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Make Brain Science practical, simple and useful with easy-to-use and understand tools & practices. Welcome to BrainTools.
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Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
38 min
4 ways to help someone feeling out-of-control emotionally using Brain science.
In this episode, you'll learn :
- Empathy in the brain
- The role of your body and brain on how others feel
- Emotional de-escalation
- And as always, 4 BrainTools to level up your emotion-calming and empathy abilities
If you're loving the show, you can grab the implementation guide for this ep and more by checking out https://braintools.substack.com/
Or leave us an iTunes review. Up to you.

Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
52 min
Learn the top 4 strategies for regulating your out-of-control emotions using Brain science.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How emotional regulation happens in the brain
- The role of body & brain in emotional regulation
- Where it happens in your brain
- 4 BrainTools that instantly upgrade your emotional regulation skills, make you a better regulator over time and impact your relationships.
In this episode, we shout out the Neuroscience of Social Emotional Learning with Andrea Samadi. Be good to your brain and head to https://andreasamadi.podbean.com. It's a great podcast for all things education and the brain.
If you're loving the show, follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram, https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod
We post graphics, updates and brain bites for you to snack on.
Or leave us an iTunes review. It's up to you.

Nov 24, 2020
Nov 24, 2020
39 min
Anxiety can be debilitating. Worse still, most of us don't understand it, why it happens, where it comes from. Why does your brain make you anxious?
After being repeatedly asked this question from our audience, we decided it was time to answer it. In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why anxiety happens
- Where it comes from
- Where it happens in your brain
- 4 BrainTools for reducing it's impact and regaining control of an anxious brain.
In this episode, we shout out:
- Neuroscience of Social Emotional Learning with Andrea Samadi
https://andreasamadi.podbean.com
It's a great podcast for all things education and the brain.
If you're loving the show, follow our Instagram for more brain bites, or join our newsletter where we'll let you know when new episodes go live plus share an exclusive, in-depth post with all the research and additional brain tools from each episode. Find out more here https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod

Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
49 min
You have bad days. And you have worse days - where the anxiety, doubt or anger take over. Can you do anything about it? In episode 2 of BrainTools volume 2 we dig down (deep down) into the difficult emotions in your brain, where they come from and of course, share with you 6 BrainTools for helping you regain control when your brain starts veering off the road.
If you're loving the show, follow our Instagram for more brain bites, or join our newsletter where we'll let you know when new episodes go live plus share an exclusive, in-depth post with all the research and additional brain tools from each episode. Find out more here https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod

Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
31 min
This is the 'Tools' cut of the BrainTools podcast. A 25-minute snackable episode where you get just the 6 practical BrainTools, no fluff. To learn more of the neuroscience and research behind the tools join newsletter https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod..
PS: If our podcasts tickle your brain, please show us some love and leave a quick review. It makes our brains go 'bing'.

Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
1hr 10 min
We love to feel good - happiness, joy, euphoria. But where do positive emotions come from? Why do we have them? And how in tarnation do you get more of them? In episode 1 of BrainTools season 2 we dig down (deep down) into positive emotions in the brain, where they come from and of course, share with you 6 BrainTools for having more of them, more often. Happiness BrainTools, free of charge, paid in listening.
If you're loving the show, follow our Instagram for more brain bites, or join our newsletter where we'll let you know when new episodes go live plus share an exclusive, in-depth post with all the research and additional brain tools from each episode. Find out more here https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod

Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
38 min
A different kind of BrainTools - we had many questions every episode from all of you. So we wanted to take the time and answer the best BrainTools related question for each episode. 10 questions where we dive a little deeper to answer some everyday situations with practical brain science (with a side of very average banter, thanks).
Hear us answer your questions on sleep, stress, fear, habits, addictions, love/tinder, love/relationships, aging, attention & memory. Plus get some off the record BrainTools.

Sep 17, 2020
Sep 17, 2020
23 min
This is the 'Tools' cut of the BrainTools podcast. A 25-minute snackable episode where you get just the 6 practical BrainTools, no fluff. To learn more of the neuroscience and research behind the tools, listen to the full episode, or join our free growing community at "braintools.mn.co". PS: If our podcasts tickle your brain, please show us some love and leave a quick review. It makes our brains go 'bing'.

Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
44 min
Most of us think we are forgetful, or get jealous of friends who have 'super' memories. But here's the cold-hard brain truth - there is no such thing as a super memory. And you can train your memory to be like a supercomputer. Or at least so you don't lose your keys so often. In this episode of BrainTools, we talk about memory breakdown during lockdown, how memory works, why you forget things and, of course, we share 6 practical BrainTools for mastering your memory (and remembering your keys).
Loving the show? For more tools and resources, join the growing community at braintools.mn.co. It's completely free and loaded with tons of useful resources which we add to every single week.
PS: If you like the podcast, show us some love and give us some dopamine by leaving an itunes review. It makes our brains go 'bing'.

Sep 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020
50 min
We all age, we all get older. But can you protect your brain as you age? Can you keep your cognitive function? In this episode of BrainTools we uncover the mechanisms of aging, what happens in the brain when we get older and how to protect your brain as you get older. PLUS you'll walk away with 6 BRAND spankin' new BrainTools to help keep you refocus when you can't focus.
Check out the rest of our stuff here https://linktr.ee/braintoolspod
PS: If you like the podcast, show us some love and give us some dopamine by leaving an itunes review. It makes our brains go 'bing'.
