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EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 1H 36M

No.1 Brain Scientist: Your Brain Is Lying To You! Here's How I Discovered The Truth!

from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · host The Experience Plus

Harvard Neuroscientist DR. JILL BOLTE TAYLOR reveals How to Retrain Your Brain, Heal Trauma, Control Emotions, and Unlock the 4 Characters Running Your MindDr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained brain scientist who experienced a stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain and spent 8 years recovering. She is best known for her viral TED Talk “My Stroke of Insight” and is the bestselling author of books including Whole Brain Living.She explains:◼️What her near-death stroke taught her about consciousness, ego, and identity◼️How to escape the brain loop keeping you stuck in stress and anxiety◼️How technology and habits are silently shrinking your brain’s potential◼️Why overthinking physically damages your brain, and how to reverse it fast◼️What holding a REAL human brain taught her about life and death(00:00) Intro(02:31) Understanding Your Brain Will Improve Your Life(05:23) Choose What Part of Your Brain to Use(09:23) A Real Brain with a Spinal Cord(15:54) The Central Nervous System(19:04) The Event That Changed Your Brain Forever(22:04) When I Realised It Was Life or Death(25:29) The Left Side of My Brain Was Damaged: I Couldn't Speak or Remember Anything(26:50) The Importance of Having Fun and Being Present(32:24) Reaching for Help During the Stroke(37:48) What Did the Scan Show?(43:53) Ads(44:56) Where Do These 4 Personalities Happen in the Brain?(47:59) Where Addiction Lives(49:39) What Are the 4 Personality Types?(55:12) The Odds of a Single Human Being Born(01:05:11) How to Shift Between the 4 Characters(01:10:20) Ads(01:12:24) Emotions Only Last for 90 Seconds(01:21:58) How to Heal Trauma from the Past(01:25:57) Lifestyle Choices for a Healthy BrainFollow Dr Jill:Facebook - https://bit.ly/47VX7t7X - https://bit.ly/3LKRaGMYou can purchase Dr Jill’s book ‘Whole Brain Living’, here: https://amzn.to/4hMIVWTThe Diary Of A CEO:◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt◼️Follow Steven -Sponsors:Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY1Password - Find out more at https://1password.com/doacFunction Health - https://functionhealth.com/DOAC with code DOAC100 for $100 towards your membershipJoin the waitlist for the limited edition Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://bit.ly/cardswaitlist. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexperienceplus.substack.com

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Harvard Neuroscientist DR. JILL BOLTE TAYLOR reveals How to Retrain Your Brain, Heal Trauma, Control Emotions, and Unlock the 4 Characters Running Your MindDr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained brain scientist who experienced a stroke in the...

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