Brainstorm

The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

By: Daniel J. Siegel M.D.

Narrated by: Daniel J. Siegel M.D.

Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four, the brain changes in important and, at times, challenging ways. In Brainstorm, the renowned psychiatrist and bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out, The Whole-Brain Child, and Mindsight, Daniel Siegel busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence — for example, that it is merely a stage of “immaturity” filled with often “crazy” behavior — to reveal how it is in fact a vital time in our lives in terms of charting the course for the adults we ultimately become. According to Siegel, during adolescence we learn important skills, such as how to leave home and enter the larger world, how to connect deeply with others, and how to safely experiment and take risks, thereby creating strategies for dealing with the world’s increasingly complex problems.

Siegel presents listeners with an inside-out approach to focusing on how brain development affects our behavior and relationships. Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, he explores exciting ways in which understanding how the brain functions can improve the lives of adolescents, making their relationships more fulfilling and less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide.

In this groundbreaking audiobook, Siegel offers teens and parents a road map for understanding the adolescent mind that will help families not just survive but also thrive through the “teenage years” and beyond.

©2013 Mind Your Brain, Inc.; 2011 David Rock and Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Recorded by arrangement with Tarcher, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Healthy Mind Platter

Critic reviews

“Dr. Siegel aptly characterizes the teen years as the most powerful life phase for activating courage, purpose, and creativity. With his usual personal and compassionate delivery, he illustrates how we can all become more aware, empathetic, and understanding of teenagers and ourselves. A visionary and a guide, Siegel knows that if we treat teenagers with the respect and understanding they deserve, they are more likely to live up to their greatest capacities.” (Laura S. Kastner, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Washington, and author of Wise-Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens + Teens)

The steps to get better sleep

This book was very helpful as I have a child that is reaching the tween age

Great content, slow pace

I love the meat of this book, but I probably would have been happier with a print version. I did find it was much easier to stick with when I put the pace at x1.35. Definitely recommend if you work with teens, have kids, or just want to learn more about the human brain.

A heart-felt and sometimes very technical work!

The author tells how integration of brain networks helps us to be our best.

Everyone needs to know this information!

I firmly believe that the world needs to begin mindfulness and Mindsight training in order to save the planet. Understanding the brain, and how childhood impacts adulthood (for better or worse) needs to be taught in schools. We need a new approach and now we have the science to make changes.

For adults and teens...& even adults without teens

Lots of good information. Good for adults with or without teens. Helps one understand own childhood. Author directly addresses teens as part of audience, so good for teens who are interested in improving their relationships. So much information, multiple listens would be useful.

Excellent

Hearing the narration by Dr. Siegel and the emphasis he intended in his words is invaluable. He has a great speaking voice, so it was very enjoyable to listen. The material was also informative and builds on my current graduate studies in neurobiology and human behavior. I highly recommend this book.

1 hour of content crammed into 10

Look the book was interesting. Just not 10 hours at 1.5 speed interesting. Very repetitive. Try the abridged version maybe.

Easy to read yet deeply insightful

It was thought provoking and intellectual while easy to follow. It has inspired me to bring about a mwe mentality to my family and then out to my community. Any parent or teen willing to gain insight will be richly rewarded by this book!!

So good!

This book is applicable to parents, teenagers, teachers or anyone who works with kids even if they are not adolescents. I can't recommend it enough. I'm passed adolescent years and it is helpful in even understanding my own development.
I have also listened to so many Daniel Siegel books by now that I find it very soothing to listen to him read, and the content is so good! If you don't listen to it, read it.

Integration

Integration is such amazing idea in order to be more engaged with life and find more meaning with it.