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What I Learned From A Zebra - Tana Amen BSN RN

What A Zebra Taught Me About Stress & Mindfulness

I recently came across a book on stress by Stanford University neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky. The book is titled “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers”. As a kid who had upper and lower gastrointestinal disorders by the time I was four years old (due to growing up in a stressful environment), I found this of particular interest.…

How To Fall In Love With Your Goals

Just like that, summer has come and gone. Fall has routinely become a great time to re-evaluate progress year and set new goals. These goals are not just financial but also your health goals, as well. Goals can become overwhelming but they don’t have to be. In order to be successful in the world, we…

A Warrior’s Approach to Emergency Planning

Last month in Montana Chloe and I had a blast playing weekend warriors. I took her with me to attend a “Wilderness Medicine and Urban Survival” course. This was one of the most practical and fun medical lectures I’ve attended because they included emergency and survival courses for children as well. While I was learning about…

10 Ways To Recover From Grief And Loss

In 2003, Sandra Maddox got the knock at the door that no parent wants. A police officer informed her that her only child Tiffany—a vibrant 24-year-old who loved to dance and write—had been killed in a car accident. In an instant, Sandra’s life was turned upside down and forever changed. You may wonder how you…

3 Reasons To Get Back On Track Quickly

Unfortunately, even highly trained Brain Warriors fall and get some bumps and bruises now and then. Having a plan to get up and get back on track quickly is essential to success. The journey will never be perfect. For those of you struggling to find your Brain Warrior mindset after the holidays, read about Angie’s…

4 Strategies For Staying Accountable To Your New Year’s Resolutions

Weight loss is a perennially popular New Year’s Resolution, along with “exercise more” and “spend less money.” The sad fact is that most people don’t stick to those resolutions for more than a month and by the end of January, a third of those who have made resolutions will have a lapse. By July more…

The 4-Ingredient Breakfast Mocha To Keep You Energized All Morning

If you were in a hurry and had to choose between your morning coffee and a healthy breakfast that will give you focus and energy for hours, which would you choose? What if I told you that you don’t have to? If you’ve been following The Omni Diet* or The Brain Warrior’s Way*, you know…

6 Ways to Empower Your Parenting

Life as a modern mom is a non-stop balancing act. To persevere, it takes optimism, firmness, time-management, patience, love, thoughtfulness, and a shot of wine every once in a while. (Just kidding about the wine. Remember that The Omni Diet eliminates alcohol!) If you are a parent, then you feel my sentiment. Regardless, it is…

Let 2021 be a Year for Your Own Healing

“When I first started therapy, I hated myself. My body and my relationships paid the price. My weight dropped to an alarming level as, for the first time, I tackled my eating disorder. Once I started it was clear to me that I needed more than 10 sessions. So I continued. For the next 6…

Is It Possible To Recover From Brain Trauma?

Big wave surfer Mercedes Maidana suffered a severe brain injury while surfing. Her recovery story is compelling and encouraging for anyone who has a concussion or has a loved one suffering. After undergoing her long and difficult journey back to health, Mercedes is now living in Hawaii and running a retreat for women who want…

Stop Comparing Your Life and Start Living It

One never knows how the act of sharing a story or experience affects the trajectory of another person’s life. For me, the storyteller was my grandma, Irene Singleton, affectionately nicknamed Grandma Sugar. It was my deep connection to her story of adversity; the loss and hardship she experienced that helped shape my feelings about education.…

How Valuable Is School?

Have you ever wondered why you spent so much time in school studying things you will never use again? The song Kodachrome by Paul Simon comes to mind … “When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all”. Most schools don’t…

Confessions from a Recovered Perfectionist

You know the saying, “It takes one to know one”? Well, I would bet that some of you struggle with perfectionism—even though you might not even recognize it. The thing about perfectionism is that it is often well-hidden behind the guise of what we might think of as having very high standards. While I think…

6 Habits Of High-Powered Business Women

Today, there are more women in the workforce than ever before. While it seems unfair that women often still have to work harder than their male peers to get equal recognition and pay, it’s not as surprising when you hear one of the main reasons- family responsibility! There is not one society throughout history in…

Help For Those Left Behind After Suicide With Dr Deb Silveria And Tana Amen BSN RN

Help For Those Left Behind After Suicide – with Dr Deb Silveria PhD, Psychologist

Those left behind after suicide suffer tremendously, but there is help! Dr Deb Silveria specializes in EMDR – a process for healing the brain after traumatic events like the suicide of a loved one. It is extremely helpful for anyone suffering PTSD, depression, or any traumatic event in their lives. Here’s the Brain Warrior’s Way…

Performance Meditation - Your Unfair Advantage by Tana Amen BSN RN

The Performance Meditation – Your Unfair Advantage

Professional athletes train physically for hours, but they spend almost as much time training mentally. If you’re an athlete, a speaker, or just looking to perform at your highest level possible, in whatever you’re trying to accomplish, then this meditation is for you. Click here for my One Page Miracle. Learn more about Barry Goldstein’s…

Inspiration Is An Action!

