npnHub Podcast - Neuroplasticity in Practice

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  The Neuroscience of Communicating Under Pressure with Shelley Goldstein 23.09.2026 22dk

  Shelley Goldstein explores how neuroscience-based preparation, storytelling and pressure training can help us communicate with greater clarity, confidence and authenticity when the stakes are high.
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  Neuroplasticity, Brain Training & Sustainable Habits with Andrea Marcellus 23.09.2026 29dk

  Andrea Marcellus explores how neuroplasticity, metabolism and small, rewarding habits can support sustainable wellbeing while making room for food, enjoyment and social connection.
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  Neuroplasticity, Interoception & Positive Leadership with Donnnie Hill 23.09.2026 15dk

  Neuroplastician Donnie Hill explores interoception, emotional awareness and positive leadership, sharing how practical neuroscience, self-compassion and intentionally noticing what is working can reshape how we live, lead and care for others.
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  How to Rewire Your Brain for Lasting Change with Dr. Judith Wright 09.09.2026 20dk

  What if lasting change isn’t about willpower, but about training your brain to become someone new? Dr. Judith Wright explores how neuroplasticity can help us move beyond insight into real transformation.Discover the neuroscience of changing habits, emotional awareness, soft addictions, craving versus yearning, and why deeply satisfying experiences may be the key to lasting behavior change.🔥 Dive Deeper into the subject — Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.com/📕 Highlights🔹 Discover the difference between learning, growing, and true transformation — and how neuroplasticity supports each stage.🔹 Learn how repeated practice, novelty, intention, and stretching beyond your comfort zone can help build new neural pathways.🔹 Explore Dr. Judith Wright’s concept of “soft addictions” and why simply trying to stop an unwanted habit may not be enough.🔹 Discover the powerful shift from craving to yearning — and how adding genuinely nourishing experiences to your life can support lasting change.➡️ SummaryIn this fascinating conversation, Dr. Judith Wright explores one of life’s biggest questions: how can we reach our potential and live a deeply fulfilling life? Drawing on decades of work across psychology, coaching, transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and neuroscience, she explains how neuroplasticity can help us build new beliefs, behaviors, and ways of being.Dr. Wright introduces a powerful distinction between learning, growing, and transforming. Learning is knowing something you didn’t know before. Growing is doing something you wouldn’t have done before. Transformation goes further — becoming someone you wouldn’t have become before. She explains how repeated real-life practice can help strengthen new neural pathways until change becomes part of who we are.The conversation then turns to soft addictions, emotional awareness, cravings, and what Dr. Wright calls the “math of more.” Instead of focusing only on removing unwanted habits, she explores what happens when we add experiences that genuinely nourish and satisfy us. From food and scrolling to emotional avoidance, Dr. Wright reveals why pausing, becoming aware of what we truly feel, and moving from craving toward deeper yearning may help create meaningful and lasting transformation.⏰ Timecodes0:00 - Meet Dr. Judith Wright0:38 - Neuroplasticity and living a fulfilling life2:55 - Applying neuroscience to transformation4:10 - Learning, growing and transforming6:00 - How transformation changes identity7:20 - Emotional awareness in everyday life10:10 - Understanding soft addictions11:00 - Craving vs deeper satisfaction12:25 - What are you really hungry for?13:50 - Moving from craving to yearning16:40 - What happens when temptation strikes18:00 - The power of pausing and savoring19:15 - Craving, yearning and what comes next👉 Did you like this video? Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more insights.🚀 Follow us on Social:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npnhub/🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/94119966/🔹 Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557660620392&_rdc=1&_rdr#📲 Explore the Practitioner Stack:https://npnhub.com/neuroplasticitynews/🔎 Browse our Directory:[www.neuroplasticians.com](http://www.neuroplasticians.com)🔥 Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.comℹ️ About the npnHub Community:We unite experts and learners in applied neuroscience and acknowledge their expertise. We offer a vivid and fun, professional environment to share, shine and learn together for more impact and growth. Our advisory board sets the standards for the discipline of the npn Neuroplastician® and acknowledges experience and training in applied neuroscience.#Neuroplasticity #BehaviorChange #AppliedNeuroscience #PersonalTransformation #EmotionalIntelligence #Habits #Neuroscience #DrJudithWright #npnHub
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  Highly Sensitive People: The Neuroscience of Sensitivity & Leadership with Sira Laurel 09.09.2026 20dk

