How often do you think about brain health?

Cognitive performance and brain health are critical our ability to make meaningful impact in the world, but for the leaders, coaches, and colleagues who work hard to develop their talents to live into their potential and possible self, brain health might be something that’s overlooked.

Several of my previous guests have talked about how the brain works and have shared the mindfulness practices they perform so that they can show up and attend to their most important work. But we haven’t spent much time on what it takes to ensure our beautiful brains stay healthy and we haven’t talked about the risk of burnout

That made me curious to learn more about the relationship between our pursuit for potential and our physical, mental, and emotional health, so I sat down with Dr. Krystal Culler, to learn more about the what we can do to nurture a healthy brain and improve our cognitive performance.

Krystal is a great resource to talk about brain health with. Not only does she hold a doctorate in Behavioral Health, she is the founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center and the co-host of the “Let’s Talk Brain Health” podcast. Moreover, she’s had her own challenges with brain health and experienced burnout, so this isn’t just academic for her. It’s personal.

In this episode, Krystal answers the following questions:
- How can I improve my brain performance?
- What affects brain performance?
- When should I worry about brain health?
- What causes burnout?

My favorite quote from the episode: “I can’t do well if I’m not taking care of myself well enough to do the work.”

In response to something Krystal said, I refute the old adage of “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” as being not only untrue, it’s quite the opposite. And this is where Krystal changed my perspective on the topic of burnout.

I had thought burnout was from working hard in an area that wasn’t aligning one’s superpower and purpose. Krystal corrected that assumption, saying burnout can happen when you are living into your purpose but not balancing physical, mental, and emotional well-being practices into your schedule.

Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Virtual Brain Health Center: https://virtualbrainhealthcenter.com/

- Let’s Talk Brain Health podcast: https://podcast.virtualbrainhealthcenter.com/

- Substack Newsletter: https://drkrystallculler.substack.com/

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential.

For more info about the podcast or to check out more episodes, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/

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