S1 Ep187: Rewiring the Brain: Adele Spraggon on Breaking Free from Patterns

About this episode

Adele Spraggon discusses her journey of breaking free from unhelpful patterns and her four-step method for personal empowerment.

In this enlightening episode of the We Are Women Podcast , I speak with Adele Spraggon — an award-winning author, thought leader, and internationally recognized behavioral change expert who is transforming the way we think about the brain and personal empowerment. Adele knows firsthand what it feels like to be stuck in patterns that don’t serve us. After experiencing panic attacks and realizing she was running on autopilot, she began a journey to understand how the brain creates, repeats, and holds us in patterns of behavior. What she discovered changed her life — and has since changed the lives of thousands of people around the world. Through her bestselling book, Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment , and her unique four-step method rooted in neuroplasticity, Adele helps individuals deconstruct old patterns, rewire their brains, and create new, empowering ways of thinking and acting. Her framework — Action, Behaviour, Belief — guides people to: Identify their patterns Own them Deconstruct them Create new ones that support growth and success Our conversation dives into why willpower alone doesn’t work, the importance of subtracting rather than adding to overcome challenges…

People in this episode

Guest: Adele Spraggon

Topics covered

• brain rewiring
• behavioral change
• personal empowerment
• neuroplasticity
• women's issues

Keywords

• panic attacks
• willpower
• uncertainty
• people pleasing
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment

Books & works: Rewiring the Brain, Breaking Free from Patterns, Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment

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