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This is The Line. The show for anyone who wants to reach their full potential.
Every week, Dr Kristen Holmes gives you next level access to athletes, coaches, and experts, and together they solve the hardest problems facing high performers and break them down into actionable steps, tools, and mindsets so that you can step over any line.
Instagram: @theline.show
Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart: What Your Brain is Trying to Tell You and How to Listen
The Line with Dr Kristen Holmes
1 hour 25 minutes
1 day ago
Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart: What Your Brain is Trying to Tell You and How to Listen
Dr. Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and senior lecturer at MIT. She is also the New York Times Best-Selling author of The Source and The Signs, where she explores the science behind intuition, manifestation and personal transformation. Now, she’s joining the Line to share groundbreaking insights that turn neuroscience into practical tools for growth and self-mastery.
In this power conversation with Dr Kristen Holmes, she reveals:
The neuroscience behind creativity, mental health, and elite performance
Why intuition isn’t mental, but deeply connected to the body
How to use microhabits to shift your behavior
Why certain people struggle so much with meditation
How to use visualization and manifestation backed by real science
Ways to make vision boards actually work for you
Why modern life is disconnecting you from your body
How neuroplasticity gives you the power to reinvent your brain
Whether you're a skeptic, a believer or just curious about brain science, this episode will teach you concrete ways to sharpen your mind and change your life.
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(00:00) Introduction
(02:15) What Does Intuition Mean to You?
(05:13) How Intuition and Creativity Work Together
(07:05) Everyone Has an Intuition
(09:27) Strengthen Your Intuition Using Neuroplasticity
(11:33) How Your Senses Influence Intuition
(15:00) Dr. Swart’s Neuroplasticity Philosophy Explained
(16:16) How Technology and AI Impact Your Brain
(20:54) Using Somatic Awareness to Understand Your Body
(27:10) What Is Neuroplasticity?
(32:34) How Athletes' Brains Work Differently
(34:38) Meditation vs. Mindfulness for Athletes
(36:08) Unlocking the Brain Through Mindfulness
(40:50) The Counterclockwise Aging Study
(43:33) Hot Spring Spas Ad
(44:34) WHOOP Ad
(45:35) How Manifestation and Visualization Really Work
(48:35) Using Vision Boards to Manifest Goals
(53:15) Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Vision Board
(58:40) The Power of Visualization
(1:00:45) Exploring the Soul
(1:03:57) Receiving Signs from the Universe
(1:11:12) Healthy Ways to Process Grief and Loss
(1:20:57) Kristen Breaks Down the Conversation
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The Line with Dr Kristen Holmes
This is The Line. The show for anyone who wants to reach their full potential.
Every week, Dr Kristen Holmes gives you next level access to athletes, coaches, and experts, and together they solve the hardest problems facing high performers and break them down into actionable steps, tools, and mindsets so that you can step over any line.
Instagram: @theline.show
