Author and Neuroscience Educator Sarah Peyton on "Brain Network Theory, Default Mode Network, Anxiety and Emotion Regulation."

<p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, episode #92 with neuroscience educator, author and trainer, Sarah Peyton<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a>.</p> <p><a href='https://youtu.be/c8e-F0LGBUc'>You can watch the interview on YouTube here. </a></p> <p>My name is Andrea Samadi,  and if you are new here, I’m a former educator who created this podcast to bring the most current neuroscience research, along with high performing experts who have risen to the top of their field, with specific strategies or ideas that you can implement immediately, whether you are an educator, or in the corporate space, to take your results to the next level. If we want to improve our social, emotional and cognitive abilities, it all starts with an understanding of our brain. </p> <p>I’m so grateful to have been introduced to Sarah Peyton, a neuroscience educator, and author of the book, <em>Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing<a href='#_edn2'>[ii]</a>. </em> I took one look at Sarah’s work and website, and immediately had 100 questions for her. She also does have a workbook coming out to accompany this book, this summer. I will put the links in the show notes to learn more.<a href='#_edn3'>[iii]</a></p> <p>Welcome Sarah, thank you so much for your time today, to share your knowledge and resources with us.</p> <p>Q1: Sarah, Brain Network Theory is now being talked about all over the place, listeners of this podcast, who follow the most current neuroscience research, will have heard about it. There are many books being written on this NEW Brain Network Theory (I’ve mentioned Dr. Srini Pillay and his book about the power of the unfocused mind in past episodes). I’ve been working closely with Mark Waldman (from EPISODE 30)<a href='https://www.achieveit360.com/brain-network-theory-using-neuroscience-to-stay-productive-during-times-of-change-and-chaos/#_edn4'>[iv]</a> this past year and know that applying Brain Network Theory to our lif