What happens in your brain when you do hard things? Joe De Sena asks Lisa Feldman Barrett Ph.D.

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

We've been telling you for YEARS to do hard things. Today Joe De Sena, our show host and the founder and CEO of Spartan, asks neuroscientist, psychologist, and University Distinguished Professor, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett if we're right.

The author of "7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain" and "How Emotions are Made," explains how the brain reacts to stress. How to keep your brain snappy into old age. And how it is that doing hard things affects your mind and your body.

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Lisa’s latest book https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/

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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Host: Joe De Sena

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Sometimes feeling bad doesn't mean that something bad is happening.
0:04.6	Sometimes feeling bad in the moment is an indication that you're just working really hard
0:10.9	and that really hard work is an investment that will pay off in the future as long as you take care of yourself.
0:18.6	Like it's whenever I talk about this stuff I always get a little self-conscious because I think I'm sounding kind of like a nagging mother, but at this particular point in time I'm speaking as a neuroscientist and I'm telling you that actually exercise, even extreme intense exercise is very good for
0:40.9	your brain as long it keeps those connections super healthy as long as you
0:46.7	replenish.
0:48.7	Welcome to the Spartan Up podcast with Joe DeSena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race.
0:55.0	We are talking about overcoming obstacles.
0:59.0	The same way we teach people to get over obstacles on the course, we will teach you here on a Spartan
1:06.4	up podcast to get over obstacles in your mind.
1:10.2	We were right and now science is backing us up. Doing hard things really is good for you.
1:15.0	Today on Spartan Up podcast,
1:16.6	Joe talks with neuroscientists, psychologist,
1:19.0	and university distinguished professor Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett,
1:22.3	the author of seven and a half lessons about the brain
1:24.2	explains how the brain reacts to stress, how to keep your brain snappy into old age,
1:28.7	and why it is that doing hard things really is good for your brain and your body.
1:34.4	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Head Space.
1:37.6	You deserve to feel happier and Head Space is meditation made simple.
1:42.4	Go to Headspace.com slash Spartan. is meditation made simple.
1:42.5	Go to Headspace.com slash Spartan
1:45.3	for a free one month trial
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