God, Aliens, and Mental Health Breakdowns with Big Bang Star Mayim Bialik

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Mindvalley

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Depending on the decade of television you grew up in, you might know Mayim Bialik from the hit show “Blossom” in the early 1990s or maybe you’re more familiar with her 9-year run on “The Big Bang Theory”, where she played Neuroscientist Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler. What many don’t know is that Mayim left acting for twelve years to earn a BS in Neuroscience from UCLA in 2000 with a minor in Hebrew & Jewish Studies. This actress-neuroscientist-mom is a force to be reckoned with within Hollywood. With over 3.5 million followers on Instagram alone, Mayim continues to use her platforms to educate and open the door to conversations on mental health - such as her online community “Grok Nation” or her new podcast, “The Breakdown”, where she breaks down mental health issues. Don’t miss this episode with Mayim Bialik and Vishen to meet the mind behind this powerhouse of a woman and go deep on the latest discoveries in mental health. Listen out for: - Why Mayim decided to leave acting for 12 years. - What made Mayim return to acting. - Tips on dealing with mental health problems. - Mayim weighs in on the question ‘are we living in a simulation?’ - Does Mayim think that aliens are real? Bonus: - Learn how to master your emotional states with cutting-edge hypnosis, NLP, and psychosensory techniques in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass with Paul McKenna. 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_bliss - Subscribe to 'Mindvalley Membership' to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests – at a surprisingly low annual fee. You can also watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Many people don't even know the difference between anxiety and depression or what it means
0:05.2	or when you should get help. Don't numb yourself. Get help instead. Talk to someone instead.
0:10.8	Numbing out is a temporary short-term solution.
0:30.3	Welcome back folks to the MindValley podcast. I'm so excited about our guest today
0:35.0	because if you've watched the Big Bang Theory or if you were hooked on that beautiful 90s sitcom
0:42.4	Blossom, you've heard of this brilliant woman, Mayam Bialik. She is with me right now and not
0:48.6	only is she an incredible actress but she is also a woman who's been nominated for four Emmy awards.
0:56.1	She has a PhD in neuroscience. She's written a variety of books on everything from advice
1:03.6	for girls and boys to a book on vegan recipes to a book on attachment parenting.
1:11.0	She is now the host of her new podcast which I strongly recommend. It's called Mayam Bialik's
1:18.0	Breakdown. This is going to be a fun ride. Welcome guys and let's get started. Mayam welcome to
1:23.4	MindValley. That was some introduction. Wasn't that brilliant? Yeah, I know. I'm really good at
1:27.7	introductions. People tell me that. That's my career in a nutshell. You just didn't.
1:32.7	What I like best about you, which I think is really cool, is that you gave up acting for 12
1:39.0	years to get a PhD and I'm curious about that. What made you decide to go so deep into neuroscience?
1:46.1	Well, let's see. There's a couple questions in there. When I went to college, I was two years
1:51.7	out of high school. Blossom ended when I was 19 and I was two years out of high school. I
1:56.8	basically had two years to watch all of my friends go to college and I went to very aggressive
2:02.6	academic schools where going to Ivy Leagues was the thing that you did. I kind of had two years
2:09.2	of angst of watching everybody have all these experiences in college and really feeling out
2:15.2	of sorts because I really just wanted to be in college. My grandparents are immigrants and
2:19.5	I was raised that you go to college like no matter what. By the time I went, I had fallen in love
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