S6:E12 Meet your self

S6:E12 Meet your self

From Super Brain by Sabina Brennan

February 5, 2026 · 19 min · Season 6 · Episode 12

About this episode

Sabina Brennan explores meaning and purpose through a neuroscience lens and offers a practical tool for self-reflection.

Modern life can estrange us from what truly matters. We chase goals that look like success but feel hollow – and before we know it, we’re overwhelmed, reactive and disconnected from our own internal compass. In this episode of Super Brain , Sabina Brennan explores meaning and purpose through a neuroscience lens and offers a powerful practical tool: make an appointment with yourself . You’ll learn why your sense of self is essentially a story your brain constructed from data (some brilliant, some expired), why memory isn’t a recording device and how clarity changes what your brain notices. By the end, you’ll have a simple, repeatable ritual to audit the story of you, update limiting beliefs and take one small action aligned with what matters most. In This Episode Why meaning and purpose aren’t found by doing more How stress pushes your brain into survival mode Why your sense of self is a story built from old data The myth of memory as a “video file” How limiting beliefs are often narrative errors A step-by-step “appointment with yourself” ritual How clarity becomes a neural filter for what you want next Call to Action If this episode landed for you, schedule your appointment with…

People in this episode

Host: Sabina Brennan

Topics covered

  • meaning
  • purpose
  • neuroscience
  • self-awareness
  • limiting beliefs
  • memory

Keywords

  • self
  • neuroscience
  • memory
  • clarity
  • limiting beliefs
  • appointment with yourself

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