The Neuroscience of wasted time | What are you feeding your Brain?

**How to Feed Your Brain for a Happier, Healthier You** In today's world, it's easy to get caught up in the habit of mindless scrolling and doom scrolling, but what if you could turn those "dead" moments into something more enriching?  In this episode I go into the importance of consuming a balan…

Should I Stay or Should I Make the Move? | Life advice

Struggling to decide between staying home or moving overseas? In this ep I give you 9 questions to ask yourself to get the clarity you need. Then I answer 3 listener questions. Key themes covered are indecision after moving, what changing locations does to personal growth and how to plan ahead for …

The Psychology of Where You Live | The Ten Minute Radius And Why it Matters

What you can walk to shapes your mental health. Having shops, cafés and friends within a 10-minute walk means you leave home more often and have more small interactions. Long drives make you batch your errands into one trip, which is more isolating. Other Takeaways  Living close to friends makes …

Finding Your Authentic Self: Stop People-Pleasing & Close the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You “Should” Be (E)

Feeling lost, stuck people-pleasing, or like you’re living the 'wrong' version of your life? In this  encore episode, I break down what your authentic self really means, the psychology of self-conflict and self-discrepancy theory, and how living authentically boosts your self-esteem, confidence and…

Fear of the Irreversible Decision: Why Committing Helps You

Is fear keeping your life small? Learn the difference between good and bad fear, how to stop spiralling, and why irreversible decisions make you happier. Key takeaways  Good fear versus bad fear: short-term stress can improve performance. Fear, anxiety and excitement use similar brain circuitry an…

Life Advice | I caught my husband on Grindr & How to overcome FOMO and doubt in your 20s

Bonjour and welcome to your head noise episode!  Today I am covering 3 questions. From overcoming the doubt that arrises in your 20s and fear of not doing enough, to dealing with pain and anxiety from past experiences and how to not relive that same pain in the future, and lastly, a listeners husb…

The Neuroscience of Success: How to Wire Your Brain to Win

What if success is a brain pattern you can train? Learn how your prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia and dopamine turn goals into habits that actually stick. Key takeaways Success is a trainable brain pattern. The corticostriatal loop links the prefrontal cortex (planning and goal-setting) with the b…

A 30-Day Challenge to Get You Thinking and Acting Differently | Archives

This episode is one of my most loved from the archives. In this episode, I am sharing with you a 30-day challenge that you can RELATIVELY EASILY implement to change your life... (within reason). This challenge is designed to increase awareness, rewrite and visualize, create energy shifters, and c…

Life Advice | How to forgive yourself for past mistakes, and navigating feeling hopeless about the dating landscape

In this head noise episode, I answer 3 email questions from you, my BEANS.  I offering guidance on how to rebuild and forgive oneself as a parent for past mistakes, and how to navigate a partner's infidelity, and be more hopeful in what seems to be a hopeless dating landscape, and dealing lack of …

How to Get Over a Breakup: 5 Neuroscience-Backed Steps

Why does heartbreak feel like withdrawal? Discover what a breakup does to your brain, plus 5 neuroscience-backed steps to heal and find yourself again.   Key takeaways  Heartbreak feels like withdrawal because romantic love works like an addiction in the brain. Falling in love fires the dopamine-…