Pressing Forward Podcast
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Pressing Forward Podcast
Rewiring the Mind: How Mindfulness Transforms the Brain with Dr. Tetreault
Anxiety disorders affects 40 million adults , ages 18 and older every year.
On this week’s episode of The Pressing Forward Podcast, Host Nowoola Awopetu sits down with Dr. Nicole Tetreault — neuroscientist, author, international speaker, and meditation teacher — to discuss the transformative power of mindfulness. Together, they unpack how mindfulness reduces anxiety, shapes the brain, and helps us cultivate greater peace and awareness in everyday life.
Introduction (0:00- 2:15)
How She Was Introduced to Meditation (2:15- 4:42)
How Mindfulness Guides Her Work (4:42- 8:37)
What is Mindfulness (8:37- 10:43)
How Mindfulness Impacts the Brain (10:43- 14:30)
What Mindfulness Actually Looks Like (14:30- 20:06)
How It Helps With Anxiety (20:06- 21:05)
Her Book (21:05- 23:27)
One Suggestion to Audience (23:27- End)
Keep up with Dr. Tetreault :
- Her book, "Insight into a Bright Mind", explores groundbreaking research examining the experiences of unique, creative, and intense brains through interviews, storytelling, and literary science, while advocating for new directions of human diversity and neurodiversity.
- For more on her background and her work, visit her website
https://www.nicoletetreault.com/
- Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/awesome_neuro/
- You can also find her on Psychology Today, and other therapy listings
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