#562 Attention - Dr Amishi Jha
Mental Illness Happy Hour
Paul Gilmartin
4.8 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2021
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Amishi Jha is the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative where she studies mindfulness and attention. She shares insights and tips based on her lab research. Check out her new book Peak Mind.
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| 0:00.0 | Miss Fit toys. |
| 0:02.6 | Welcome to episode 562 with my guest, Dr. Amishi Jha. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm Paul Gilmarten. |
| 0:08.1 | This is the metal illness happy hour. |
| 0:10.7 | You have not come here by mistake. |
| 0:12.6 | You have you have come here because you were out of options. |
| 0:19.6 | The website for this show is metalpod.com. |
| 0:22.6 | I am not a therapist. |
| 0:24.8 | Let's get that straight. |
| 0:27.0 | It's usually a parent about 30 seconds into this podcast. |
| 0:30.8 | I'm a former TV host, former standup comedian, current nut job. |
| 0:40.2 | Let's dive into some surveys before we get to the interview with Dr. Jha. |
| 0:44.6 | This is an awful moment filled out by Aaron. |
| 0:47.7 | And he writes, my family moved to the US when I was seven. |
| 0:50.4 | They bribed me with video games in exchange for my agreeing to get a circumcision. |
| 0:56.1 | I think we all remember that barter in our childhood. |
| 1:03.1 | It hurt and sucked. |
| 1:04.4 | And after it was over, I continued to have lifelong scars. |
| 1:07.7 | That is a kid. |
| 1:08.7 | I was certain my penis was too ugly to ever show to any girls. |
| 1:14.1 | Fast forward to my 20s and there were two new developments. |
| 1:17.3 | One, I got what I didn't know at the time was psoriasis and the glands of my penis would |
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