Why the brain rejects helpful advice: The habenula and why people resist change
About this episode
This episode explores why the brain resists helpful advice and the implications of change on our nervous system.
Every offer for change carries a hidden implication: The way you’re doing things right now isn’t working.   Even when we phrase it gently. Even when we wrap it in encouragement.   The nervous system still hears the signal underneath:... READ MORE The post Why the brain rejects helpful advice: The habenula and why people resist change appeared first on StefanieFaye .
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Host: Stefanie Faye
Topics covered
- brain function
- change resistance
- nervous system
- self-improvement
- mental health
Keywords
- habenula
- change
- advice
- resistance
- nervous system
- self-improvement
- mental health
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