Everything All About The Neurological Benefits Of Thanksgiving

Everything All About The Neurological Benefits Of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time and is associated with strong gratitude practices. That being said, I explain on this weeks episode why Thanksgiving is one of the healthiest holidays for our brain, and how we can promote permanent biological changes by continuing to incorporate gratitude into our daily lives. This episode also explains how gratitude directly reduces anxiety systematically through the HPA axis. Aside from the facts, I start this episode off with a very real finals week update so stick around and take a listen!

Everything All About Abandoning The 9-5

This episode, I explore how our generation has completely shifted the way our society views careers and how we are pioneers in mastering the "side hustle". Additionally, how this shift demonstrates the growing trend of passion over stability in the workforce, which is a reflection of the basic neurological "seeking circuit". Brain regions such as the basal ganglia have a biologically wired system that unconsciously leads us to activities more personally fulfilling, which plays a role in our generations drive for something more out of our careers. Take a listen and as always I enjoyed talking about everything all at once:)

Everything All About Moral Codes

This week.....GRAMMY NOMINATION HOT TAKES. The Grammy's are one award show I will not miss and am very invested in so when this years nominees were released I had to make predictions and several unpopular opinions. Aside from a Hot Minute, we discuss how moral codes are a universal trait that are often misunderstood as something very individual and unique. Just another part of us that we can find common ground in experiencing and remind us that in the face of moral dilemmas, we are not alone. Anyways take a listen🫶🎧

Everything All About Turning 20

Let's catch up this week. This episode is a small look into the mess that has been the last 3 weeks encapsulated into eight life lessons, one for each teen year of my life. I hope this episode can bring you comfort in any middle/high school hardships and help you understand that we are all in this together.

Everything All About Pet Peeves

What creates a pet peeve? How do our brains behave when we encounter such a strong annoyance? Why are some pet peeves universal? If we all lead and live very different lives how can we be irritated at the same select stimuli? This week, Francesca uncovers the truth and evolutionary history behind pet peeves, along with naming some of the top pet peeves of 2020 and of course some of her own. Plus, a very fun hot minute all things Taylor and Travis, Usher 2024 Superbowl, and writers strike ending causing a rumored Office reboot.