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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book about strokes on Amazon.
In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast.
In her newest book, Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life, Dr. Jill debunks the myths that we use only 10% of our brain as well as the idea that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking.
In this episode we discuss:
03:27 Dr Jill Bolte Taylor's "Stroke of Insight"
14:11 LIFE-CHANGING lessons in living well after nearly dying
18:52 What happens when ego is removed?!
26:21 The 4 parts of your brain you need to know about
29:04 What you need to know about the brain to feel more inner peace
39:28 The 90-second rule to feeling better!
43:54 A new practice for managing conflict in the holiday season
50:55 Practical Takeaway: Try A B.R.A.I.N Huddle
54:57 If you want more joy you must stop doing this!
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