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Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Aliza Pressman, and today we're talking about forgetting.

I have the distinguished neuroscientist and translational researcher, Dr. Scott Small,

from Columbia University. He is not only a brilliant doctor and researcher, he also wrote a stunning,

totally accessible book called Forgetting, taking neuroscience and translating it to those of us

who are interested in how our brains work, and it's also just beautiful literature.

So in this episode, Dr. Small goes over the fascinating and useful aspects of brain science,

and why forgetfulness is not only normal but also beneficial. He talks about pathological

forgetting versus normal versus adaptive forgetting. He talks about how memories are made.

He talks about sleep and the benefits of sleep and smart sleeping and just thinking and really

growing your brain to have the kinds of memories that help you and the kind of forgetting that

helps you even more. So not only that, but he's also talking about how we can think through forgetting

and memory and brain science to reduce anxiety, to be more creative thinkers, to learn more about

trauma memories, PTSD, and talking about our feelings so that we can be more resilient.

This man is such a gift to have on the podcast, such a different area of expertise than we've had on

in a long time, and I am so honored to have him. You can get his book Forgetting on Amazon. I'll

have it in the show notes, and I'm so excited to get your feedback. Remember, you can DM me on

at Raising Good Humans Podcast on my Instagram account. Of course, if you have time, I would love

for you to subscribe, give a five-star rating, and even write a little review. Thank you so much

for listening, and I hope you enjoyed this fascinating episode with Dr. Scott Small.

There are many metaphors for memory, and actually I start the book by almost spoofing

the bad metaphors. There are many good ones, some are less good, but in fact, we're blessed with more

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