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 #42 Love and kindness. Thank you Couch Choir and the World for putting vulnerable people above business and economics. So grateful.
In the next episodes we are going to focus on all things to do with love. Finding ways to be kind and generous to ourselves first, others second and to reach out in ways that you have not before.
We a…
Episode #41. BRAIN FREEZE from Shelter at home during Covid-19 pandemic. Stick your hand in ice cubes
It is common to find yourself not being able to do anything productive. We think we can be really working harder at home. During time of mass panic and relentless flow of news. The only thing the bra…
Episode #40: What are your #Ronagoals? #Supporting mental health #support healthcare workers
My beautiful daughter told me that she was focusing on one day at a time. My children are in lockdown in California. I miss them terribly. But she is so clever. There are many good days and bad days …
Episode #39: Double down. How we can support healthcare workers and hospitals right now.
Taking care of ourselves, by maintaining physical activity and our mental health if possible- reduces the burden on the healthcare system. If we are strong, healthy and fit, we have an
opportunity to…
Stop fear in its tracks. Unprecedented acts of service and connection. Boost immune system and inspire health and resilience- how humans beat the virus.
Hello everyone. If you are lucky, try to find new ways to be of service. Learn how to boost the immune system, find ways to connect, get support, love and daily inspirations. One of the best ways to …
Episode #38: Fight back the virus. Boost immune system and reduce stress at home using neuroplasticity. Get migfit for life.
Stress, fear and anxiety increase inflammation and promote chronic diseases. This leaves us vulnerable to attack by new viruses. The key to surviving new viruses is boosting the immune system and red…
Episode #37: How FOOD affects your mental health. My interview in. New York with the Hope to Recharge podcast.
Can what we eat have a drastic effect on our mental health? Is it possible to heal our brains and be able to rewire years of conditioning through things like changing our diet? We are bringing a favo…
Episode #36. Biohack for this week. Detox the brain by intermittent fasting the "news" turn it off from 6pm until 11am the next day- Brain fitness at the Indigo Wellness Centre
The brain pays attention to negative over positive news always. Spend one minute reading the headlines, seeing which lines you click on. Give the brain the best detox and destressor -biohack of the w…
Episode #35: Gaining more confidence by teaching the BRAIN to stop fear in its tracks using neuroplasticity: Ali Martin rewires negative thinking to grow her business.
We are following Alison Martin, the CEO and Founder of Indigo Soul Wellness. We are using neuroplasticity neuroscience to coach her on how to train the brain daily to STOP her brain from reacting to …
Episode #34: Neuroplasticity to gain empathetic leadership skills for success at work and in parenting. Professor Martin Betts discusses how empathetic leadership can be learnt by asking questions and getting feedback.
Today we are joined by Professor Martin Betts. BSc ( Hons ) Reading, PhDCNAA
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Griffith University.
He has assumed leadership roles across three continents and differ…
Episode #33: Food & Mood Stress Meter. What did you eat today? A great way to become aware of a stressed brain.
A short segment about how stress wires the brain to high fat food and sugar choices. In some cases under stress we will stop eating and other times we will go for the chocolate and ice-cream. Food is…
Episode #32: Getting MIGFIT. Using neuroplasticity to change your career and follow your passion and purpose. Alison Martin, Founder and CEO Indigo Soul Wellness.
Welcome to the new series- we are doing real time experiments in neuroplasticity. We are learning all about how to get your brain fit and fabulous. We are going to follow people putting it into actio…
Episode #31: Unlock you addictive habits and retrain your brain using neuroplasticity neuroscience. Elemental Health podcast from London.
Please welcome this weeks special guest, Selena Bartlett; Visionary, Entrepreneur. Innovator; Addiction Neuroscientist, Pharmacist, Fundraiser. Ever wondered who is running the show up there (in yo…
Episode #30. Connections with each other matter to rewire the brain for health, fitness, beating addictions. ABC Radio Adelaide interview.
The most amazing discoveries. We have evolved to survive over millions of years of evolution. However, we have not trained the brain to learn to be resilient in the modern era where the threats to ou…
Episode #29. On becoming a neuroscientist. Professor Selena Bartlett's Lawrie Austin Plenary lecture for contributions to neuroscience awarded from the Australian Neuroscience Society.
Professor Selena Bartlett was honoured to receive the Lawrie Austin award for her contributions to neuroscience from the Australian Neuroscience Society. As many may know, she started the journey to …
Episode #28. Rewire the brain to be happy- healthy-strong. Professor Selena Bartlett's public lecture in Adelaide to 500 people for the Australian Neuroscience Society
The Neuroscience of Brain Resilience. Professor Selena Bartlett was honored to give a public lecture, sponsored by the Australian Neuroscience Society on how to become the boss of the brain. Learning…
Episode #27. Daily cardiofitness rewires the effects of sugar on the brain to help rediscover our waistline. Hidden properties of sugar on the brain and the body, interviewed by the Healthy Happy Summit in San Francisco.
Interviewed by Dakura Smith from Healthy Happy Summit in San Francisco. We discuss the effects of sugar on the brain and body. Specifically the hidden properties that you may not realize wire the bra…
Episode #26. Unconscious bias. Navigating the valley of death for women in science. Changing our mind about gender imbalances. Athena Swan Inclusion and Diversity Award 2019
I was fortunate to be awarded the Athena Swan Award for Diversity and Inclusion for mentoring women in science to leadership over 2018. We learnt how to rewire the mind to take the oxygen first so we…
Episode #25. Value loved ones today while you have them. Eddie Roberts rewired her brain to push through butterflies in the stomach to tackle fears, rockclimbing, waterskiing and a Bronze medallion in her 50s and losing her beloved mother. Audio with her
Edwina Roberts (Campbell) is an amazing woman breaking barriers and she shares with us the life changing events she tackled like rock climbing, water skiing, Lifeguard bronze medallion and having chi…
Episode #24: Neuroplasticity in action with the expert Sheryl Batchelor. Learn how to rewire the brain from trauma inherited over multiple generations.
Sheryl Batchelor is the Founder and CEO of Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation. It is a not-for profit corporation using scientifically validated neuroplasticity programs to relieve the suffering and …