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The New Science Of Emotions, Anxiety & Brain Health - Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett - #987

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The New Science Of Emotions, Anxiety & Brain Health - Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett - #987

Modern Wisdom

2025/08/30
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

2025/08/30
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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a professor at Northeastern University, psychologist, and a neuroscientist. Why do we feel emotions? From happiness and joy to anger, anxiety, and sorrow, emotions shape how we experience life. But what purpose do they serve, and h...

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This podcast explores the nature of human emotions with neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, challenging the idea that emotions are universal, fixed states. Instead, it presents a view where emotions are constructed by the brain from past experiences, bodily signals, and context, giving individuals more agency than commonly believed.
00:00
Emotions are variable populations of instances.
05:21
Sensation follows action preparation, not the reverse.
10:46
Reality is relational, not objective
19:26
Understanding brain function helps gain agency over emotions.
26:49
Hope is a practice.
34:22
Memories are reconstructed patterns of neural activity.
43:38
Pain is not easily forgotten.
49:21
Get your butterflies flying in formation.
1:05:56
Chronic toxic relationships can lead to metabolic illness.
1:14:45
Stress affects memory in an inverted U-shaped curve
1:16:17
Mood is a simple barometer of metabolic state.
1:20:39
Changing context is more effective than willpower.
1:25:31
We are the architects of our experiences
1:28:11
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Are Our Emotional Experiences Unique?
00:00
What is the Role of Meaning in Emotion?
05:19
Lisa’s Views on Objective Perception
10:46
Our Emotional Experiences Shouldn’t Control Our Agency
19:26
The Relationship Between Our Internal Conversation and Our Emotions
23:16
Should We Be Looking Back or Investing in the Future ?
30:21
Can Memories Be Lost?
39:13
What Drives Anxiety?
49:21
What is the Impact of Toxic Relationships on Our Health?
1:05:56
What Does Chronic Stress Look Like?
1:10:54
How to Rebuild After a Period of Stress
1:16:17
What Can't We Control About Our Emotional State?
1:20:39
We are the Architects of Our Experiences
1:25:23
Find Out More About Lisa
1:28:11

Transcript

Chris Williamson: How unique is the way that we all experience emotions? Is your experience of anxiety or anger, or joy the same as mine or different? Lisa Feldman Barrett: Well, I think the proper question to start with, is your experience of joy on one ...