YungMash Radio: unreliable memories, trauma and five things for your gratitude journal

In this episode, YungMentor Cameron talks to our resident expert, Sydney based clinical psychologist Michael Kirton, about the most effective psychological concepts and techniques that will help you lead a better life. 

Self awareness is central to elevating one’s conscience: you yourself are your own best therapist. We live in a society that doesn’t readily recognise trauma, and we should be better equipped to do so. Our own memories, according to neuroscientists, are overvalued, as your brain always distorts them. Intuition, meanwhile, plays a significant role in your personal self-regulating - you just need to learn what to do about it.

Michael shares how neurocoaching and neuroscience could support people with trauma and with painful memories. He describes the techniques we can use so we no longer are troubled by old traumatic experiences. Rewiring your brain, retraining it so it operates more often in the salience rather than default network is a lifelong task. If you want to live a more positive, happy human life, than you need to spend more time in the salience network.

Additional resource: 

Psychologist Michael Kirton Discussing NeuroCoach Training (video)

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