MINDRAMP PODCASTS
Michael C. Patterson
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BRAIN HEALTH
MENTAL MANAGEMENT
A GOOD DEATH
Let's not just fade away; let's FLOURISH as we age!
The MINDRAMP Podcasts focus on three key components that have been shown to contribute to flourishing in the later years of your life. You will find mini-series of episodes that explore each component.
1) Keeping your brain and body healthy - see The Roots of Brain Health
2) Managing your mental states - see Flourishing
3) Planning the kind of death you want to have - (coming 10/1/24))
You will also find the occasional episodes that focus social concerns that I feel have an impact on our well-being, for example "Elections."
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Coronavirus Cabin Fever: Seeking The Silver Lining (Radio Interview)
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04/01/20 • 33 min
Awegasm: Adventures with Emotional Granularity
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11/26/21 • 9 min
We can increase our emotional intelligence by expanding our vocabulary for emotional words. This is the core idea of the theory of emotional granularity put forth by neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. During a road trip through southern Utah and western Colorado my wife and I expanded our ability to articulate our feelings of wonder and delight. We invented the word "awe-gasm" to describe the visceral ecstasy evoked by the natural splendors of the mountain west.
This podcast is based on an article of mine that appears in the Winter 2021 edition of 3rd Act Magazine.
THE JANUARY 6 INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP - A READING, Part 1
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08/02/23 • 63 min
The indictment of Donald J. Trump for alleged crimes related to a conspiracy to disrupt the normal transfer of power and to keep himself in office in spite of losing the election to Joe Biden is perhaps the most important legal case in the history of our country.
As such, it is important that all citizens understand the full extent of the changes and the evidence being levied against Mr. Trump. Since I wanted to read the full document for myself, I decided that I should also record it and make it available for anyone who wanted to listen.
This podcast, Part 1 covers the first 27 pages of the 45 page document. I will record and post the rest of the document tomorrow.
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BRAIN - Mental Stimulation & Brain Health
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01/16/24 • 21 min
To flourish as you age, you need to keep your brain as healthy as possible, and you need to manage your mental states. This episode deals with the brain health side of the equation.
There are eight Behavioral Roots of Brain Health that, if addressed together, can help you to keep your brain healthy and flourish as you age.
This episode focuses on Mental Stimulation.
You can stimulate your brain by engaging in mental activities that are:
- Novel
- Challenging
- Complex
- Creative
- Meaningful
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03/12/20 • 22 min
MIND - The Empress & Her Deputy
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02/13/24 • 6 min
In the previous episode I introduced the hemisphere hypothesis put forward by British scholar Iain McGilchrist. The hemisphere hypothesis posits that the two hemisphere of our brains have unique, largely incompatible, ways of relating to the world.
The right hemisphere can be characterized as our sensual mind and the left hemisphere as our conceptual mind. We get confused, conflicted and alienated when our conceptual mind dominates and makes us lose our connection with our sensory mind.
In this episode I want to share my version of a story that McGilchrist uses to illustrate the relationship between our two hemispheres. It dramatizes his observation that things go wrong when collaboration between the hemispheres breaks down and the conceptual mind (LH) dominates. McGilchrist's story is called The Master and His Emissary, which is also the name of his 2009 book that introduces the hemisphere hypothesis.
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How many episodes does MINDRAMP PODCASTS have?
MINDRAMP PODCASTS currently has 199 episodes available.
What topics does MINDRAMP PODCASTS cover?
The podcast is about Dementia, Longevity, Brain, Wellness, Podcasts, Health, Mental Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness and Aging.
What is the most popular episode on MINDRAMP PODCASTS?
The episode title 'Coronavirus Cabin Fever #2 - Helping Older Adults Cope and Thrive (Radio Interview)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on MINDRAMP PODCASTS?
The average episode length on MINDRAMP PODCASTS is 17 minutes.
How often are episodes of MINDRAMP PODCASTS released?
Episodes of MINDRAMP PODCASTS are typically released every 3 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of MINDRAMP PODCASTS?
The first episode of MINDRAMP PODCASTS was released on Jan 31, 2020.
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