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Have you ever found yourself thinking, I’m getting older, but what can I actually do right now to protect my memory and keep my brain healthy?
On today’s episode of Life Happens with Barb and Michelle, Barb and Michelle dive into a deeply personal conversation about women’s brain health, cognitive aging, and the fear of losing your mind. Inspired by turning 70 and navigating a major life transition, Barb shares her recent obsession with brain research, highlighting why it’s critical for women to start taking care of their brains long before older age. Together, the mother-daughter duo explores the vital connection between emotional wellbeing, trauma, and physical brain health.
Barb and Michelle look at some surprising statistics, including why nearly two thirds of Alzheimer’s diagnoses are in women, and explore how hormonal changes during perimenopause, postpartum, and aging can affect brain health. They explore neuroplasticity and the idea that the brain is always changing, looking at how resilience, mindfulness, and other healthy practices can help strengthen positive neural pathways, support brain health, and shape the way we respond to stress and trauma. Ultimately, they offer practical, empowering strategies to help you pause, settle your mind during life’s adversity, and choose how you respond so you can keep your brain sharp and thriving at any age.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
✨ Why women are uniquely affected by brain health issues and cognitive decline.
✨ The impact of unaddressed trauma and major life transitions on the brain.
✨ What neuroplasticity is and how resilience actually rewires your brain.
✨ Practical tools to settle the mind, practice mindfulness as choice, and build brain health early.
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