#23: Cultivating a Resilient Mind with Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi

Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 3:32 p.m.

Host: Dhru Purohit\nGuest: Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi\nYou may take great care of your body, but do you take care of your mind? Do you sit with feelings when they arise or do you get weighed down by them and become resentful? Do you take time out of your productive day to slow down and sit quietly?\nOur Broken Brain Podcast this week is all about our mindset. Dhru and our guest this week, Toronto-based naturopathic doctor and founder of \u201cMindshift Ninja\u201d Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi, talk about going from knowing something to actually doing something...taking that knowledge you have acquired from years of reading and studying and applying it to actionable steps.\nThis is a special conversation that contemplates mind practices such as meditation, awareness, and reframing beliefs. There are practical tips, too, like how to become that mindshift ninja, mentoring your kids to start out young with a healthy mindset, and what you can do to increase resilience.\nIn this episode, we dive into:\n-What is a Mindshift Ninja? (3:19)\n-More than one brain (4:57)\n-Dr. K\u2019s personal mindset (7:12)\n-Closing the knowing vs doing gap (8:58)\n-B.R.A.I.N.\u2014more than an organ (15:55)\n-Acknowledging pain for what it is (27:40)\n-The ego\u2019s role in mindset (28:43)\n-Dr. K\u2019s patient story on reframing beliefs (30:43)\n-The balance between \u201ccan do\u201d and \u201cslowing down\u201d (36:28)\n-Increasing awareness and resilience (41:13)\n-The role of meditation in mindset (47:17)\n-Biofeedback and heart rate variability (50:35)\n-Healthy mindset in kids (56:57)\n-Applying these tools in Dr. K\u2019s life (1:00:49)\n-Practical hacks (1:05:52)\n-Finding Dr. K online (1:08:53)\nSponsor: This episode is sponsored by our partnership with the AirDoctor Air Filter. To get exclusive access to this deal visit www.brokenbrain.com/filter\nInterested in joining Dhru\u2019s\xa0Broken Brain Podcast\xa0Facebook Community? Submit your join request here:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/\nFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram\xa0@dhrupurohit, on Facebook\xa0@dhruxpurohit, on Twitter\xa0@dhrupurohit, and on YouTube\xa0@dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at\xa0(302) 200-5643\xa0or click here\xa0https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices