The Brain Dojo Podcast
The Brain Dojo podcast is designed for everyone looking for different ways to think and exercise their mind. Why do we think the things that we think, and can we change the ways we think? Hosts Richard and Maisie are life long Martial Artists who have vast experience in helping people achieve their very best. They consider their passions to be helping others, whether this be physically or mentally. The Brain Dojo podcast tackles topics such as being productive, managing time, creating good habits, setting goals, thinking positively, nutrition and more.
Episodes
30 episodes
Special Guest: Chris Hammond
Richard and Maisie catch up with Chris Hammond, a Mental Health Professional with many years of experience. We discuss personality, mental health and things you can do to look after your own mental health.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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48:03
Special Guest: Dan Coleman
In this episode, we chat to Dan (a teacher of English as an additional language) and discuss his interesting teaching career and general philosophy on sharing knowledge.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:15:28
The Power of Questions
We all know that the language we use when talking to others can make or break a relationship. But what about the language we use when talking to ourselves? Positive communication is everything!
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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40:24
Personalities
Personality types - there are many! But do you know which one you are? Does it fit with the type of person that you'd like to be? Lots of us don't even consider discovering which personality type we have, but we think it's a very usefu...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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40:46
Loyalty
In this episode, we talk about loyalty and how we can develop it. How its perceived differently by different people and much more.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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32:53
Passion
When you're passionate about something, you connect with it on a different level. In this episode, we discuss being passionate about a subject and how it can influence our focus and where we want to put our attention.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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40:09
Paying Attention
"Pay attention!" We'v all heard it at some point in our lives and we all understand the importance of paying attention. But, paying attention is often more rewarding for the person paying the attention, rather than the person who has d...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:41
Being Polite
Being aware of and respecting the views and feelings of others is important. It's equally important for you to have and build strong relationships with others - which is going to be very difficult for you if you have poor manners. Let'...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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38:26
Creativity
We all know that one person who's ultra creative. Great, but can being creative benefit everyone? Even those who claim they're not creative at all?After all, being creative doesn't just mean you can paint and draw...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:17
Bullying
Most of us, at some point in our lives, will experience some form of bullying. 'Bullying' doesn't always have to take place at school when you're young, it can take place at any point in your life. Can we avoid bullying? Is it possible...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:33
Internal vs External Validation
Are you someone who looks to others for validation of your own feelings? This can be in a variety of ways such as likes on social media, reassurance from others and even compliments. Internal validation is the validation of your OWN feelings by...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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44:36
All Successes Count
It's great to be back for season 2!Success can come in many different formats, but it's so easy to ignore the smaller day to day successes we experience in favour of only acknowledging milestone successes in our lives. Sporting and academic...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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47:06
Don't Take it Personally
Taking things personally can be a habit and it's not an easy habit to break.If you're someone who thinks that bad things always happen to you and that your life is surrounded by negative things, it's possible that you're taking things perso...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:50
Reward vs Value
We've all been guilty of rewarding ourselves with a sweet treat for something that didn't necessarily warrant a reward.Taking time to think about long time value over short term satisfaction can be very beneficial to not only your mental he...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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31:27
Let Go of the Things You Can't Control
Sometimes it's much easier said than done, but we all understand there is a limit to the things that we can control. Learning to let go of the things we can't control and accept them for what they are can be a very liberating skill!&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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36:05
Living Your Own Life
Nothing affects a child's life more than a parent's un-lived life.Ever noticed those parent's who try to live their life through their children? Just how detrimental can that be? Are they doing it for negative reasons? Let's discus...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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37:31
Instinct
Do we, as a species, still go with our instinct or our 'gut feeling'? Instinct is something that's been in place since the first humans existed, but should we still listen to our instinct today in the twenty first century?
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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37:43
Your Happiness Account
Most of us will have some kind of savings account which we add to when we're able to save money for something unexpected or something big.But what if we were to set aside some 'happy thoughts' and 'grateful thoughts' and store them in an ac...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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34:33
Perception
We can be more at peace with day to day interactions and experiences if we choose the best way to understand things for us. Sometimes, not everything is as it seems so it's important to try to think of our 'inner peace' before jumping to a defa...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:44
Delayed Gratification
We've all heard that saying - "save the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves". But it is possible that delaying gratification can bring you more than just a financial reward.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:05
Special Guest: Ben Curran (Part 2)
This is the second part of our chat with Ben Curran from The Museum of Drugs in which we discuss further the ideas of drugs, addiction and rehabilitation.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:06:38
Special Guest: Ben Curran (Part 1)
Richard and Maisie chat with Ben Curran from The Museum of Drugs - a registered charity and leading authority on the history of substance use.Ben, who for many years worked in drug rehabilitation, very kindly shares lots of his knowledge on...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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36:22
What's in Your 'Coffee Cup'?
Of course it's metaphorical, but what you fill your 'coffee cup' or 'vessel' with can have a dramatic impact on your day to day life. Will you fill it with positivity or negativity? Do those around you influence the contents of your cu...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:06
Choosing Kindess
We're great believers in always choosing to be kind, even when it might not be the easiest thing to do or be.But why is being kind important? Choosing to be kind in a situation can be very liberating and up lifting. It also says so much abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:31
Special Guest: Jamie White (Part 2)
In last week's episode we caught up with Headteacher Jamie White and were inspired by his fantastic leadership qualities. In this episode, Jamie discusses his ideas of 'winning' in any setting and how he encourages the children at his ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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40:01