Howard Rankin, Ph.D on ”Falling to Grace: The Art and Science of Redemption”

<p>“The one who falls and gets back up is so much stronger than the one who never fell”</p> <p></p> <p>Watch this interview on YouTube here <a href='https://youtu.be/BkGLDGqmfUU'>https://youtu.be/BkGLDGqmfUU</a></p> <p>On the episode you will learn:</p> <p>✔ How a personal story from Howard Rankin, can help all of us reach our highest levels of potential.</p> <p>✔ The power of honesty and truthfulness with relationships.</p> <p>✔ Why seeing the "spirit" in others is so very important.</p> <p>✔ The steps we can expect to take if a "Fall" happens so we can recover quickly and gracefully.</p> <p>✔ The importance of rising above our "primitive brain" when dealing with difficult situations.</p> <p>✔ What happens to our physical and mental health if we hold "trauma" within.</p> <p>Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, for EPISODE #229. I’m Andrea Samadi, author, and educator, with a passion for learning, understanding difficult concepts, and breaking them down so that we can all use and apply the most current research to improve our productivity and results in our schools, sports environments, and modern workplaces.</p> <p>Today we are welcoming Howard Rankin back for the 4th time to the podcast, to cover his newly released book, <em>Falling to Grace</em>.<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a> Before reading Howard’s book this month, I had no idea of his story. I saw his book come out in April, on his birthday and knew we would have him back on the show to discuss it, knowing it would be full of thought-provoking lessons, but I had no idea just how personal, and deep his story would be. If you recall, Howard Rankin first appeared on the podcast this time last year for EPISODE #146<a href='#_edn2'>[ii]</a> where he taught us “How Not to Think” and that our thinking is full of cognitive biases. While reading this new book, I found myself asking a question, that he would answer later in the book, showing me that it’s easy to jump to a conclusion but that we should all be aware of the