If you haven't yet heard renowned neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett's amazing podcast on the brain and in particular brain health - Thriving Minds - it is well worth checking out.
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I was honoured to be invited onto her podcast recently to talk about the interplay between the brain and addiction. We talked about:
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🧠 The impact of trauma on the brain and the associated chronic dsyregulation that leads to addiction
🧠 Adverse childhood experiences: https://lnkd.in/eHaAvYBW
🧠 Susceptibility to addiction is 60% related to your brain structure, and the illusion of choice in addiction when it comes to the brain you are born with
🧠 The need to belong and why we sense check our drinking with those around us which is problematic when everyone else drinks like we do
🧠 Intergenerational addiction and how it gets handed down (inc the brain. Changes we make now benefit the next 3 generations, not just our own kids
🧠 Taking a community approach with Untoxicated and tapping into social prescribing
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Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-129-untoxicated-why-high-functioning-people/id1471835230?i=1000613933825
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Selena was drawn to neuroscience from pharmacy when her sister experienced complex mental health issues and subsquently passed away. Selena wanted to understand why this had been her sister's story and has become an expert on the brain and addiction (and obesity). Give her a follow to learn more about brain health.
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Faye xx
