The Science of Keeping Your Cool – Mastering Your Emotions with Dr. Michael Keane #136

Episode Summary:

In this weeks episode, Paul sits down with Dr. Michael Keane to explore how emotions arise before we are even aware of them, why our “gut feelings” often know more than our conscious minds, and how gratitude, meditation, and attention reshape our physiology. We explore whether free will truly exists, how cultural conditioning shapes who we become, and why emotional control is less about not feeling — and more about not reacting. From ice baths to intuition, from evolutionary social pressure to the neuroscience of sleep, this episode blends science, spirituality, and practical human behavior in a transformative way.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• How EEG sparked Dr. Keane’s fascination with the unconscious brain
• The neuroscience of REM sleep & psychophysiology
• Why emotions hit the body BEFORE we consciously feel them
• How free will might be an illusion — or at least, limited
• The gap between stimulus & response — and how to widen it
• “Red, Blue & Green Circles” — A powerful model for emotional regulation
• The truth about gratitude & why forced gratitude backfires
• Why two people in an ice bath can have opposite physiological responses
• Attention as modern humanity’s most valuable commodity
• The impact of cultural conditioning on life choices & success
• Intuition as pre-language intelligence
• Why meditation is not about stopping thoughts – but about breaking reaction loops

• Guest: Michael Keane – MD, PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, neurotechnology expert, co-founder of multiple startups and neurotechnology labs, specialist in psychophysiology and emotional regulation.

Connect with Dr. Michael Keane:

Website: drmichaelkeane.com Neurotech Company: evolveneuro.ai

If this conversation reshaped how you think about your emotions or attention, share it with a friend who’s into peak performance, psychology, meditation or leadership.

About the host:

Paul Ryan is an entrepreneur, 8 figure business owner, mentor, podcaster and creator of the 1-Hour CEO and Life Code Program. As a CEO, Paul has a depth of 'real life' experience of what it takes to be successful in business and life.

Connect with the host:

https://www.theonehourceo.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-ryan-9a98774/