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February 18, 2025 26 mins

About Madelaine Weiss: Madelaine Claire Weiss (LICSW, MBA, BCC) is a Harvard-trained licensed psychotherapist, mindset expert, and board-certified executive, career, and life coach. With a background in clinical psychology and business, she helps busy professionals master their minds to achieve success and fulfillment without burnout. A bestselling author, speaker, and consultant, Madelaine has been featured on NBC, Fox TV, and numerous media outlets, and has written for publications such as Thrive Global and Authority Magazine. She has spoken for organizations including Harvard Medical School, the American Bar Association, and AARP. Passionate about personal and professional growth, she empowers individuals to align meaning and purpose for a thriving life.


In this episode, Brian and Madelaine Weiss discuss: 

  • Understanding and managing burnout in high-stress environments
  • The challenges of parenting while caring for aging parents
  • Emotional regulation techniques for parents and children
  • How thought patterns and external influences shape our reality


Key Takeaways:

  • Practicing three deep, diaphragmatic breaths through the nose, where the belly expands on the inhale and contracts on the exhale, can instantly calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety, and improve decision-making by shifting the brain into a clearer, more focused state.
  • By teaching kids simple stress-management techniques like power breathing, parents can create a shared emotional language that not only helps children navigate their own feelings but also strengthens the parent-child connection through mutual understanding.
  • Since the human brain consciously registers just 50 bits of information out of six times 70 million zero bits available, our perception of reality is heavily filtered, meaning that many of our worries, biases, and stressors are shaped by an incomplete and often distorted mental narrative.
  • The people we interact with, the media we consume, the food we eat, and even the thoughts we allow to linger in our minds all contribute to our mental and emotional well-being, making it essential to be intentional about choosing high-quality influences that uplift rather than drain us. 


 "Good company… includes the people you allow into your life—but it's not limited to that. It's the food you drink, the books you read, the music you listen to, and especially the thoughts you allow to remain in your head. The highest quality you can afford should be the good company of your life." — Madelaine Weiss

 


Connect with Madelaine Weiss: 

Website: https://madelaineweiss.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Madelaine-Claire-Weiss/author/B08VDWG5R1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelaineweiss/


Host contact information: 

  • Email: briansacksnewsletters@gmail.com



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