  What if being highly sensitive isn’t a weakness, but a powerful advantage for leadership, relationships, and performance? In this episode, Sira Laurel explores the neuroscience of sensory processing sensitivity and how understanding your nervous system can transform the way you work, lead, and connect.Discover why highly sensitive people process their environment differently, what causes sensory overload, and how sensitivity can become a powerful strength.🔥 Dive Deeper into the subject — Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.com/📕 Highlights🔹 Discover what sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is and how it influences sensory, emotional, and social information.🔹 Explore the six dimensions of sensitivity, including attention to detail, emotional responsiveness, depth of processing, and sensory overload.🔹 Learn why highly sensitive leaders can thrive when they stop trying to lead with someone else’s nervous system.🔹 Understand the connections and differences between high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, neurodivergence, and nervous system regulation.➡️ SummaryIn this fascinating conversation, Sira Laurel explores sensory processing sensitivity — a biologically rooted trait associated with deeper processing of sensory and emotional information, greater responsiveness to environmental conditions, and heightened awareness of subtle social and contextual cues. She also explores why these characteristics can become valuable strengths in leadership.Sira breaks down the different dimensions of sensitivity and explains why highly sensitive people can notice details, emotions, opportunities, and social cues that others may miss. But taking in more information can also create sensory overload. Through personal experiences and examples from her work with high-performing leaders, she shows why changing the conditions around a person can sometimes be more powerful than trying to change the person.The conversation also explores practical nervous system regulation, including breathing and awareness of hyperarousal and hypoarousal. Sira discusses connections with neurodivergence, ADHD, and autism while emphasizing an important distinction: sensory processing sensitivity is a trait, not a diagnosis or disorder.⏰ Timecodes0:00 - Meet Sira Laurel & the npnHub community1:40 - What is sensory processing sensitivity?3:05 - The neuroscience of sensitivity4:10 - Sensitivity as a leadership strength6:30 - The six dimensions of sensitivity9:05 - Understanding sensory overload11:10 - Sira’s experience with high sensitivity14:15 - Nervous system regulation16:25 - Sensitivity, ADHD & neurodivergence18:00 - Sensitivity is a trait, not a disorder👉 Did you like this video? Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more insights.🚀 Follow us on Social:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npnhub/🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/94119966/🔹 Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557660620392&_rdc=1&_rdr#📲 Explore the Practitioner Stack:https://npnhub.com/neuroplasticitynews/🔎 Browse our Directory:[www.neuroplasticians.com](http://www.neuroplasticians.com)🔥 Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.comℹ️ About the npnHub Community:We unite experts and learners in applied neuroscience and acknowledge their expertise. We offer a vivid and fun, professional environment to share, shine and learn together for more impact and growth. Our advisory board sets the standards for the discipline of the npn Neuroplastician® and acknowledges experience and training in applied neuroscience.#SensoryProcessingSensitivity #HighlySensitivePerson #Neuroplasticity #AppliedNeuroscience #Neurodivergence #Leadership #NervousSystemRegulation #npnHub
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  Menopause, Brain Health & Resilience with Dr. Ashika Pillay 26.08.2026 19dk

  Dr. Ashika Pillay explores how functional medicine, neuroscience, mindfulness and behaviour change can support wellbeing. Discover a holistic approach to menopause, HRV, nervous system regulation and creating sustainable change from the inside out.
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  Weaponized Incompetence & the Mammal Brain with Dr. Loretta Breuning & Christen Schweizer 19.08.2026 35dk

