Mindful Methods for Life: Building 'Happy Bridges in Your Brain'

About this episode

Julie Potiker discusses practical mindfulness tools to reduce stress and improve focus.

Julie Potiker, owner of Mindful Methods for Life and author of Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause and Peace , discusses practical mindfulness tools people can use to reduce stress, improve focus and build "happy bridges" in the brain. In this episode, Julie shares science-backed strategies for leadership resilience, mental health and intentional living. Listen Where You Live! A bout Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting. About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community , helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many services for San…

People in this episode

Host: Drew Schlosberg

Guest: Julie Potiker

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• stress reduction
• leadership resilience
• mental health
• intentional living

Keywords

• mindfulness
• stress
• focus
• leadership
• mental health
• intentional living
• resilience

Sponsors

Mission Fed Credit Union

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mindful Methods for Life, Cloudcast Media

Books & works: Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause and Peace

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