Episode 262: The Part of Your Brain That Triggers Failure and How to Create Lasting Changes with Dr. Kyra Bobinet

Kyra Bobinet is a physician, public health leader, and behavior change designer focusing on tranquility, transformation and healing to build optimal health and fulfilling, meaningful lives. She is the author of Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience That Frees Us From Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change. In this episode, Dr. Bobinet addresses topics such as behavior change and personal growth, and what long-term neuroscience research reveals about habits and lifestyle change. Key Topics: - Exploring the habenula, the part of your brain that tells you you’re a failure and keeps you from overcoming setbacks - How the habenula predicts what you’ll do and keeps you from success - How to check in on yourself - The importance of iteration to create lasting change - Why people quit when they’re doing so well - The impact of trauma on the habenula - How to create mental firewalls to filter out negativity Learn more about Dr. Bobinet and get her book at https://drkyrabobinet.com/ Thanks to our sponsor: Get GLP-1s at a fraction of the price when you go to ro.co/sparking. Memberships start at $99 a month. Medication cost is separate.