Natalie is a quadriplegic who’s enjoying life to the fullest. Today she shares her secrets to living an awe-inspiring life – despite the odds! How are you inspired? What’s your purpose? Maybe it’s bigger than you’ve ever imagined? To help you live your life to the fullest, check out my One Page Miracle so you can tell your…

God Picked The Wrong Person

“Let’s be honest, shall we?” I said. “We’re judging each other.” I raised my hand. “Seriously, how many are judging me?” After an awkward pause, one hand in the third row went up, then another in the back. I simply nodded, more than willing to wait for the truth to touch other hearts. Another hand…

Tips To Skyrocket Your Energy With Tony Robbins by Tana Amen BSN RN

3 Tips To Skyrocket Your Energy

I was recently at a Tony Robbins event, and boy was I once again blown away. Tony provided so many good take-away reminders and lessons. I do a lot to protect my energy, but I forgot about some of the activities I can do to quickly boost my energy right now no matter how up or…

4 Ways To Reclaim Your Resolution

It has been a few months since we rang in the New Year. How are you doing with your New Year resolution? When you make a resolution, you are resolving to yourself to do something. It’s a promise, a commitment. Yet, nearly half of the people who make NY resolutions give them up before the…

How To Fight Back Against Fearful Thoughts

As the coronavirus makes its way around the globe, it has prompted a spike in negative thinking. We’re all so concerned about sanitizing our hands, but many of us are forgetting that we need to be just as vigilant about disinfecting our thoughts. If ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) are infesting your mind and making you…

3 Ways to Manage Fearful Thinking: Tips from Experts, Part 1

On Saturday December 12, my husband, Dr. Daniel Amen, and I hosted the online Relentless Courage Live Event. We were joined by five experts who spoke about the adverse impacts the pandemic has had, particularly on people who have a history of trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and other mental health challenges. Each of our guests graciously shared…

Eat, Love, Sleep & Pray For A Better Brain

You’re never too young or too old to become a Brain Warrior and optimize your health. Your brain controls everything you do and everything you are. It produces your every thought, action, memory, feeling and experience of the world. You need your brain for everything from deciding which article to read to keeping your heart…

Holiday Gift Giving Ideas by Tana Amen BSN RN

Holiday Gift Giving Ideas – The Gift Of Health

Is there someone on your shopping list that has everything? Why not give the gift of health these holidays? Streamline your holiday shopping, with ideas for saving both time and money.

Why You Need to Find Your Voice

In those weeks before Mom and Dale were married, he’d come home from work, barely acknowledge me, pour himself a drink or three, and watch TV before falling asleep. After they got back from their honeymoon, however, he changed in a hair-raising sort of way… … The first time it happened, Dale grabbed my wrist…

Learn From Your Past Success

While there are many great mentors you can learn from that can help you knock your goals out of the park, what if I told you that you are by far the most powerful mentor you have? Using your past success as a template for overcoming bad habits is an excellent way to fuel future…

3 Ways to Manage Fearful Thinking: Tips from Experts, Part 2

During the Relentless Courage Life Event on December 12th, the five experts who joined us provided some great strategies and techniques for managing fearful and negative thoughts. This was particularly helpful for anyone with a history of trauma, depression, anxiety, or grief who may be easily triggered by this crazy time we are in. As a follow-up…

Give Mom a Priceless Gift!

Have you been shopping yet for a Mother’s Day gift? What are you thinking about? A new sweater, a piece of jewelry, a big bouquet of flowers or a traditional box of chocolates? What about a gift that would really make a difference in her life? You could give her an experience that can help…

Stop Letting Stress Hijack Your Brain by Tana Amen BSN RN

Stop Letting Stress Hijack Your Brain (and Your Life)

For most of us, we’re going through one of the biggest times of crisis in our lives. People are dealing with a health crisis, economic crisis, relationship crisis, child-care crisis, and more. And the rampant stress is hijacking our brains. So how do you gain control when you lose a job, a loved one dies,…

How To Overcome Peer Pressure As An Adult

One of the things most teens hate most about adolescence is the pressure to fit in. They look forward to the “individuality” that comes with adulthood. Unfortunately, that individuality eludes most adults who continue to worry about how they look, fitting in and being accepted. We often ask people if they want to be sheep…

