...
LEFT HEMISPHERE DOMINANCE: WHEN A ROSE IS NOT A ROSE
October 17, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBA rose loses its "roseness" when perceived only through the Left Hemisphere perspective. The man who mistook his wife for his hat had trouble identifying a rose. When Oliver Sacks presented him with a rose, Dr.P described it as "About six inches in length. A convoluted red form with a linear green attachment." He went on to observe that the perplexing object "lacks the simple symmetry of the Platonic solids, although it may have a higher symmetry of its own." Dr. P suffered from a Ri...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #7 - When is a Rose Not a Rose - LH Dominance
October 17, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBA rose loses its "roseness" when perceived only through the Left Hemisphere perspective. The man who mistook his wife for his hat had trouble identifying a rose. When Oliver Sacks presented him with a rose, Dr.P described it as "About six inches in length. A convoluted red form with a linear green attachment." He went on to observe that the perplexing object "lacks the simple symmetry of the Platonic solids, although it may have a higher symmetry of its own." Dr. P suffered from a Ri...
THE LEFT HEMISPHERE DISTORTS REALITY
October 10, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBIn this episode we examine what happens to the mind when it loses the perspective of the Right Hemisphere (RH) and is forced to rely on the Left Hemisphere's (LH) interpretation of the world. We will use the example of the well-known case reported by Oliver Sacks of the man who mistook his wife for his hat. We are exploring the hemisphere hypothesis that states that the two hemispheres of our brain have two dramatically different ways of relating to the world and that our minds get mudd...
MIND OVER MUDDLE - The Man Who Mistook His Wife For His Hat - Left Hemisphere Dominance
October 10, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBIn this episode we examine what happens to the mind when it loses the perspective of the Right Hemisphere (RH) and is forced to rely on the Left Hemisphere's (LH) interpretation of the world. We will use the example of the well-known case reported by Oliver Sacks of the man who mistook his wife for his hat. We are exploring the hemisphere hypothesis that states that the two hemispheres of our brain have two dramatically different ways of relating to the world and that our minds get mudd...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #6 - The Man Who Mistook His Wife For His Hat - Left Hemisphere Dominance
October 10, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBIn this episode we examine what happens to the mind when it loses the perspective of the Right Hemisphere (RH) and is forced to rely on the Left Hemisphere's (LH) interpretation of the world. We will use the example of the well-known case reported by Oliver Sacks of the man who mistook his wife for his hat. We are exploring the hemisphere hypothesis that states that the two hemispheres of our brain have two dramatically different ways of relating to the world and that our minds get mudd...
DISTORTED REALITIES
October 10, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBIn this episode we examine what happens to the mind when it loses the perspective of the Right Hemisphere (RH) and is forced to rely on the Left Hemisphere's (LH) interpretation of the world. We will use the example of the well-known case reported by Oliver Sacks of the man who mistook his wife for his hat. We are exploring the hemisphere hypothesis that states that the two hemispheres of our brain have two dramatically different ways of relating to the world and that our minds get mudd...
MIND OVER MUDDLE - Jill Bolte Taylor Rocks & Rocks & Rocks Some More
October 03, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBThis new episode continues the story of Jill Bolte Taylor’s left hemisphere stroke and her life, as experienced through her Right Hemisphere. We focus on her recovery process and restoration of the use of both hemispheres of her brain. Although Jill Bolte Taylor found life in the silent world of her Right Hemisphere to be seductively blissful, as though she was “enfolded by a blanket of tranquil euphoria,” she recognized that she needed, and wanted, to return to her “normal” life. To do s...
STROKE RECOVERY - JILL BOLTE TAYLOR
October 03, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBThis new episode continues the story of Jill Bolte Taylor’s left hemisphere stroke and her life, as experienced through her Right Hemisphere. We focus on her recovery process and restoration of the use of both hemispheres of her brain. Although Jill Bolte Taylor found life in the silent world of her Right Hemisphere to be seductively blissful, as though she was “enfolded by a blanket of tranquil euphoria,” she recognized that she needed, and wanted, to return to her “normal” life. To do s...
MIND OVER MUDDLE #5 - Jill Bolte Taylor Rocks & Rocks & Rocks Some More
October 03, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBThis new episode continues the story of Jill Bolte Taylor’s left hemisphere stroke and her life, as experienced through her Right Hemisphere. We focus on her recovery process and restoration of the use of both hemispheres of her brain. Although Jill Bolte Taylor found life in the silent world of her Right Hemisphere to be seductively blissful, as though she was “enfolded by a blanket of tranquil euphoria,” she recognized that she needed, and wanted, to return to her “normal” life. To do s...