Mindfully Neurotic

Paul interviews Nick Palladino-King from the personal and professional development coaching program The Accelerated Self, formerly The Big Yogi. They talk about all things personal and professional development. We are enough—we can accept ourselves as we are—the key is to acknowledge that life is about optimization at the same time, understanding how we truly can accelerate growth, how to develop self-compassion, adopt self-care, enhance our well-being and mindset, and much more. As always the episode ends with a guided meditation at 37:00.Learn more about Nick: https://theacceleratedself.com/Learn more about Paul: https://mindfullyneurotic.com/Reference: https://self-compassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SC.SE_.Well-being.pdf

Modern neuroscience has shown that meditation is exercise for our brain. Like a muscle with exercise, we can change and optimize how our brain functions—it is called neuroplasticity. And one way to do it is with meditation. In this episode Paul talks about the science behind meditation and a simple metaphor that helped him understand how it works. Imagine a chinup as a metaphor: the repetitive movement itself is like the repetitive “movement” of meditation—as thoughts arise you return again and again to refocus on the present; the bicep/back muscle is our brain's frontal cortex; the muscle tissue is the frontal cortex gray matter; the enhanced muscle resulting is the enhanced frontal cortex aka we become more calm and clear headed. As always, the ep ends with a guided meditation at 10:50. Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361002/ Sign up for a free training to learn without a meditation app and reduce your screen time: https://paulhearingcoaching.com/free-training

Paul interviews Devorah Kosman—certified yoga teacher, meditator, and influencer. They talk about the many tools and techniques available to us to be our best, to lead a more mindful life. She shares her journey from growing up Jewish to discovering yoga. From yoga to meditation we’re really all speaking the same language, there are just different approaches that work for different people, on any given day. Paul believes the power and simplicity of mindfulness is a core commonality across all modalities. As always the episode is followed by a guided meditation at 32:00.You can follow Devorah on Instagram @devorah_bee_yoga. She now lives in NYC—DM her for a yoga session.Sign up for the FREE 10-day audio trainingThe effect of phones/apps on our brain

Paul resisted trying meditation for a long time because he saw it as a weak approach to life, a way to let everyone walk all over you. He’s realized is it’s quite the opposite. It has allowed him to live more authentically and to be able to mindfully set boundaries—a powerful “unintended consequence” of mindfulness and meditation. Paul talks about the process and tips to experience the same on your own. As always it ends with a guided meditation beginning at 19:00. Learn more about PaulMore on the science of meditationSign up for a FREE training

Like many of us, Paul is generally healthy (very health in his case) but doctors never suggested looking into his brain health. We typically never understand brain health at least until symptoms arise in old age, even though it controls much of our life. Meditation led Paul to begin to research and understand the importance of brain health throughout our entire life, not just for geriatrics. In the process he decided to get his own brain health tested due to underlying low energy and focus/'brain fog” issues he is having. Paul talks about that process, his own challenges, and some valuable resources to jumpstart your own brain health education if you're interested. Resources: Dr. Tom O’Bryan (on The Urban Monk Podcast)Dave Asprey of Bulletproof and Dr. Daniel AmenAmen Clinics SPECT Scan

Over 700% increase in income to earning over $250,000 per year—that’s success right? Paul talks about how he redefined success for himself and optimized his relationship with money."High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being" Learn more about PaulFollow Paul on Instagram

Paul’s friends Nick and Danica an amazing couple, and they are raising one of the most incredible little boys, Kiran. Paul interviews Danica—an accomplished campaign finance lawyer, wife, friend, and mother. They talk about what it takes to maintain a meditation practice, raise mindful children, how Danica stays grounded in such an adversarial industry as campaign finance law, and much more. And, they talk about how their loving 3-year-old son Kiran likes to wear dresses once in a while and how Danica and Nick, and Kiran, respond to hateful comments about it. As always it ends with a guided meditation at 37:00.Learn more about Paul: https://paulhearingcoaching.comFollow Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulhearing/

Paul presents the fourth and final part of his signature Mindfulness T.E.C.H. Framework - Honor. He discusses how honor, routines/rituals and practices, guide us to more effectively optimize the way we think, feel, and perform—to align with a more mindful, conscious life. He talks about the science behind why it works and presents his personal morning routine that has transformed his life. As always it ends with a guided meditation at 13:30. References: https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10683152/norton%20gino_rituals-and-grief.pdf?sequence=1

Paul talks about what it takes to make the shift to a more mindful life, to optimize the way you think, feel, and perform. He presents the third part of his signature Mindfulness T.E.C.H. framework - compassion. He discusses how being compassionate for yourself is the foundation for mindful relationships and brings up one of his favorite quotes from Marianne Williamson: “Either they’ll change, or you won’t care”. As always it ends with a guided meditation at 10:00.

Paul talks about what it takes to make the shift to a more mindful life, to optimize the way you think, feel, and perform. He presents the second part of his signature Mindfulness T.E.C.H. framework - ego. As always it ends with a guided meditation.

Paul talks about what it takes to make the shift to a more mindful life, to optimize the way you think, feel, and perform. He presents the first part of his signature Mindfulness T.E.C.H. framework - time. As always it ends with a guided meditation.

Paul interviews his client. They talk about the power of coaching and meditation, how we can fulfill a more peaceful, present life without sacrificing success, and whether or not Paul’s hair is gray or just salt and pepper. As always the podcast ends with a guided meditation, another simple one as we ease into the practice.

Paul talks about how we can train our mind in a way that accelerates personal and career growth - the basics of mindfulness, meditation, and the neuroscience behind it all. As always it ends with a simple guided meditation.

Paul introduces himself, sets the tone for the podcast, and provides a powerful guided meditation.