May 10, 2021
#168 This week, my incredible guest is Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.
Jill is a neuroscientist who in 1996 experienced a severe
haemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose
the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life.
This experience allowed her to have an extremely unique perspective
on how it is to lead life with primarily one side of the brain as
opposed to the other.
Our conversation today centres around hacking the anatomy of the
brain, learning to identify common negative thought patterns and
how to change them, and living more in the present moment. So if
you are someone who struggles with living in any time but the
present, this episode is for you.
About Jill: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she
experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain
causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or
recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight,
documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery,
spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and
is still routinely the #1 book about stroke on Amazon.
Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves
educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations
about the beauty of our human brain and its ability to recover from
trauma. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on
the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in
2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100
Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on
Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast.
Jill's Website:
www.discover.hayhouse.com/boltetaylor-wholebrainliving
Jill’s Books:
www.amazon.com/Jill-Bolte-Taylor/e/B001J8ZIJK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
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