417 - Brain Mapping Could Be the Key to Understanding Your Child’s Anxiety, ADHD, or Autism with Dr. Giancarlo Licata

High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy

Education, Time Management, Anxiety, Productivity, Nervous System, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Emotional Regulation, Parenting, Somatic Tools, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Overwhelm, Work-life Balance, Burnout, Mindset

4.9 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever been told you or your child has anxiety, ADHD, or both—but it never fully explained what was actually happening—this conversation will feel like a breath of fresh air. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Giancarlo Licata, director of Vital Brain Health, to unpack what’s really going on in the brain beneath these labels—and why understanding how the brain is firing matters more than the diagnosis itself. We talk about anxiety, attention, and regulation through a neuroscience lens...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Alive and Well, the podcast for the new era of high achievers.
0:07.8	You're done burning out and you're ready to lead, work, and live in a rhythm that honors
0:14.5	both your brilliance and your body. I'm your host, Michelle Grocer. I'm a trial attorney turned nervous system strategist,
0:23.4	and I've lived the burnout story. I know what it's like to chase your goals at the expense of
0:29.1	your well-being. And I also know it doesn't have to be that way. Here, we're redefining success. It's where productivity feels peaceful,
0:41.2	boundaries feel like freedom, and energy comes from within. Each week, I'll share practical
0:49.0	tools for nervous system regulation, time mastery, and somatic strategies so you can show up with clarity,
0:57.5	calm, and confidence in every part of your life. Because you, my friend, were given a spirit
1:05.1	of power, love, and a sound mind. So here's to life and living it fully. This is the path to feeling alive and well.
1:17.4	Let's dive in. Hey, it's Michelle here. You're listening to Live and Well. Welcome on the show today.
1:24.7	If you are a parent and maybe you've ever found yourself looking at your kids and wondering, like, is this anxiety? Is this ADHD?
1:33.0	Like, why does my child melt down over seemingly small things or maybe, you know, something that you've been trying isn't actually helping or doesn't feel like it's helping?
1:44.1	I think this conversation
1:45.6	today might be incredibly clarifying because what we're talking about in today's podcast isn't
1:53.5	behavior in isolation. It's not willpower. It's not bad parenting. It's the brain. And my guest
2:00.7	today is Dr. Giancarlo Lakata. He has spent years
2:05.2	helping parents understand what's actually happening beneath the surface of their child's anxiety
2:11.8	or attention challenges, emotional outbursts, dysregulation, you name it. But he does it by
2:17.3	looking directly at the brain itself.
2:20.8	He's the director of vital brain health.
2:22.9	He's worked with over 2,000 brain imaging clients using these really advanced brain
2:29.2	mapping techniques to understand patterns that relate to emotional regulation and mood and attention
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