1110: Neuroscience Meets Anxiety: A Conversation with TJ Power on The Dose Effect Part 1
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
Gina Ryan
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🗓️ 26 January 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Gina interviews TJ Power author of The DOSE Effect, a book about the mind-body-hormonal connection and how to optimize nervous system health through balancing our brain chemistry. Get inspired to take action by enhancing your neurological health and by doing so, reduce anxiety and become more resilient to stress! Listen in for an informative interview on how to enhance your mind-body-brain health today!
TJ BIO
TJ POWER is the lead neuroscientist at The DOSE Lab, a renowned international speaker and co-founder of Neurify, a trailblazing organization in the mental health sector. His work focuses on providing easy-to-adopt, scientifically backed teachings that empower people to take action towards healthier lifestyles. Having studied psychology and neuroscience at the University of Exeter, TJ has captivated audiences worldwide, working with major corporations and health services, and continues to reach millions through social media.
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Chapters
0:43Â Introduction to the Dose Effect
2:46Â Understanding the Dose Framework
5:13Â Personal Journey of Discovery
7:59Â The Role of Dose in Mental Health
8:46Â Imbalance and Anxiety Connections
12:16Â Messages from Our Anxiety
14:10Â Modern Lifestyle Impacts
16:09Â The Phone's Role in Anxiety
20:25Â Distractions and Our Attention
23:35Â Finding Balance in Boredom
24:27Â Conclusion and Next Steps
Summary
In this episode, I am excited to welcome TJ Power, the lead neuroscientist at the Dose Lab and co-founder of NeuroFi. TJ has dedicated his career to translating complex neuroscience concepts into accessible strategies that encourage healthier lifestyles. His upcoming book, "The Dose Effect," delves into the crucial role that neurotransmitters—dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins—play in mental health, particularly concerning anxiety and stress. Modern living often disrupts the balance of these chemicals, contributing to feelings of anxiety, and TJ's insights provide practical, neuroscience-informed strategies for restoring this balance through achievable daily habits.
Our conversation explores TJ's personal journey towards uncovering the Dose Effect framework. He shares how his early struggles with OCD and the profound loss of multiple family members during his teenage years shaped his fascination with psychology and neuroscience. This unique background inspired him to create a lifestyle plan centered around achieving equilibrium in brain chemistry.
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| 0:28.7 | welcome to the anxiety coaches, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life. |
| 0:53.1 | Aloha. Welcome back to the Anxiety Co coaches podcast. I'm your host and coach Gina Ryan, |
| 1:00.0 | and I am so happy to be with you again today as together we can consider the many ways to bring |
| 1:08.3 | your mind and body back to its natural peace and calm. |
| 1:13.8 | Aloha, everyone. |
| 1:15.4 | In today's episode, I have a very special guest for you. |
| 1:19.7 | And I want to first take a minute to introduce him and to tell you a little bit about |
| 1:26.4 | his amazing book that will be available soon here in the U.S. |
| 1:31.3 | T.J. Power is with me today here, and he is the lead neuroscientist at the DOS Lab, a renowned international |
| 1:40.4 | speaker and co-founder of Neurify, a trailblazing organization in the mental health |
| 1:47.4 | sector. His work focuses on providing easy-to-adopt scientifically backed teachings that empower people |
| 1:55.7 | to take action toward healthier lifestyles. Having studied psychology and neuroscience at the University of Exeter, T.J. |
| 2:04.2 | has captivated audiences worldwide working with major corporations and health services |
| 2:10.9 | and continues to reach millions through social media. |
| 2:15.8 | And you have to check out his Instagram, which is T.J. Power. You will love it. |
| 2:21.9 | And I want to tell you quickly a little bit about his book because I'm sure we will go off into all |
| 2:27.4 | kinds of things that are in the book. But this book, The Dose Effect, explores how the brain chemistry, specifically the balance of |
| 2:37.5 | the four neurotransmitters we all talk about, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. |
| 2:44.6 | That's dose, can influence our mental health, including, and you know this, our anxiety. |
| 2:51.6 | He explains that modern lifestyles often disrupt this balance, contributing to stress, |
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