The Default Mode Network & Feeling “Muted”

from This Isn’t Therapy · host Jake Ernst & Simon Paluck

This Isn’t Therapy… it’s the episode about The Default Mode Network, responsible for helping us be bored, self reflect, and go into real rest. From there, Simon and Jake talk about what it might mean if you’re feeling muted emotions or blunted emotional reactions all too often. Asking for a Friend: https://forms.gle/LofZNaNzGe22W7XG7 Follow us! Instagram & TikTok | @thisisnttherapypod Jake | @mswjake Simon | @directedbysimon Listen to This Isn’t Therapy: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0gvAhpRsaI8lDip7B1Jpi9?si=HIWUpJYbRiuxpuMABa4I_A ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-isnt-therapy/id1528399646 Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.

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