The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Top Neuroscientist: Anxiety Is A Predictive Error In The Brain! Heres The Proof Your Brain Is Faking Trauma! Your Whole Life Might Be A Prediction!
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.
He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives.
DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected.
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What if your anxiety isn’t fear, and your trauma might not be real? Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals how your brain creates emotional illusions.
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Professor of Psychology and one of the top 0.1% most cited scientists in the world for her groundbreaking research in psychology and neuroscience. She is also the author of bestselling books including ‘Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain’.
She explains:
Why anxiety is a predictive error, not a signal of fear
The shocking truth about childhood trauma and memory distortion
How trauma can be socially contagious and spread between people
Why you do not actually have full free will over your decisions
How your brain constantly builds your emotional reality
Intro
Lisa's Mission
Why Is It Important to Understand How the Brain Works?
Measuring Emotions
What Is the Predictive Brain?
Examples of the Brain Making Predictions
Is the Predictive Brain at the Root of Trauma?
Cultural Inheritance, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression
How Reframing Past Events Can Change Identity
Meaning as a Consequence of Action
How to Overcome Fear by Taking Action
Prediction Error
Learning Through Exposure
Dangers of Social Contagion
Anxiety in the Context of Social Contagion
Is Social Media Programming Us to Be Sad?
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First Step to Overcoming Mental Health Issues
Chronic Pain
What Is Depression?
Body Budgeting and Body Bankruptcy
How Stress Contributes to Weight Gain
Depression in Adolescents
Is Depression a Chemical Imbalance?
The Story of Lisa's Daughter
Oral Birth Control as a Risk Factor for Depression
How Lisa Helped Her Daughter Overcome Depression
Social Support
Lisa's Daughter's Recovery from Depression
Does Alcohol Affect the Body Budget and Increase Depression Risk?
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Can People Change Emotions by Smiling?
Lisa's Perspective on ADHD
The Power of Words to Facilitate Emotion
Stress as a Burden to the Metabolic Budget
Lisa's View on God and Religion
What Is the Meaning of Life in Lisa's Opinion?
Question from the Previous Guest
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