The Brain Scrub & Beyond Burnout

Friend or Parent?

Being friendly is important in most life situations. Being a friend to your child versus a parent can be challenging not only for the child, but your partner as well. In this episode I talk about the importance of having a united front through setting and sticking to clear boundaries. Respect, trust and safety all tie together and as parents, its our job to be that for our kids.

Wanting: ”Me want cookie!”

Cookie Monster on Sesame Street used to say that all the time. What did he get out of his constant want for cookies - more cookies. Humans are no different and we live in a compare and contrast world. This episode is based on some of the writing in the book 'Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday life' by Luke Burgis.

Stop suffering

I share a personal story on suffering I have been going through for the last 6 years with someone important missing in my life. It is this week where I detach from my suffering and refocus my efforts on what I can control - not what I can't.

Co-dependency

Co-dependence is a mental, emotional and/or physical dependence on another. It can lead to stress, perfectionism, people pleasing, control and many fears. Knowing is the first step. Visit https://www.mhanational.org/co-dependency for more information.
Co-dependence can have a major impact on our mental health and sense of self.

Choose Fun

It is easy to go down a path of taking life too seriously. We only have so many minutes to live! How will you choose your life? In this episode I share my personal experience around realizing fun is a choice.

Conflict and ’my bad’

Do you deal with difficult people? What do you think you are being? In this episode I provide a tool that can be used to take ownership in relationship breakdowns. Yes, you...even though you may think that they are the problem. The tool I share is based on the book 'Leadership and Self Deception - Getting out of the box' by the Arbinger Institute.

A little yappy about happy

Happiness can be an endless pursuit. Happiness just is. It is defined as a state of pleasure and contentment. To me, that is the right here and the right now...not a worry state. 

People pleasing

We want others to be happy for a reason. What is that reason? In this episode, we explore the impact of people pleasing and how it is not our responsibility.

The Brain Scrub Introduction

Welcome to my podcast. After much figuring things out and being in line with my mission of being thoughtful, loving and goofy. I decided to share my wisdom of ways of dealing with anxiety, depression, sadness and living the best life. 

Chilling out

I don't know how to chill. I never learned how to and in this episode, I share some ways to calm down our stress response so that we can achieve some calm in our storm. The Wim Hof method is one that is tried, tested and Glen approved.