How Parenthood Reshapes Our Brains with Dr. Sarah McKay

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

How does the brain change when you become a parent?

Even if you don’t have children, you likely know friends and family who are parents. A new baby brings a lot of change to your routine, sleep, and lifestyle. But the brain has the amazing ability to adapt in preparation for parenthood. And whether you’re a new parent or simply want to learn what friends and family are going through, understanding the neuroscience can help everyone provide better support for new moms and dads.

I’m excited to do a deep dive on this topic with our guest today. Dr. Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist, speaker, and founder of Think Brain and the Neuroscience Academy’s suite of training programs. She’s also the author of Baby Brain: The Surprising Neuroscience of How Pregnancy and Motherhood Sculpt Our Brains and Change Our Minds (For the Better).

Both men and women show myriad biological changes both during pregnancy and after the baby is born. This reshaping of the parental brain reflects the amazing power of neuroplasticity and equips you with new capabilities to match the demands of parenthood. Listen in as Dr. McKay shares the fascinating research about how pregnancy and caring for a new infant physically alters the brain for both moms and dads.

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0:00.0	Welcome to QuickBrain, Bites-sized brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.
0:06.0	I'm your coach, Jim Quick.
0:08.0	Free your mind.
0:10.0	Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.
0:15.0	I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.
0:18.0	I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.
0:20.0	I know Kung Fu.
0:25.0	Show me. Welcome back to the Quick Brain Podcast.
0:29.0	I am your host and your brain coach, Jim Quick of Quick Learning, where we help people to learn quickly and I want to thank you for
0:35.2	tuning into this episode. We're going to talk about why people quote unquote change once they become parents and so your question for you today is what happens to our brains when we become parents?
0:49.0	If you are a parent, if you have a parent, if you plan to be a parent, if you know a parent, if you employ a parent, if you plan to be a parent, if you employ a parent, it would be a nice way of
0:56.2	understanding. You know, as many of you are geeks and nerds, nerd out about the brain and brain and neuroscience you know this is a topic
1:05.2	that's interest of me personally this is why I wanted to have this conversation and you
1:10.0	know in the beginning of the year became a first time parent, first time dad, and I think my
1:14.9	brain is changing a little bit as well.
1:16.8	Could be the sleep deprivation.
1:18.0	I don't yet know, but I think we'll get insight today.
1:21.7	And our guest is back. This is Dr. Sarah Mackay. She's a
1:27.0	neuroscientist. She's a speaker. She's a founder of Think Brain and the
1:31.5	Neuroscience Academy Suite of Training Programs.
1:34.4	Sarah is the author of the women's brain book and also her second book,
1:39.1	Baby Brain, which we're going to have a discussion about today,
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