The science of your working brain: How to improve your mental health and performance.
Dr. Brynn Winegard knows what your brain needs.
What if you could bridge the gap between cutting edge brain research and knowing what to do today to improve your mental health and performance?
In today’s interview, Dr. Brynn Winegard joins Dr. Greg to share how the brain’s physiology has the potential to transform our daily routines and the way we work.
Today you’ll learn how to align with your brain’s natural rhythms, how to avoid brain myths that leave you burned out and the power of simple lifestyle shifts that elevate your mental health.
Discover the 4 keys to brain health and why moving, eating, resting and interacting with others are essential for helping you to improve your brain so your can live a limitless life.
If you are burned out, overwhelmed, or feeling unaccomplished, then this is the episode that you need to listen to.
Because a better brain is achievable and Dr. Brynn Winegard will show us the science to help make that happen.
Key take aways:
We all have the potential to transform how we approach our daily routines and work schedules.
How the relentless pursuit of performance, often driven by brain myths and ineffective strategies, leaves you burned out, overwhelmed, and exhausted.
Simple practices that help your brain to work better every day.
“When you choose a habit that is functional, like working out, and take a single step, day over day, week over week, you start to build neural networks that will then create motivation toward action. That’s how you create progress.”
Today’s Expert Guest - Dr. Brynn Winegard, PhD
Dr. Winegard is a multi-award-winning Professor, Professional Speaker, and Global Expert in Applied Neuroscience and Positive Psychology for Professionals. Dr. Brynn has a formal education in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Organizational Studies (HBSc, MBA, PhD) and over a decade in corporate business development (marketing, sales) for Pfizer Inc., Nestle Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Dr. Brynn retains positions as Faculty at Schulich School of Business and Lang School of Business & Economics. More recently she has moved her formal research programs in applied neuroscience and positive psychology for brain health and wellness for high-achieving professionals to the Harvard-McLean Institute of Coaching.
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THE WORKING BRAIN: Optimize Your Workday Performance
In The Working Brain, Dr. Brynn draws on her academic research and corporate career to show you how to get more from your brain while asking less of your willpower. This science-backed practical guide is the missing manual for how to use your brain better at work. Understand how to tap into the brain’s natural rhythms and use Dr. Brynn's MERIT Framework (Move, Eat, Rest, Interact, Think) to customize your workday for optimum productivity and performance. With actionable tips for boosting your mental wellness, The Working Brain is designed to help you tap into your fullest cognitive potential each workday and over the course of your career.
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