Skin in The Game with Debbie Go

Skin in the Game: Rewire Your Brain – The Science of Mindfulness with Dr. Richard Chambers (Trailer)

Debbie Go Season 1 Episode 6

Your daily habits aren't just routines – they're physically reshaping your brain. 🧠
❌ Stress?  Expands your amygdala (your brain's fear center).
❌ Mindless scrolling?  Weakens your prefrontal cortex  (your hub for focus & smart decisions)

The good news? It's "use it or lose it." Mindfulness & meditation aren't just calming; they actively:
 ✅ Strengthen your prefrontal cortex (sharper focus).
 ✅ Shrinks an overactive amygdala (less stress).

As Dr. Richard Chambers (award-winning clinical psychologist and mindfulness expert) says: "What do we want to be investing in? For me, it's an obvious choice."  Learn the science & tools for tangible mental well-being.

✨ Catch this eye-opening episode of "Skin in the Game" with host Debbie Go and Dr. Richard Chambers.
👉 Watch when it goes LIVE: August 4, Monday on YouTube
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For a lot of us, if we're stress heads going through the day, worrying about everything, getting anxious, getting reactive, getting pissed off at people, we're strengthening our amygdala and it's getting literally, you can see it in the neuroscience studies, it's literally getting bigger as.it starts to form new connections or synapses between the neurons. It starts to grow like a muscle, right? And if we're sitting on the couch after work every day, trying to relax, scrolling on our phones while Netflix is autoplaying in the background. Unfortunately, our prefrontal cortex is atrophying, just like a muscle that we stop working out. Whereas if we're meditating, if we're being as present as we can during the day, if we're keeping our mind active with useful things, now we're strengthening our prefrontal cortex and our amygdala naturally starts to get a little bit weaker. So what do we want to be investing in? What do we want to be cultivating in this life? For me, it's an obvious choice. If I can be more focused and present, compassionate and self-aware, less stressed and anxious and reactive, you know, it's a no-brainer for me.

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