The Brain BS™ Podcast
Maureen Kafkis is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, the Brain BS™ coach, and the host of The Brain BS™ Podcast (previously The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast). When she learned that the average human brain has over 60,000 thoughts a day and that most of them are lies (Brain BS™) that cause needless suffering, she started to learn how to separate the fact from fiction in her mind and has never looked back. Maureen truly believes that living consciously, understanding how your brains work, and learning to feel your feelings are necessary for an empowering and fulfilling life. She brings her expertise and extensive knowledge to inspire people in the SB area and beyond to learn how to live consciously, tap into their personal power and become leaders in their community.
In a world where there is so much division and way too much focus on competition, the Brain BS™ Coach is promoting a conscious community and lifestyle built on leadership energy, collaboration, and mutual support. She is doing that because the power of the collective far exceeds anything that can be done at the individual level and it’s just way more fun! If we all consciously collaborate with one another and succeed together we can have a substantial ripple effect that will extend far beyond our local community. Listen and learn how you can add value to your own community!
Check out https://www.thebrainbs.com/ to learn more about the Brain BS™ Coach and what she is all about!
Episodes
278 episodes
261) My Post-Construction Mindset Inspired 3 Big Changes
In this episode, I am pretty transparent about how the house construction project impacted my mindset and my nervous system. In fact, I am so open in it that it actually made it uncomfortable for me to listen back to it. However, a huge part of...
260) Remembering Brain BS
In this episode I remind you guys what Brain BS is, why we want to be able to identify it when it shows up in our lives, and why we need to know how to manage it so we can create lives with way more fun and way less drama.
259) Easing Back Into the Brain BS Podcast
I am so excited to be taking the first step to getting back to my weekly podcast. I have enjoyed a much needed break but looking forward to getting back to my passion which is talking about all things Brain BS. Listen to this episode to remind ...
258) Approaching Menopause with Leadership Energy
In this episode I speak with Laura Abrignani who is a nurse practitioner and owner of Coastal Well Woman. Laura is a menopause expert who is passionate about supporting women through what can be a very challenging time in life. Laur...
257) Going Through the Motions is Not Good Enough for Me
In this episode I share that I am at a crossroads in my life when it comes to my podcast and what I want to do moving forward. I explain what is going on and why I can't commit to when you will hear from me next on the podcast. I also share why...
256) The Elephant Project & So Much More!
This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I speak with Kristina McKean about The Elephant Project in Thailand. We discuss her love for animals and how it inspired her to start this amazing project that has saved thousands ...
255) There is No Room for Contempt in our Relationships
In this episode I am speaking about contempt. I am sure you see evidence of it like I do when you look around the world and the way we are all interacting with one another in 2025.What you might not be aware of is that the way we treat o...
254) Let's Get Educated Regarding the Needs of the Disabled
In this episode I am speaking with Martha Varela who is the Executive Director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). Martha has been on the podcast in the past to talk about the Better With Horses Program that she participated in at the H...
253) Help Me to Manifest Paul McCartney Tickets!
In this episode I am enlisting my podcast audience to help me win the lottery for a chance to go see Paul McCartney at the Santa Barbara Bowl next weekend! Which is why I am publishing it a day early:)Next week I will be back with an int...
252) Don't Wait Until You are Dying to Prepare For Your Death
In this episode I speak with psychic, astrologer, and death mid-wife Beth Mc Donald about a subject that none of us are going to be able to avoid in this lifetime and that is dying. Often we think that is something to address at the end of our ...
251) When You Can't Go All-In
This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I planned to do an episode called Going All-In. But it turns out I didn't have what it takes to make it happen. Listen to this brief episode to learn why and how it's okay sometime...
250) How to Build a Foundation for Setting Healthy Boundaries
In this episode of The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am speaking about how to build a solid foundation for setting healthy boundaries. There is a lot of information and suggestions for how to do this out there, but what they ...
249) We Don't Have to be Included in Every Event
This week on the Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am doing an episode on how to deal with it when you don't get that invite that everybody else appears to have received. Let's be real, it's not a good feeling and nobody likes th...
248) Healing Trauma by Building Resilience
This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am speaking with resilience coach and published author Elizabeth Morse. Liz and I talk about how powerful our subconscious programming is and why we need to address that too inst...
247) Making the Commitment to Community
In this episode I discuss how I decided who I wanted to support this year in the SB community. I talk about some of the things that held me back in the past and why now is the perfect time for me to move froward with The Horse Project and The U...
246) Healing With Horses. Part 2
This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am speaking with Martha Varela who is the Executive Director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) California Chapter. We talk about the issues women veterans face and...
245) The Horse Project Part 1
In this episode I speak with Linda Kiefer who is the project leader for The Horse Project in Santa Barbara. Linda shares her personal story about how she left the business world after her retirement to rescue and rehabilitate abused horses. Wha...
244) Winning the Battle Against Advanced Melanoma
In this episode I speak with Jenn Frederick who is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma and thought that her life was about to come to an end. You won't believe how she found out she had melanoma, how it di...
243) The Far Reaching Impact of the Unity Shoppe
In this episode I introduce you to The Unity Shoppe which is an organization in Santa Barbara that helps those in need. I interview Angela Miller Beven who is the CEO of the organization about exactly what it is they do, how we can help them, a...
242) Sometimes Suffering is Optional
There are times in life where we are thrown a curveball that takes us off track that challenges are mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This is all part of the human experience and definitely going to cause us some degree of suffering. ...
241) The Next Chapter
You know how you have been doing something you love for a long time and then realize that it's time for a change? That's what is happening to me!That's why I am taking a break from The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast to fi...
240) Exploring Deep Thoughts with Pete Muller
In this episode I speak with Pete Muller who is a creative artist, an accomplished musician, a successful business man, AND the creator of the crossword puzzles for the Washington Post.Yes it does sound like Pete gets to enjoy a gr...
239) Exploring Shame Around the Mother/Daughter Relationship
In this episode, I speak with Master Certified Coach and published author Karen C. L. Anderson. Karen primarily focuses her work on the complexities and challenges of the mother/daughter relationship.Listen, I think we an all ag...
238) You Don't Have to be a Professional to Collaborate
In this episode I talk about some of the questions coming up for me lately due to prolonged activity restrictions from a torn meniscus in my R knee. Nothing like boredom and the lack of endorphins to get you contemplating and reflecting o...
237) Some of the Brain BS That Comes with Putting Yourself Out There!
In this episode I speak with my friend Karena Akhavein who is a podcaster, published author, and successful writing coach. We discuss her creative approach of using an alter ego in her writing career and what motivated her to do that. We chat a...