  Why do people sometimes act incapable - even when they are perfectly capable? Dr. Loretta Breuning and Christen Schweizer explore weaponized incompetence, status, learned helplessness, parenting, leadership, and the mammal brain to reveal what may be happening beneath everyday behaviour.🔥Dive Deeper into the subject - Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.com/📕HighlightsDiscover weaponized incompetence and why helplessness can sometimes become a learned strategy.Explore how status-seeking and the mammal brain influence behaviour in humans, children, horses, and other animals.Learn why constantly stepping in to help can unintentionally reinforce dependency rather than capability.Explore how co-regulation, courage, empathy, and clear boundaries can help people develop greater independence.➡️SummaryDr. Loretta Breuning and Christen Schweizer explore weaponized incompetence through the lens of the mammal brain. From horses competing for resources to children avoiding tasks and adults navigating relationships, they examine how status, protection, attention, and learned behaviour can shape the ways we interact with one another.The conversation moves beyond simply labelling someone as “incompetent.” Instead, it asks what behaviours are being reinforced. Christen shares examples from parenting and the workplace to show why doing everything for someone can sometimes strengthen helplessness - and why believing in another person’s ability can be a powerful form of support.They also explore co-regulation, empathy, courage, nervous system responses, and neuroplasticity, using lessons from horse training to illustrate how acknowledging fear does not mean surrendering to it. The result is a fascinating conversation about helping ourselves and others build the capacity to act independently.⏰ Timecodes:0:00 - The mammal brain, horses & human behaviour3:05 - Why status matters more than we think6:20 - What is weaponized incompetence?9:06 - Why children learn helpless behaviours11:28 - Criticism, giving up & learned patterns13:09 - Parenting, attention & emotional behaviour18:00 - Weaponized incompetence in the workplace20:35 - Why helping too much can reinforce helplessness22:24 - The Centaur model: connection, courage & co-regulation24:45 - Empathy does not mean agreement27:26 - Rewarding calm instead of fear29:12 - I, Centaur and developing independence32:58 - What horses teach us about boundaries34:16 - Practice, the mammal brain & lasting change👉 Did you like this video? Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more insights🚀 Follow us on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npnhub/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/94119966/Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557660620392&_rdc=1&_rdr#📲 Explore the Practitioner Stack:https://npnhub.com/neuroplasticitynews/🔎 Browse our Directorywww.neuroplasticians.com🔥Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.comℹ️ About the npnHub Community:We unite experts and learners in applied neuroscience and acknowledge their expertise. We offer a vivid and fun, professional environment to share, shine and learn together for more impact and growth. Our advisory board sets the standards for the discipline of the npn Neuroplastician® and acknowledges experience and training in applied neuroscience.#WeaponizedIncompetence #Neuroplasticity #MammalBrain #AppliedNeuroscience #LearnedHelplessness
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  The Neuroscience of Leadership: Why Great Leaders Develop From Within with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson 18.08.2026 20dk

  Dr. Ryan Gottfredson explores how mindset, metacognition, emotional regulation and the nervous system influence leadership. Discover why transforming a leader’s inner operating system could change how they lead and positively affect the entire organisation.
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  Interoception, Attention & Neuroplasticity: Reclaiming Your Inner Signals with Dr. Leonard Khirug 18.08.2026 28dk

  Dr. Leonard Khirug explores how interoception connects with attention, neuroplasticity, behaviour and decision-making. Discover how noticing the body’s signals can interrupt automatic patterns, help reclaim fragmented attention and create space for more conscious choices.
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  Building Resilience in Children & Athletes Through Mindful Toughness with Dr. Christine Silverstein 18.08.2026 19dk

