Beliefs and their connection with Wellbeing - on Mind the Gap Show - A podcast co-hosted by Sanah Anand and Harmeet Anand

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about Beliefs and their connection with wellness. Co-hosting this audio show Sanah who is a budding neuroscientist and Harmeet an executive wellbeing coach, share from their lives what they understand about how beliefs shape well-being and health outcomes,

Topics Discussed:

• Why beliefs matter - how is it connected to faith
• What is the Placebo effect
• How the environment plays a role in shaping and re-shaping our beliefs

Resources Mentioned:

• The Biology of Belief- Bruce Lipton
• When the Body Says No- Gabor Maté
• The Power of the Placebo Effect- https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
• Belief and Faith- Placebo Effects in the Context of Religious Beliefs and Practices: A Resting-State Functional Connectivity Study (Schienle et al., 2021) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351359656_Placebo_Effects_in_the_Context_of_Religious_Beliefs_and_Practices_A_Resting-State_Functional_Connectivity_Study
• Known Placebo is Just as Effective- Labeling of Medication and Placebo Alters the Outcome of Episodic Migraine Attacks (Kam-Hansen et al., 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005597/#:~:text=The%20placebo%20effect%20was%20significant%20under%20each,of%20placebo%20and%20medication%20during%20migraine%20attacks.

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Science of Stress and its Effective Management - on Mind the Gap Show - A podcast co-hosted by Sanah Anand and Harmeet Anand

Episode Summary: In this episode, we dive into the science behind stress, good stress and bad stress, chronic and acute stress, and the role of emotions especially the emotion of "acceptance" when it comes to stress management. Co-hosting this audio show Sanah who is a budding neuroscientist and Harmeet is an established executive coach share from their lives how they understand stress, help others cope with stress and help themselves recognize their patterns of stress.

Topics Discussed:

• Acute and chronic Stress
• What is good and bad stress?
• Healthy and unhealthy ways to manage stress
• Centring, exercise, emotions - the role in managing stress

Resources Mentioned:

• When the Body Says No - by Gabor Maté
• Practice of Centring: https://strozziinstitute.org/centering-the-unity-of-action-and-being/
• Cultural Differences in Emotional Suppression- Culture shapes electrocortical responses during emotion suppression (Murata et al., 2013) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682443/
• Breathwork to Reduce Stress- Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal (Balban et al., 2023) https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00474-8?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-article-content
• Chronic Stress and Neurodegeneration- NMDA Receptor Activation and Calpain Contribute to Disruption of Dendritic Spines by the Stress Neuropeptide CRH (Andres et al., 2013) https://www.jneurosci.org/content/33/43/16945.short
• Exercise Promotes Neuronal Growth- Exercise promotes the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through the action of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (Sleiman et al, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915811/
• Estrogen's Neuroprotective Effects- Interactions between estradiol, BDNF and dendritic spines in promoting memory (Luine and Frankfurt, 2014) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597766/

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"Why Practice Matters" on Mind the Gap Show - A podcast co-hosted by Sanah Anand and Harmeet Anand

Episode Summary: In this episode, we discuss the role of "Practice" and the ways to remain consistent with practice. Co-hosting this audio show Sanah who is a budding neuroscientist and Harmeet is an established executive coach share from their lives about practices, how to continue on the path to growth, the role of perfectionism, types of perfectionism, reasons why we habitually procrastinate. From their own lives, they share actionable insights on how to break bigger goals down to smaller practices and counter the boredom that comes with practices.

Topics Discussed:

• Different Kinds of Practices
• Procrastination and stress
• Perfectionism - the good and the bad
• Moods conducive for being on the path of success

Resources Mentioned:

• Procrastination in College Students: Longitudinal study of procrastination, performance, stress, and health (Tice and Baumeister, 1997) https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/230062/original/procrastinating.pdf
• Self Oriented vs. Socially Prescribed Perfectionism: Relationship among perfectionism, academic procrastination and life satisfaction of university students (Capan 2010) https://www-sciencedirect-com.ccl.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1877042810017167?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-7&rr=8be33b7778b52f03
• Supported by Neuroimaging: The Neural Basis Linking Achievement Motivation With Procrastination: Left Precuneus Connectivity With Right Anterior Cingulate Cortex (Li et al., 2021) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Li-Yuhua-2/publication/354004356_The_Neural_Basis_Linking_Achievement_Motivation_With_Procrastination_Left_Precuneus_Connectivity_With_Right_Anterior_Cingulate_Cortex/links/615f080d50be5507289a74e6/The-Neural-Basis-Linking-Achievement-Motivation-With-Procrastination-Left-Precuneus-Connectivity-With-Right-Anterior-Cingulate-Cortex.pdf
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