Latest Agingadult Podcast Episodes
Episode 137: Achieve Your Life Goals Now with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - October 19, 2021 04:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWith 2022 right around the corner, it is the perfect time to determine what matters to you most and how you are going to go about achieving it. If you're struggling with constant stress + overwhelm, can’t get a good night’s sleep, or want to boost your motivation and mental focus, listen up. To ...
Episode 136: Creativity, Culture, and the Human Condition with Film Director Sergio Navarretta
BrainShape Podcast - October 12, 2021 04:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFilm is a powerful medium that can open us up to new experiences, new cultures and new perspectives. Film is a portal that can help entrench us in the experiences of others – and by doing so – can help us cultivate a deeper understanding of what others may be going through. A film can even help ...
Episode 135: The Care Home Evolution with guest Dan Levitt
BrainShape Podcast - October 05, 2021 04:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTalking about aged care homes (assisted living or long-term care) is not often at the top of people’s lists. But some important considerations need to be discussed with your loved ones ahead of time to ensure that your care needs and desires are adequately met. Care homes are designed to take ca...
Episode 134: Lifestyle Changes, the Sugar Crave, & Autophagy with guest Dr. Jihane Farrell
BrainShape Podcast - September 28, 2021 04:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe choices and behaviours that you engage in daily impact how your body functions as a system. For example, sugar triggers the release of dopamine in the brain – which feels good. But, over time, your dopamine system can get reset – resulting in dopamine levels that dip below the baseline and l...
Episode 133: Alzheimer’s Awareness, Dementia, and Modifiable Risk Factors with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - September 21, 2021 04:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAlzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Every year on September 21, World Alzheimer's Day is commemorated to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Lancet publications (2017 & 2020) identified 12 major risk factors for dementia, including: less education, hypert...
Episode 132: Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - September 14, 2021 04:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour mindset consists of a series of perceptions and beliefs that you hold about yourself. What you believe about your abilities and your capacity to learn + grow will ultimately dictate how much you can evolve in this life. The concept of fixed vs. growth mindset was first introduced by Carol S...
Episode 131: Building Sustainable Healthy Habits with guests Nikki Nahoum & Ashley Messias
BrainShape Podcast - September 07, 2021 04:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA habit is formed when a behaviour becomes automatic and takes place without much conscious thought or effort. In this way, habits play a significant role in your life because your brain thrives off of automaticity. If your mind can set something on default, it will – because the more you put on...
Episode 130: Rowing is for EVERY Body with guest Sarah Fuhrmann
BrainShape Podcast - August 31, 2021 04:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRowing is a full-body workout that increases endurance and boosts aerobic performance all while being easy on your joints. “Rowing is for EVERY body. It will meet you where you are and take you where you want to go” - UCanRow2. One of the most beautiful aspects of rowing is that it takes away th...
Episode 129: Live Coaching with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - August 24, 2021 04:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA coach can help you integrate new information for sustainable lifestyle changes. What most people don’t realize is that information is not sufficient – you need to be able to incorporate novel knowledge into your everyday life. A coach can help you identify and work through the barriers that ar...
Episode 128: Feeling Forwards with guest Elizabeth Gould
BrainShape Podcast - August 17, 2021 04:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMost self-help books focus on thinking your way to happiness + success; but, Feeling Forwards is a book that talks about how to harness the power of your emotions to help you bring the reality you desire into your life. The book, “Feeling Forwards,” teaches us all about the unique concept of har...
Episode 127: Mental Health, Therapy, and Healing with guest Mandy Morris
BrainShape Podcast - August 10, 2021 04:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow do you measure your mental health? Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how you think, feel, and act. And it can also help determine how you handle stress. Mental health isn’t static. It can ebb and flow given the life circumstances that you...
Episode 126: Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - August 03, 2021 04:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsListen to Dr. Andrea's interview with Sherry Jibb for her "Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit." A favourite part was talking about how feelings of overwhelm cue your brain to go into protector mode. Use the science of how your brain works to overcome feelings of overwhelm so you can take on your ...
Episode 125: Optimize Your Energy Course with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - July 27, 2021 04:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOptimize Your Energy is Dr. Andrea's new 8-week online course where she'll be taking a small group of new students through her signature methodology – the Brain Vitality Method. She'll teach you how to craft your lifestyle and daily habits to cultivate the energy and mental vibrancy you need for...
Episode 124: Sleep, Pain, and Health with guest Dr. Dave Shirazi
BrainShape Podcast - July 20, 2021 04:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSleep plays a foundational role in your overall health. Yet, there remains a low diagnosis and treatment rate of sleep apnea (a common sleep disorder). Tune in to learn about the links between sleep disorders, joint pain (such as TMJ; temporomandibular joint disorder), and migraines. Our guest, ...
Episode 123: Vital Nutrients for Healthy Brain Aging with guest Dr. Edward Park
BrainShape Podcast - July 13, 2021 04:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat you eat (and don’t eat) plays a crucial role in the health of your brain. A large (and growing) body of research has linked specific dietary patterns - found in the Mediterranean and MIND diets - to protecting the brain and preserving mental functions with increasing age. Tune in to learn a...