  Discover how mindful toughness can help children, teens, athletes, and adults build resilience, manage pressure, and move through adversity. Dr. Christine Silverstein shares practical tools and powerful real-life stories that reveal how the way we think, feel, communicate, and respond to challenges can shape performance and well-being.🔥Dive Deeper into the subject - Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.com/📕HighlightsDiscover mindful toughness techniques for building resilience and navigating adversity.Learn how parents and coaches can support young athletes without turning encouragement into pressure.Explore breathing, positive self-talk, self-hypnosis, imagery, and emotional awareness as tools for change.Hear powerful stories showing how childhood experiences and relationships can influence confidence, performance, and well-being.➡️SummaryDr. Christine Silverstein shares how mindful toughness, resilience, and supportive relationships can help children, teens, athletes, and adults navigate adversity. Drawing from her book Wrestling Through Adversity, she explains how pressure, criticism, and past experiences can shape confidence, performance, and well-being.Through powerful real-life examples, Christine explores tools such as breathing, positive self-talk, self-hypnosis, imagery, and emotional awareness. She shows how these approaches can help people move beyond limiting beliefs, manage stress, and develop stronger coping skills.For parents, coaches, and neuroplasticians, this episode offers practical insights into supporting the whole person - mind, body, emotions, and experience - so resilience can grow and meaningful change can happen.⏰ Timecodes:0:00 - Meet Dr. Christine Silverstein & Wrestling Through Adversity1:44 - Bringing Wrestling Through Adversity to Arabic-speaking communities3:38 - Mindful toughness: practical tools for resilience5:25 - Supporting children’s mental well-being through sport6:31 - A young wrestler struggling with competition pressure7:03 - Breathing, self-hypnosis & positive self-talk7:48 - When criticism takes the joy out of sport8:51 - Building resilience through challenges9:21 - Why resilience needs to be developed10:46 - Tools for well-being and behavioural change11:38 - How childhood experiences can affect adult performance13:29 - Relationships, self-worth & the pressure to win15:31 - Sports, performance & well-being16:12 - Advice for neuroplasticians and practitioners16:42 - Working with athletes on a feeling level17:42 - Mind, body, emotion & the subconscious18:04 - Taking the conversation deeper inside npnHub18:49 - Building resilience starts with the basics19:17 - Why practitioners need to know themselves👉 Did you like this video? Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more insights🚀 Follow us on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npnhub/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/94119966/Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557660620392&_rdc=1&_rdr#📲 Explore the Practitioner Stack:https://npnhub.com/neuroplasticitynews/🔎 Browse our Directorywww.neuroplasticians.com🔥Join the npnHub community: 👉 https://npnhub.comℹ️ About the npnHub Community:We unite experts and learners in applied neuroscience and acknowledge their expertise. We offer a vivid and fun, professional environment to share, shine and learn together for more impact and growth. Our advisory board sets the standards for the discipline of the npn Neuroplastician® and acknowledges experience and training in applied neuroscience.#neuroplastician #neuroplasticity #appliedneuroscience #resilience #mindfultoughness
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  The Neuroscience of Love and Leadership with Corrie Block 05.08.2026 27dk

  Executive coach and author Corrie Block explores why love may be one of the most overlooked competitive advantages in business. Discover how evidence-based coaching, trust, psychological safety and genuine care can create better leaders and healthier, higher-performing organisations.
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  The Neuroscience Behind NLP with Josh Davis, PhD 30.07.2026 24dk

  Neuroscientist and NLP expert Josh Davis, PhD, explores what research really says about neuro-linguistic programming. Discover the science behind rapport, mirror neurons and perspective-taking, and learn how practitioners can separate evidence from speculation and apply NLP more responsibly.
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  How AI is Changing Neuromarketing Forever with Roger Dooley 30.07.2026 29dk

  Roger Dooley explores how AI is transforming neuromarketing, persuasion and human decision-making. Discover practical ways to use AI for empathy audits, behavioural insights and marketing while keeping human judgement, authenticity and connection at the centre.
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  The Social Neuroscience of Leadership in the AI Age with Prof. Michael Platt 22.07.2026 29dk

  Prof. Michael Platt explores how social neuroscience, neuroplasticity and AI are reshaping leadership. Discover how trust, authenticity, attention and emotional regulation influence teams, and why distinctly human capabilities could become even more valuable in an AI-driven world.
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  Stop Living on Autopilot with Relly Nadler 17.06.2026 22dk

  Relly Nadler explores how emotional intelligence and better “brain prompts” can help leaders interrupt autopilot and respond more intentionally. Discover how slow thinking, self-awareness and the five-question Emotional Audit can support clearer decisions and stronger leadership.
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  How Humor Rewires Your Brain for Resilience & Success with Tina Schweiger & Karyn Buxman 23.04.2026 22dk

  Karyn Buxman and Tina Schweiger explore how humour, neuroscience and human connection can strengthen resilience and interrupt negative patterns. Discover practical ways to quiet your inner critic, shift your mindset and bring more joy into how you lead, communicate and live.
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  Unlock Your Flow State & Silence Your Inner Critic with Karyn Buxman & Tina Schweiger 23.04.2026 16dk

  Tina Schweiger and Karyn Buxman explore how curiosity, playfulness and emotional awareness can help quiet the inner critic and support flow. Discover the “Feel Method” and practical approaches for interrupting patterns, processing emotions and responding with greater clarity.