In this episode of "Coffee with a Neuroscientist," host Shonté Jovan Taylor delves into the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and musical theater, using the Broadway show and now movie "Wicked" as a focal point. With her new OZ vibes Starbucks coffee mug in hand, Shonté explores how the storytelling and music of "Wicked" impact the brain, fo…

🚀 Elevate your performance with Julie Lowe, the high performance coach on the latest ☕️"Coffee with a Neuroscientist" podcast episode! 🔎 Explore the power of habits and discover a few good habits that can transform your life in ways you never imagined. 🌟 Join Neuroscientist & host Shonté Jovan Taylor in a captivating conversation with Julie Lowe as…

Are you a creative, healer, educator, leader or activist who is feeling the nudge to take the leap and start your own business? Today’s episode with my special guest is a call for you to listen to your intuition, that voice that is calm, still, non-judgmental and loving, inside of you. In 2010, Jen Shultz, Founder of The Non-Nine-to-Five™ found her…

Today’s special guest is first and foremost a teacher, and someone who has a big mission of bringing joy back into reading, education and the workplace. In this episode, Dr. Danny Brassell shares how the sooner we can get our kids loving words, reading them, writing them and performing them, the better it will be not only for their brains, but for …

What if one little gnome and one tiny suitcase, as well as an app and other educational tools, could change your family? In this episode, you’re going to find out how this is possible and the way that one amazing entrepreneur is improving the brain health of people of all ages, by infusing a sense of adventure into their lives! Anne Armstrong is th…

Since I like acronyms, and the brain likes acronyms, I want to share with you the acronym “F.O.C.U.S.” In this episode, I cover the importance of fueling your brain and how this can optimize its performance, the role that oxygen plays and how to get more of it to your brain, and a process for creating block time in order to reduce the many distract…

Do you think optimism is a bunch of B.S? I’m not talking about that kind of B.S, but I’m talking about brain science! In this episode, I answer this question from the lens of neuroscience, or what I like to call neuro-perspectives, and after listening to what I reveal today, you’ll see that optimism is indeed B.S. - but in a good way! I’m hosting a…

Do you create vision boards each year? Creating vision boards is a common practice that is powerful, even spiritual, but what is happening in our brains that makes this visual tool so effective for manifesting. In this episode, I reveal the brain science behind vision boards, why having a vision board is so important for everyone to use, and the re…

How do you handle going to a travel respiratory contract and loving the city

In the busy times that we live in, it’s easy to feel like we’re drowning in all the things that we feel we have to get done each day. In what areas of your life are you feeling this way, and you don’t even know it? Today I want to throw you the lifesaver so that you don’t drown. I’m giving you permission to do what I did, by taking time off intenti…

Today I’m welcoming a very special guest to the podcast, our own OptiMind graduate, Paddy Moran. Paddy is a NeuroCulture Coach and NeuroLeader whose passion is people development, and he specializes in team development, leadership development, company culture, and organizational change, bringing out the best in the teams he works with. Of course, h…

What if I told you that marketing doesn’t have to be dull, boring, and a chore, but it can actually be joyful and fun? Today’s guest works with life coaches and shows them how to do just that, all while being their true, authentic selves. Simone Seol is creating a revolution in how life coaches market online. She teaches coaches how to become profi…

I left and went in my first contract outside of Pa. I’m in Georgia and this is how it’s been going

We love to be able to rehabilitate patients and get them back thriving but that’s not always the case

Teach the brain to serve you, Omozua says as she explains her coaching techniques in neuroscience and creating a new mindset for her clients. Omozua Ameze Isiramen went through years of schooling to learn about her craft, when she found the OptiMind program. Originally skeptical if she was a good fit in a program designed around neuroscience, she d…

Today, we are having coffee with TWO neuroscientists. On this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, Shonté Jovan Taylor is talking with one of her favorite authors, Dr. Caroline Leaf, about her mission to “shift the paradigms and stigmas” around mental health diagnoses like anxiety and depression. Dr. Leaf is passionate about the fact that all h…

How can changing your brain change the world? How can small moments of kindness create ripple effects that echo far into the universe? Shonté Jovan Taylor discusses how compassionate acts, no matter how small, can change both our own and others’ brains in powerful ways. When we witness others acting with kindness or altruism, mirror neurons fire in…

What does it take to be a thought leader? Not just to guide your team, but to help them think differently -- to encourage them to reframe how the systems we live in work? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor partners with Dr. Ryeal Simms, Neuropsychologist and Relationship Expert, to talk about thought leadershi…

Work in oncology

Do you really know your own brain? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor talks with OptiMind Institute graduate, consultant, coach, and successful speaker Alycia Huston about how her time in the OptiMind Institute changed her career, her ability to support her coaching clients, and even her family life. For Alyci…

What if you didn’t have to suppress any part of yourself to succeed? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor talks with her inspiration and mentor Marie Forleo, founder of B-School and New York Times bestselling author, about just that. Marie shares her story of starting her own business as a life coach in the earl…

Starting me new respiratory travel assignment, not sure what to expect. I’m ready

During school I was never prepared for this part of respiratory therapy

Been off for a few days and this is what I walked into on my night shift assignment

Thinking about traveling to do respiratory in a new state

Doing travel work allows me to work in different cities and Townes , learn new therapies and modalities. Explore the country and learn and it’s so cool

Welcome to the poconos and my new assignment. Introduction into trauma

Night shift work and it’s difference from day shift

Working at a LTACH varies greatly from working in a hospital and here’s how

Talk about the impact the virus has on working in respiratory

There are so many benefits to working with a good pulmonary team.

Make sure we take care of ourselves during quarantine. Here we discuss

After the double unit night shift

Which one do you use when it comes to ailments. Which approach is better

Dealing with patients with a poor prognosis is difficult but as healthcare providers we should empathic and a light

The importance of physical activity

Traveling

Eat to live

Team work is very important no one is more important, every player plays a role

It’s not always good news but sometimes it is

Take care of yourself and realize the importance of good diet

Some patients don’t always make it out give them a enjoyable experience

Health

Diet and nutrition