THRIVING MINDS PODCAST
Do you want to learn how to build resilience, boost your cognitive performance, and achieve mental agility? Then it's time to discover the exciting world of brain health and fitness with Thriving Minds. Hosted by renowned neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett, Thriving Minds is a podcast dedicated to exploring the latest advances in brain science education.
With decades of experience studying addiction, stress, and mental health, Professor Bartlett is a true expert in her field. And she's on a mission to empower people to take control of their mental and physical well-being. So what makes Thriving Minds so unique?
It's not just about theory – it's about practical tips and simple tools that you can use to improve your brain health and fitness right now. From understanding how stress wires the brain, the power of cold exposure, nutrition and exercise and connection.
Thriving Minds is also a deep dive into cutting-edge brain science and digital technology. From neuroplasticity to brain imaging, Professor Bartlett and her team are at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. They're exploring the latest research and innovations and sharing their insights with listeners around the world.And the best part?
Let's make brain health everyone's business. They're inspiring people to take action and create a culture of mental fitness, where people prioritise their brain health as much as their physical health.
Tune in to the podcast and discover the secrets of brain health and fitness. Whether you're looking to boost your cognitive performance, reduce stress, or improve your overall well-being, Selena and her team are here to help you thrive.
The opinions expressed in the podcast are Selena Bartlett's personal opinion and her guests. They are for general informational purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, psychology or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The opinions in the podcast do not reflect the opinion of Queensland University of Technology.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode #103 Carrot Smile and Kale Scowl. Seeing the faces changing of a foetuses for the first time using 4D ultrasound with Professor Nadja Reissland and Professor Jackie Blissett
Professor Nadja Reissland and Professor Jackie Blissett are experts in how mother’s eating changes the faces of foetuses. They are researching and building technology to allow us to see the changes i…
Episode #102. How our diet changes our mind and what to do about it? Excerpts from experts and the most downloaded episodes.
Episodes on food are the most downloaded. We have put together parts of the episodes that are compelling listening with ideas to consider.
On the Healthyish podcast Felicity and I discuss sugar add…
Episode #101. The gifts from dementia. A revolutionary approach to care with Judy Cornish. Using mindlessness and intuitive thinking.
Imagine knowing that if you get dementia everyone around you knows how to take care of you. This is gift from dementia and care with dignity.
Did you know the Inuit see dementia as a gift. Judy Corni…
Episode #100. So excited to celebrate 100 episodes today, a compilation of the best of brain health and fitness minds, the "accidental futurists"
Today we are celebrating 100 episodes of the Thriving minds podcast.
It is being listened to in 99 countries, and 2,251 cities.
The program being produced in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and is acr…
Episode #99. Are you a leaver or a finisher? How to stop using sugar to medicate stress by changing the morning routine, exercise and jumping in the ocean with a local hero Guy MacGillivray, psychologist, and social worker.
He decided to change this.
He started to reduce his sugar …
Episode #98. Living long, well and healthy. 4 Key Factors People 100 Years & Older Share – With Dr Mario Martinez.
People who live to be 100 (and beyond!) have four factors in common that…
Seems to have nothing to do with their:
· Genetic makeup
· Family history
· Lifestyle choices
· Diet
· En…
Episode #97. Make your brain smarter and faster with brain training. Dr Susanne Jaeggi, world expert, citizen science project. Come join in!
We are joined by Susanne M. Jaeggi, Ph.D discusses how working memory is an essential system that underlies the performance of virtually all complex cognitive activities. People differ in terms of ho…
Episode #96. Francesca and Randall's Wish to Seek Justice for Patients and Relatives of Wolston Park. Dr Kerry Carrington, Professor of Justice.
Kerry and I have more in common than we realised. Our siblings, Francesca and Randall, were both made ward of the state at Wolston Park in 1970's and 1980's. This interview is for them. Their wish i…
Episode #95. Something to Say to Break the Silence about Child Abuse with Jeremy Indika
Jeremy is using film, animation, and photography to break the silence about child abuse.
He is helping break the unspeakable. How does someone that was about to become the mechanical engineer designin…
Episode #94 How are you using your brain? Dr Julie Fratantoni, Center for Brain Health at University of Texas, Dallas.
Have you wondered what your brain's potential can be? Imagine working out the brain health of the globe.
Dr Julie Fratantoni, Center for Brain Health at University of Texas, Dallas is the Head of Ope…
Episode #93 Breaking free from gurus, cults and self-help books by finding meaningfulness in life. Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal
Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal understands resilience. Her personal story of growing up in an ultra-orthodox Jewish family but became secular at the age of 19. Her family were some of the first fa…
Episode #92. Make your Brain SMARTER with Dr Sandra Chapman. Founder of the Centre for Brain Health, UT Dallas
Making brain health everyone's business with Dr. Sandi Chapman is one of the nation’s preeminent cognitive neuroscientists furthering our understanding of what makes the brain stronger, faster and la…
Episode #91 Prescription mindfulness, how much is enough and too much with Dr Sarah Strohmaier, Mindfulness researcher, UK
Prescription mindfulness, how much is enough , how much is too much with Dr Sarah Strohmaier, Mindfulness researcher, UK
A short time of mindfulness, 5 mins, over 2 weeks compared to a longer-term, 2…
Episode #90. Wim Hof ice baths are rewriting the medical textbooks. Learn the beauty of a cold shower with Dr Diwadkar, the neuroscientist that imaged Wim's brain.
Dr Diwadkar has imaged the Iceman's brain- Wim Hof.
"They have shown how his brain responds during experimentally controlled whole-body cold exposure. These investigations are part of the scientists'…
Episode #89. Oh sugar, we need to talk. How sugar can rewire your brain - true story - and how to give it up- an addiction on the on the Healthy-ish podcast.
Learn why sugar is embedded in the food chain, is addictive and what to do about it.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-neuroscientist-on-sugar-the-damage-to-your-brain/id1246679887?i=1000557120…
Episode #88. Inspiring Connections. Why we take a side, who is hot or not the beginnings of facebook. Dr Mark Williams, cognitive neuroscientist
Dr Mark Williams who is a cognitive neuroscientist discusses his new book. The Connected Species: How the evolution of the human brain explains and offers solutions for societal challenges including…
Episode #87. Good reasons for bad feelings. A new approach to mental disorders. All about social anxiety and emotions and evolution with Dr Randolph Nesse, Psychiatrist and Professor and Founder of Evolutionary Medicine
In the podcast we discuss with Dr Randolph Nesse his foundational and pioneering work in evolutionary medicine and his work with patients. He talks with his patients and explains to them that, in man…
Episode #86 "Boys do Cry" Trigger warning- we discuss suicide and what to do about it- prevention. Sunlight Centre opens a door to prevent suicide in our community. Ken Loftus, 20 yrs as a counsellor and Founder
Hello everyone, this is such an important and very delicate conversation with an expert. I do hope you find useful resources and compassion in this podcast.
- If you are struggling and have suicidal …
Episode #85. Are you addicted to processed food, chicken breasts, the Western diet, what it is and what you can do about it with Dr Robert Lustig
Join us today, learn all about how the western diet is making us unhappy, unhealthy, and weak.
Dr Robert Lustig is a pioneer and advocate, author of "Fat Chance" and "Metabolical". You can learn more…
Episode #84. "Mind the Hype". Sharing the open secret about the side effects of mindfulness and meditation with Assoc Professor Nicholas Van Dam.
“Mind the Hype”
An open secret about the side effects of mindfulness and meditation
Did you know that mindfulness and meditation can cause sickness and side effects for some people? You may be shocked …