Episode 122: Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging with guest Greg Macpherson
BrainShape Podcast - July 06, 2021 04:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHuman DNA is a vibrant molecule that moves all the time, opening and closing, turning on and off genes, and generally sensing and responding to the environment. How well your DNA is functioning relates to the speed at which you age biologically. What can you do to support your DNA so that works ...
Episode 121: Flourish or Fade with guest Angela Gentile
BrainShape Podcast - June 29, 2021 04:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“Aging well” is an all-encompassing term that is defined as a holistic approach to growing older. It includes not only taking care of your physical body and your mind – but also your soul. According to our guest, Angela G. Gentile, there are ten dimensions of wellness that can be assessed and ex...
Episode 120: Eat, Think, & Live Better with guest Jonathan Bailor
BrainShape Podcast - June 22, 2021 04:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHave you ever struggled to lose weight? Most people have been dissatisfied with their bodies at some point in their lives and have tried to lose weight using a "calories in vs. calories out" approach. However, most people don't realize that their body is always seeking balance. So, if you eat f...
Episode 119: Staying Active with guest Dr. Angela Catic
BrainShape Podcast - June 15, 2021 04:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsStaying socially and physically active is a cornerstone of health and well-being. When COVID-19 became a global pandemic, most people experienced a change in their daily routines and habits. But, the impact of social isolation on older adults - in particular - has been profound. How are you stay...
Episode 118: How to Protect your Mental Energy with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - June 08, 2021 05:08 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour mental resources are limited. What are you doing that either preserves or drains the quality of your mental energy and vibrancy? In this episode, Dr. Andrea covers three tips you can use to help preserve your mental energy: 1. Monitor your consumption; 2. Do an energy audit; and 3. Implemen...
Episode 117: Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with guest Brad Yates
BrainShape Podcast - June 01, 2021 12:33 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTapping (or Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a tool used to help reduce emotional distress, worry, stress, etc. This technique involves using your fingertips to tap along specific points on the body (primarily on the head and face) in a particular sequence. While tapping, the individual focuses ...
Episode 116: Aaron’s Energy with guest Camille Dan
BrainShape Podcast - May 25, 2021 04:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEverything is energy. The sun, the stars and the earth are all energy. You are energy, and the flow of energy between you and your surroundings is constant. Your energy is being exchanged with every breath, feeling, and heartbeat. When you feel love ~ that is energy. It has been said that love i...
Episode 115: Thrive State with guest Dr. Kien Vuu
BrainShape Podcast - May 18, 2021 04:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow can you leverage the power of bioenergetics to improve your health and help you get into a “Thrive State”? There are seven critical elements of bioenergetics that work together to optimize how your cells function. They include: Sleep, Nutrition, Movement, Stress Management, Mindset, Relation...
Episode 114: Create Up Podcast Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - May 11, 2021 04:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we share the audio from an interview Dr. Andrea did on the Create Up Podcast with Will Ennis. Create Up is a podcast where Will shares unfiltered conversations and stories with a roster of talented musicians, directors, comedians and more. In Dr. Andrea’s discussion with Will, s...
Episode 113: Brain Resilience + Creativity with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - May 04, 2021 04:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we share audio from one of Dr. Andrea’s past workshops where she talked all about brain resilience + creativity. Specifically, Dr. Andrea covers what you can do to cultivate a dynamically wired brain and how to protect it. She also explores the role of creativity in building and...
Episode 112: Building a Legacy of Love with guest Christy Yates
BrainShape Podcast - April 27, 2021 04:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMany people are navigating (or have navigated) the journey of caring for aging parents and their own children at the same time. Understanding the struggles and the growth opportunities that are found within the sandwich generation can be tremendously beneficial. How can you check in with yoursel...
Episode 111: Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) Client Review & Testimonial with guest Soma
BrainShape Podcast - April 20, 2021 04:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) is Dr. Andrea Wilkinson’s 90-day signature methodology that teaches you how to craft your lifestyle + mindset to increase your physical energy and mental vibrancy (www.brainshape.ca/blueprint). In this episode, a past BvB client joins us to share her experience...
Episode 110: Transition and Transformation with guest Kimberly Samson
BrainShape Podcast - April 13, 2021 04:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we cover how to take the control back in your life and create your next best chapter. Where do you start? How can you begin to identify the blocks and barriers that are keeping you from showing up as the best version of you? Rediscovering who you are and transforming your life w...
Episode 109: Cultivating Hope with guest Kathryn Goetzke
BrainShape Podcast - April 06, 2021 04:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain outcome to happen; but, hope is more than a wish. It takes both positive feelings and inspired actions. Hope plays a crucial role in our health + well-being and can be cultivated through intentional action. Tune in to learn about the powe...
Episode 108: My Program Tour - Brain Vitality Blueprint with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson
BrainShape Podcast - March 30, 2021 04:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) is my 90-day signature methodology to help you improve your mental vibrancy + physical energy through the integration of a healthy lifestyle. Together we optimize your daily habits and get to the root cause of the mindset blocks that are getting in the way of y...
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