Change Your Brain, Change Your Life - Epi. 96

Are you stuck? The brain's resistance, also known as the "comfort zone," refers to the natural tendency of the brain to seek familiar, safe, and easy situations while avoiding new challenges or experiences that may be uncomfortable or stressful. While this instinct can serve a protective function, it can also limit personal growth, learning, and achievement. A moment of reflection... What one area are you resisting? • Switching jobs? • Ending a relationship? • Changing behavior? • Stopping the need to please? • Going after big dreams? Overcoming the brain's resistance is important to achieving greater success, expanding your skill set, developing confidence, and growing as an individual and professional. This week on The Coffee with Rhonda Show, we welcome Dr. Haley Nelson joins us to talk more about the neuroscience of change. Mireille Toulekima, Roz Jones, and I look forward to diving into this one. What’s in your cup? About Dr. Haley: Dr. Hayley Nelson is a neuroscientist, tenured psychology professor, international speaker and founder of The Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience where she is passionate about making neuroscience approachable. She earned her PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University and has over 20 years of teaching experience with students from diverse backgrounds. She also has several peer-reviewed research publications and previous research and faculty appointments with The National Institutes of Health, The Johns Hopkins University, and The University of Pennsylvania. By creating Certification Programs with the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Dr. Hayley combined her knowledge of the human mind and brain health with her passion for education, teaching, and consulting to truly make neuroscience accessible and approachable. She loves working with life coaches, wellness professionals, therapists and counselors who are ready to stand apart and show up as true leaders in their field. By earning their certification in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, her students learn easy-to-swallow knowledge of how the brain works in real-life situations and are armed with an education in a subject they can use literally every single day. Not only that, they gain the power to serve their clients better and gain the confidence to speak with authority about HOW and WHY what they teach their clients actually works! For more information about Dr. Hayley and the Certification Programs in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, visit: www.academyofneuro.com www.academyofneuro.com/certifications bewellwithdrhayley.com You can also find and connect with Dr. Hayley directly on social media: @bewellwithdrhayley (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok) Twitter: @drhayleynelson Clubhouse: @dr.hayley Visit our website to learn more about leadership coaching, development and training: https://ATGLeadership.com