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Don't hold anything too tightly. Just wish for it, want it, let it come from the intention of real truth for you, and then let it go.

For me our soul is like it's unbound, it's limitless, but we will use words to limit ourselves.

When people stop believing that somebody's got your back or Superman's coming, we turn to ourselves, and that's where you become empowered.

Courageous participation attracts positive things.

I'm Gwyneth Paltrow, and this is the Goop podcast, where we bring together thought leaders, scientists, healers, creatives, and seekers.

I'm so grateful to be able to interview these bright minds and share their incredible wisdom with you.

And I especially love listening to the conversations that are led by my brilliant co-host and friend, Erica Chitty.

Erica is the CEO and co-founder of Loom, and she's been a part of the Goop family since the beginning days.

We believe it's simply asking questions and listening has the power to change the way we see the world.

I'll let Erica fill you in on her guest today.

Today's guest is Brain Researcher Shantel Pratt. She's a professor at the University of Washington, and her work focuses on the neuroscience of individual differences.

Shantel's new book is called The Neuroscience of You, how every brain is different, and how to understand yours.

Shantel and I have a fascinating conversation about why our brains make us who we are, and she explains why embracing our different brains can help us open up to more connection and understanding.

She breaks down what's true and what's not true about left and right brain thinking, the best way to care for our brains is we age, and how learning a different language is interestingly similar to learning how to manage conflict.

Okay, let's get to my chat with Shantel Pratt.

I'm really excited to chat with you today. I think that this whole concept of just neuro-science and neuro-differences,

it's really under-disgust, and I think most of the time very misunderstood, and you've done some fascinating work on neuroscience and just the whole framework of individual differences.

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