Shared topic: brain health
The Influence of Real-Life Connections on Your Brain with Colleen and Jason Wachob
May 22, 2023
Jason Wachob is the founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. He is also the host of the popular mindbodygreen podcast and the bestselling author of Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Resume. He has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, BoF, and Vogue, and has a BA in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. He lives with his wife, co-founder, and co-ceo, Colleen, in Miami with their daughters, Ellie and Grace. In his spare time he loves walking to get hot black coffee. You can find him on Instagram at @jasonwachob.
Colleen Wachob is the co-founder and co-CEO at mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. She lives in Miami, Florida, with her husband, mindbodygreen founder and co-CEO Jason Wachob and their two girls, Ellie and Grace. She graduated from Stanford University with degrees in international relations and Spanish. She spent ten years working at Fortune 500 companies including Gap, Walmart, and Amazon before devoting her life’s work to mindbodygreen. Colleen has been a speaker at Fortune 500 companies and numerous trade conferences on well-being trends. Her new passion that brings her joy is pickleball. You can find her on Instagram at @colleenwachob.
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How do real life connections influence your brain health and longevity?
The rise of algorithms has had a significant impact on our overall brain health and mental well-being. They work to direct your attention online and can disrupt how you interact with people, eventually interfering with how you learn, communicate, and engage with others. This makes it difficult to maintain a healthy balance between being online and fostering in-person connections.
To go further on this topic, I’m excited to have Colleen and Jason Wachob on our show today. They are the founders and co-CEO’s of mindbodygreen, an independent media brand dedicated to your well-being. They’re also the authors of the brand-new book, The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life.
Technology can make your life easier in many ways. But it can also have a downside. The more it advances, the more tempting it can be to rely on algorithms to think for you. If you’re looking for a way to sort through the polarizing noise online and find information on nutrition and wellness to share with the people you love, this episode is for you.
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"Only you can determine what your well-lived life looks like."
Jason & Colleen Wachob
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Show Notes:
- One study that impacted Colleen and Jason the most showed that the top articles to go viral from The New York Times invoked these three emotions. [2:59]
- This emotion increases online interaction and engagement by an incredible 34%. [3:40]
- Your social networks are vital in helping your brain and body health, but how do you assess the state of your connections? [5:06]
- Multiple studies show how profoundly impactful connection and loneliness are on your physical health. [6:26]
- It’s so easy to focus on diet and exercise, but building social connections also takes dedication and commitment. Here are some ways to make it a priority. [8:41]
- If you don’t know where to start, do this. [11:16]
- You have to be clear on this one component for anything else to work. [12:23]
- From a mindset perspective, try shifting your language away from “cheat” and towards this mentality instead. [14:17]
- Take a screenshot, tag us (@jimkwik & @mindbodygreen), and share something that brings you joy.
- I’ll repost my favorites and gift a copy of their book, The Joy of Well-Being, to one lucky listener.
- If you’re interested in learning more about mindbodygreen, visit their website, here.
- Don’t forget to grab your copy of their book, here.
- Here are link to the studies mentioned in this episode:
- The Wharton study on what makes an article go viral.
- The Cigna 2019 study on loneliness in America.
- The Institute for Research on Aging study correlating loneliness with smoking cigarettes.
- The Center for Social Research on the Roseto Effect.
- The UK Biobank study showing 10K steps a day can lower dementia.
- To learn more about your brain type and how to connect with others, visit kwikbrain.com/animal-quiz, and take the quiz today.
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