Dr. Jenny Brockis: Transform Your Mental Game, Forge Healthier Habits, & Calm The Busy Brain

2024-02-05

If you are a bonafide member of the hustle club or a reluctant one, held hostage by your dreams and ambitions, if motivational videos on YouTube have become your new anthem, and if you are always looking for knowledge to build better habits, master self-discipline, and get your brain and your body to cooperate as you climb the ladder of success, then you’re gonna love this episode. Dr. Jenny Brockis is an International Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, workplace health and wellbeing consultant, and a former GP. She ran her own highly successful group medical practice i...

Dr. Jenny Brockis is an International Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, workplace health and wellbeing consultant, and a former GP. She ran her own highly successful group medical practice in Perth, West Australia, and now helps individuals and teams thrive at work using strategies meant to support their health and well-being and help them perform in a sustainable way. Dr. Brockis is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, trainer, and coach.

In this episode, our guest shares insights on the brain's lazy nature and how to trick it into peak performance, fighting the 'busy brain, navigating the neuro-storms of modern life, and reclaiming the night for rest, and the untold link between emotional health and cognitive prowess - and how to strengthen both.

SHOWNOTES -

00:00:00 - Episode & Guest Introduction

00:01:55 - Understanding Cognitive health & wellbeing

00:04:10 - Brain's laziness & resistance to change

00:08:35 - Forging new habits

00:14:50 - Creating a routine that's cognitively supportive

00:31:15 - Most critical elements of a daily routine

00:39:48 - Jenny's experience with burnout & recovery

00:46:00 - How nature can help

00:51:10 - How emotional struggles Impact health & productivity

00:53:15 - Tactics for better emotional health

00:59:30 - Managing an overactive mind