{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5feb4060803000789a554e29/6a69b207982971a8e05a2db1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Building a Brain With More Options","description":"<p>Have you ever wondered why two people with nearly identical brain scans can live completely different lives? One stays sharp and independent, while the other struggles to hold a conversation.</p><p>In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson revisits cognitive reserve with an updated look at the newer research. Drawing on over twenty-seven years as a speech-language pathologist, Leah explains why cognitive reserve isn't about being smart or a fixed trait. It's built across your entire lifetime through education, complex work, movement, connection, sleep, and how well you protect your hearing and vision.</p><p><strong>We'll explore:</strong></p><ul><li>Cognitive reserve buys time and flexibility, not invincibility.</li><li>The difference between neuroplasticity, brain maintenance, and cognitive reserve.</li><li>Why lifelong learning matters more than any diploma.</li><li>Hearing and vision as brain health issues.</li><li>Active engagement vs. passive exposure.</li><li>Sleep, movement, and connection as foundations.</li><li>How nervous system regulation makes reserve building possible.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS AND RESOURCES:</strong></p><p><strong>Advanced Training in Nervous System Resilience : </strong><a href=\"https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com/coach-training-join\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com/coach-training-join</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>COMMUNITY</strong></p><p><strong>MIDLIFE NERVOUS SYSTEM REWIRE COMMUNITY 👑</strong>: A low pressure, fun community for “Queenagers” to regulate, not fix, their midlife nervous systems.</p><p><strong>Join here: </strong><a href=\"https://www.skool.com/midlife-nervous-system-rewire/about?ref=06e003b61b8148ebbafd3a067f3cc2e1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.skool.com/midlife-nervous-system-rewire/about?ref=06e003b61b8148ebbafd3a067f3cc2e1</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH STATIONERY - RESILIENT BRILLIANCE PRODUCTS:</strong></p><p><strong>1) RESILIENCE JOURNAL: </strong>A guided journal for emotional well-being and nervous system care</p><p><a href=\"https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<strong>Amazon US</strong></a><strong> </strong>-<a href=\"https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj</a></p><p><br></p><p>2) <strong>MY SAFE SPACE : AFFIRMATION AND JOURNAL PROMPT SET</strong></p><p><strong>Amazon US - </strong><a href=\"https://a.co/d/2mANQs4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://a.co/d/2mANQs4</a></p><p><br></p><p>3) <strong>WORRY TIME PAD :&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Amazon US </strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/3QSvyv1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/3QSvyv1</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>LET'S STAY CONNECTED</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to Midlife Recalibrated here:</strong> <a href=\"https://substack.com/@midliferecalibrated\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://substack.com/@midliferecalibrated</a></p><p><strong>INSTAGRAM:</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/</a></p><p><strong>FACEBOOK:</strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong>https://www.facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching</a></p><p><strong>WEBSITE:</strong> <a href=\"http://wwww.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wwww.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":" Leah Davidson"}