Our brains want as much information as they can.

And your brain doesn't tell you when all of the information is enough.

So it's just going to keep going after the information and keep scrolling and keep scrolling and keep scrolling.

So one of the most difficult things that we need to learn to do is to realize, when do I have enough information?

The goal in our modern information environment is not to know everything.

It's to know enough.

Those little details and the just, you know, tidal wave of information and distress is not something we are equipped to handle. Hello and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast.

I'm your host, Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.

As today's guest, Dr. Brianna Migliore, neuroscientist, writer, educator, says, none of this is normal.

What we are experiencing in this political moment is incredibly distressing, and it is making most of us feel completely dysregulated.

As a neuroscientist, Migliore acknowledges the noise and the chaos and the constant stress

surrounding us is overwhelming, and our nervous systems were simply not

built for a world like this. So while she understands and we can all acknowledge that the U.S.

has a long history of cruelty and radicalized violence and that none of it began with Trump or

mega, we still find ourselves in a very specific and dangerous point in history. With that in mind, Brianna created

something called Disregulation Nation, which is her online space and substack, built to use her

neuroscientific knowledge and ability as an educator and storyteller to help those of us out here

who are drowning build resilience through science and understanding.

Personally, I am so happy to have found her work, and I wanted to share it with you.

Brianna's goal is clearly to give us the tools that will not only help us survive this moment,

but move through and out of it, mentally intact.

So without further ado, please welcome my guest, neuroscientist, writer, and educator,

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