Change Your Brain Every Day

Change Your Brain Every Day

Every day, your daily habits are either strengthening your brain and mind or weakening them. In Change Your Brain Every Day, renowned psychiatrist and brain health expert Dr. Daniel Amen, along with New York Times bestselling author Tana Amen, bring you the tools you need to build unshakable mental strength while boosting the health of your brain and body. Whether you're tackling anxiety, depression, or ADHD, struggling in your relationships, or simply want to sharpen your focus, memory, and resilience, this podcast delivers powerful, science-backed strategies to help you take control. Drawing on over 30 years of clinical experience and 250,000 brain scans, Dr. Amen and Tana will show you how to fortify your mind, transform your brain, and unlock your full potential. Get ready to strengthen your brain, body, and mental toughness every single day, and take charge of your life like never before.

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September 14, 2026 • 42 mins
What if some of the anxiety, fear, relationship patterns, or emotional pain you struggle with didn't begin with you?
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What if the Gospel is the answer to America's deepest divisions and to our deepest wounds? In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Derwin Gray; former NFL player turned church planter, best-selling autho...
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What if your greatest trauma could literally reshape your brain and your life for the better? After surviving a shark attack that took her arm at just 13 years old, Bethany Hamilton became a global symbol...
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For decades, medicine has treated memory loss, brain fog, and neurodegenerative disease as inevitable — but what if the real battle is happening at the cellular level, inside your brain's own immune...
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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen sits down with Stanley Cup and NHL champion Erik Johnson for a groundbreaking look inside Erik's concussion recovery. Using advanced SPECT imaging, Dr. Amen scans Erik's b...
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August 4, 2026 • 17 mins

In this throwback episode, Dr. Daniel Amen performs eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with Tish Cyrus in order to help her process past traumas and pave the way to move on from these negative thoughts. EMDR is a gold-standard treatment method for lessening the impact that past traumas can have on your life. For more information about EMDR Therapy, visit https://www.amenclinics.c...

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Hal Elrod survived a devastating car accident that left him clinically dead for six minutes and facing a future doctors thought he'd never recover from. Instead of allowing trauma to define him, he transf...
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In this week's throwback episode, Dr. Amen sits down with fitness mogul and New York Times bestselling author Jillian Michaels. Jillian discusses her past emotional history, growing up, and battle with organization, ADHD tendencies, and anxiety. Dr. Amen provides Jillian's brain SPECT scan results and a pathway for healing.

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What if the world's most famous prayer is also one of the most powerful tools for transforming your mind? In this conversation, bestselling author and pastor Brad Gray explores the surprising connection b...
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    Everyone struggles with stressful situations at some point in their life. And most of us know that too much stress isn't good for us. But in today's world, we're faced with all kinds of stress on a daily basis—there's no escaping it. Did you know that, according to the National Safety Council, stress contributes to as much as 80% of all disease and illness? Understanding that having to deal with stre...

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    On this week's episode, Dr. Daniel Amen sits down with author and TV personality Amanda Kloots for one of her most personal and emotional conversations yet. Amanda shares the profound impact of losing her husband, the realities of living with grief, and how she foun...
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    Food is medicine, or it's poison. Knowing what to eat and having the discipline to stick to the plan are usually the biggest game-changers for improving the health of both your body and your brain. In this video, Dr. Amen shares his 11 simple food rules you can begin implementing in your life today to optimize your health and be your best. In 2020, The BMJ published a study exploring the role diet and nutrition play in mental healt...

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    Holly Madison joins Dr. Daniel Amen for an honest conversation about her experience with getting an adult autism diagnosis, her battle with depression, mental health, and life beyond the Playboy Mansion. She shares her personal journey, discusses the factors that ma...
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    On this episode of Change Your Brain Every Day, host Dr. Daniel Amen sits down with renowned addiction expert Mark Gold for a powerful, eye-opening conversation about addiction—and why it has far more to do with brain health than character or wil...
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    In this week's episode, Dr. Amen sits down with actress Jennie Garth. Six years ago, Jennie Garth was struggling with something she couldn't quite explain: brain fog, memory lapses, mental fatigue, and a growing fear that something wasn't right. Now, in a powerful and deeply personal conversation, Jennie sits down with Dr. Amen to uncover the science behind her symptoms, the surprising factors affecting her brain health, and the st...

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    Responsibility is one of Tana's favorite words because it's a word that helped her get through a difficult time in her life. However, many people tend to confuse the word 'responsibility' with 'blame', which can lead to problems. As Tana and Dr. Daniel Amen share in this episode, the two words have quite different meanings. This concept, taken from Dr. Amen's upcoming book 'Your Brain is Always Listening',...

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    On this week's episode of Change Your Brain Every Day, Dr. Amen sits down with real estate investor and TV personality Tarek El Moussa. Tarek came to see Dr. Amen 1-year ago and his brain was struggling. This episode is an update on Tarek's progress after a year on the Amen program. Dr. Amen delivers Tarek's brain scan results.

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    As parents, we often care so much about our children's well-being that we will do whatever we can to make things easier for them. However, when we step in to fix our children's problems, are we helping them or hurting them? Dr. Amen reveals the approach you should consider when it comes to your kids' struggles to raise them to be mentally strong, confident adults.

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    Should you post photos of your children's faces online? What about screen time? iPads? This week, Dr. Amen and Tana are joined by Dr. Lisa Strohman - who is an attorney, clinical psychologist, and author. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Strohman has spent m...
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