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🗓️ 25 January 2024
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You are a Purpose Chaser… but you might also be a Purpose Chaser with a busy brain! Today's episode is all about understanding and tackling burnout, stress, and the infamous "busy brain," and I've brought in my amazing real-life friend, the incredible Dr. Romie, to guide us through it all.
Dr. Romie Mushtaq is a board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker, and the founder of brainSHIFT. She brings together over 20 years of authority in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness to deliver programs and create cultural change. Through her high-energy, interactive talks and work as a corporate wellness consultant, she has inspired more than 1.1 million people to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives.
We're diving even deeper into the world of mindfulness, exploring how to cure our busy brains and prevent them from sabotaging our purpose. In her recent book, The Busy Brain Cure, she unpacks the concept of stress and why wearing it as a badge of honor might not be serving us. We explore the symptoms of a busy brain, like ADHD and anxiety, and Dr. Romie provides insights into adult onset ADHD, a topic not widely understood until recent years. Plus, she introduces the SHIFT acronym, breaking down the crucial elements – Sleep, Hormones, Inflammation, Food, and Technology – that play a pivotal role in calming our busy brains. Join us as we navigate through nightly rituals, the impact of technology on our attention, and powerful reminders for your well-being and mindfulness.
[2:40] - Declare with authority, “My mind is at peace.”
[5:39] - Patrice and Dr. Romie discuss an incredible full circle moment that began all the way back in 2017.
[7:46] - Listen to an excerpt from Dr. Romie’s recent book, The Busy Brain Cure, about wearing stress as a badge of honor.
[9:44] - Stress is what is happening on the outside of our lives, but managing stress is an internal job.
[11:06] - Busy brain symptoms can be ADHD, anxiety, and racing thoughts when trying to sleep.
[14:07] - Until recent years, adult onset ADHD was not at all understood.
[17:33] - In The Busy Brain Cure there is a test you can take and bring straight to your doctor. There is a lot of great content about ADHD and ADHD-like symptoms.
[19:34] - Dr. Romie begins discussing the SHIFT acronym: S for Sleep and H for hormones.
[22:32] - We tend to hand over our power to doctors. Your power for your health needs to be with you.
[26:12] - I is for inflammation. Dr. Romie explains the common problems with inflammation.
[33:06] - Fit is for “how we fill ourselves with food.” Dr. Romie explains why the word “diet” makes a busy brain worse.
[38:53] - T is for technology. Excessive use of technology is rewiring our brains for inattention.
[41:12] - What are things that will calm your five senses?
[43:01] - Dr. Romie and Patrice share their nightly rituals that calm their senses.
[47:08] - Listen to Dr. Romie’s rapid-fire question answers that serve as a powerful reminder for your own well-being and mindfulness.
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0:00.0 | I was a doctor and a woman of color and by the way like one of the only women in the |
0:04.1 | neuroscience division and there weren't many women in academic medicine so they wrote me off as a |
0:10.0 | histrionic stressed out emotional doctor and I gave those men in the |
0:15.8 | Enterkonology department my power. Do not do that. Your power for your health and |
0:22.2 | your brain and your body is with you. I'm Patrice Washington and this is the Redefining Wealtht, |
0:38.0 | I'm Patrice Washington and this is the Redefining Wealth Podcast |
0:41.7 | where authenticity leads to alignment and abundance. |
0:45.4 | Join us each week as we peel back the layers on what wealth truly means and dive into conversations |
0:51.0 | that inspire, connect, and empower you to live your richest life. |
0:55.3 | Get ready to challenge the status quo. |
0:57.7 | It's time to redefine wealth for yourself. Welcome back to another episode of the Redefining Wealth Podcast. It's me Patrice and I am so excited |
1:12.3 | about today's guest. This is my friend in real life. I love me some |
1:17.6 | Dr. Romey and I couldn't think of anyone better to be here for our month of mindfulness. If you are of |
1:23.0 | anyone better to be here for our month of mindfulness. |
1:24.5 | If you are not in the Redefining Wealth app, |
1:27.0 | what are you waiting for? |
1:29.0 | I went live recently. |
1:30.0 | It is so fun to be able to just be in a space with my people where we can have real |
1:36.8 | conversations about the things that matter to us and just you know get out of |
1:42.3 | all the noise out there in the broader social media |
1:45.1 | streets so download the Redefining Wealth app it's completely free on your iOS |
1:50.3 | or Android device and let's talk about how you are being more mindful and in this |
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