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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 1H 47M

Re-Air: The Brain’s Motivation Center They Don’t Tell You About | Dr. Kyra Bobinet

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As we wrap up Mental Health Month, we’re revisiting another super helpful and practical episode from 2 years ago with motivation expert, physician, public health leader, and behavior change designer, Dr. Kyra Bobinet who helped us discover the secret part of your brain that controls motivation and what you might be doing to unknowingly sabotage your success.Dr. Bobinet breaks down the mysterious habenula and explains how to achieve your goals. Discover why your To-Do Lists & New Year’s resolutions are secretly hurting you. Learn how to truly lose weight, succeed in relationships, and why faking orgasms might lead to addiction!! Stop everyday habits that may be destroying your motivation. We’re unveiling the shocking secrets of failure and imposter syndrome that are holding you back from true greatness - Are you unknowingly setting yourself up to fail?Dr. Bobinet also explains:- Benefits of dopamine fasting- Different types of failure- Dangers of doom-scrolling- Ties between addiction, depression, and failure- How to regulate your environment to reduce your chances of failure- Best sources of motivation for short term goals vs long term goals- Ketamine effects on the habenula in treating depression- Why porn can be so addictive to some- Why we’re more likely to focus on losses vs wins- What triggers imposter syndrome and who is most susceptible to it- Positive & negative effects of the latest GLP-1 weight loss drugs on the brain- Process of deep brain stimulation- How to hack your way out of avoidant attachment- Effects of inauthenticity in sexual relationships- Downside of institutions overusing performance-based tools- Difference between “performing” vs authentically beingLearn practical ways to form healthy habits and literally change your brain to avoid & move through failure!Check out Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam podcast and subscribe: https://unpacked.bio/nmx Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BialikBreakdown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/mayimbialik⁠⁠⁠See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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