MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN HEALTH
MENTAL MANAGEMENT
A GOOD DEATH
Let's not just fade away; let's FLOURISH as we age!
The MINDRAMP Podcasts focus on three key components that have been shown to contribute to flourishing in the later years of your life. You will find mini-series of episodes that explore each component.
1) Keeping your brain and body healthy - see The Roots of Brain Health
2) Managing your mental states - see Flourishing
3) Planning the kind of death you want to have - (coming 10/1/24))
You will also find the occasional episodes that focus social concerns that I feel have an impact on our well-being, for example "Elections."
MINDRAMP PODCASTS
COGWHEELS #4: Social Engagement
It may surprise you that social engagement is one of the “essential” CogWheels of brain health until you remember that human beings are social animals. We survive and thrive as individuals, and as a species, because of our ability to cooperate with and learn from others. Positive social interactions are essential to our health and wellbeing.
And, because we are such complex and conflicted beings, social interactions are extremely challenging and are fraught with peril. Negative social interactions that involve abuse, oppression, social isolation and loneliness can trigger a systemic inflammatory response, which leads to a breakdown of the immune system, which ultimately can lead to dementia.
In these troubled times it is essential that we heal our social rifts - for the good of our bodies and brains and for the good of the country and planet.
Episode #4 Chapters
· Introduction
· The Fragility of Our Social Contract
· We are Social Animals
· The Dynamics of Social Risk & Protective Factors
· Risk Factors
· Abusive Relationships
· Isolation & Loneliness
· Protective Factor
· Conclusion
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