Ep. 59: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Whole Brain Living

In this episode 59 of The Pausecast... Meet Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Author of Whole Brain Living and Stroke of Insight How Pausing is essential to Whole Brain Living Meet the 4 main characters of the brain How to use the Brain Huddle exercise to get out of trigger moments and live more from the whole brain Meet Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Dr. Jill is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (published in 2008 by Viking Penguin), which is still often the #1 book about STROKE sold in the Amazon marketplace. In addition, her second book WHOLE BRAIN LIVING: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life was published in May of 2021 by Hay House and is now readily available. In 2008, Dr. Jill gave a presentation about her experience with stroke at the TED Conference in Monterey, CA, which was the first TED talk to ever go viral through the internet. TED and Dr. Jill became world-famous instantaneously and that TED talk has now been viewed well over 27.5 million times. This 18-minute presentation catapulted Dr. Jill into the public eye, and within six weeks of presenting that TED talk, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, she was the premiere guest on Oprah’s Soul Series webcast, and her book My Stroke of Insight became a New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 63 weeks. For more info including her latest book, visit: https://www.drjilltaylor.com/  About Rachael O'Meara Rachael is an Executive Leadership Coach and author who helps her fellow humans at every level of leadership to amplify their impact, plan for success and press pause if burnout or overwhelm are looming. I wrote the book Pause and shared it and my own experience of burnout on the TEDx stage - to help other high-achieving and dedicated individuals learn the tools and strategies that have helped me step off the hamster wheel - for good.  My goal is always to help my clients feel more empowered, calm, and confident so they can reclaim their lives, have more fun, and do what they came here to do. If your life is already high velocity, you can still find the tools to sustain that pace and soar even higher; but do so with focus and a firm grasp on your wellbeing. As a six time rowing National Champion who has lived in every time zone and pushed herself to the limit, I know what it feels like to have your eyes on the prize and to give every shred of your energy to your dreams.  I also know and live by the idea that you create the space that serves you and in which your truth comes alive.  What space, truth and reality do you want to create together? Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romeara/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/bethepause The gram: www.instagram.com/rachael_omeara Get my free guidebook: 3 Keys to Turn Burnout into Thriving at work: pages.rachaelomeara.com/guidebook