4 Ways to Experience the Power of Forgiveness

One of the greatest life lessons I have learned is how to forgive the people who had hurt me. It was an important part of my healing journey and helped me become the fulfilled person I am today. I’ll admit, it wasn’t a quick or linear process, but over the course of several years, I…

Tips to Ignite Your Energy And Focus by Tana Amen BSN RN

4 Ways To Ignite Your Focus & Energy Quickly

Why does it seem like there are never enough hours in the day? From day to night, work to family, personal goals, and endless to-do lists, we’re a nation of on-the-go people. We all want to be more productive, which requires more focus and more energy. If you feel your focus and energy slipping, you’ll…

Join Me For A FREE 2-Hour Virtual Event

Are you struggling these days? Feeling anxious, stressed, or depressed? You’re not alone. Anxiety and depression are at an all-time high, and the pandemic has left so many of us feeling isolated and lonely. When you also carry the heavy load of mental and emotional trauma from the past, it’s even harder to cope. The…

My Relationship With Joy

As a kid who grew up in a chaotic environment, joy wasn’t a word I was familiar with. In fact, things got worse as I got older, and in my early 20’s, when I encountered significant health issues, I could tell you A LOT about depression, but nothing about joy. I don’t know what’s happening…

Success Story: Brain Warrior Angie

I love hearing from Brain Warriors who have turned their life around and won the battle for their health. One of the most inspiring people I’ve worked with is a woman named Angie. When I first met her, she weighed 225 pounds and had been suffering from: Migraine headaches Rosacea Dry skin Dizziness Stomach problems…

The One Word That Changed My Life

I was at a self-help seminar my Uncle Bob was teaching, and I shared how down I’d been after going through a battle with cancer and that the Prozac I was taking for depression just made things worse. I still had no drive. No vision. No real excitement about life. Uncle Bob didn’t coddle me.…

The 3 Things Having Cancer Taught Me About Food

I got some bad news: my thyroid cancer had returned. Initially the plan was to do a third surgery. But I was informed that I wasn’t a good surgical candidate due to the scar tissue that had accumulated in my neck from the first two surgeries. So my thyroid medication was increased to induce hyperthyroidism…

Dear Mom, I Love You

Moms and mother figures are so important in helping us become the people we are, so for Mother’s Day, I want to honor all the amazing things moms do. Mothers give life, teach lessons, and help their children learn to create healthy bonds. Most of the time, they are the health warriors for their families,…

5 Tips For Healthy Holiday Success

Warriors always have a strategy. If you leave your health to chance, especially during the holidays, you are setting yourself up to fail. Christmas is the most anticipated day of the year, but did you know that it is also the one day of the year that hospitals all over the country admit the most…

The Emotional Roots Of Physical Pain

I was up in my room when I heard the first screams coming from my mother. I pattered down the steps, heart pounding. That’s when I heard more screams, these coming from my grandmother and much louder. The two women were shrieking and wailing in anguish and my Uncle Bob had tears running down his…

Is Working From Home Driving You Crazy?

Does your cat leap onto your laptop in the middle of an important email? Does your dog start barking during your Zoom meeting with your supervisor? Does your neighbor fire up their noisy lawnmower just as you’re crafting a presentation? As soon as you sit down to hit your to-do list, does your mind start…

Doing This One Thing Can Help You Overcome Trauma by Tana Amen BSN RN

Doing This One Thing Can Help You Overcome Past Trauma

When you’ve experienced trauma, especially as a child, it can cast a shadow on the rest of your life. And the strategies you developed when you were a kid to deal with the chaos may have worked then, but they don’t necessarily serve you as an adult. In fact, they can keep you stuck in…

Go From Worrier To Warrior

In the past week, many Americans have been overwhelmed by raw emotions from the senseless killing of George Floyd, which has led to peaceful protests but also to riots, looting, arson, and vandalism. Coming amid the fears due to the coronavirus pandemic and the frustrations of spending months in quarantine, it’s just too much for…

See 50% Improvement In Health Goals With Journaling

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, and the science proves it. People who plan ahead and visualize have far greater success than those who don’t. Olympic athletes do it, doctors do it, and even successful students do it. It’s especially true for people on health programs, yet most do not do it.…

Go Ahead – Make A Resolution

Have you decided to lose weight this New Year? Weight loss is a perennially popular New Year’s resolution, along with “exercise more”, “spend less money” and “quit smoking”. The sad fact is that most people don’t stick to those resolutions for more than a month and by the end of January, a third of those…

Apartment Gardening, Say WHAT?

When you think of a vegetable garden, you think of a big back yard with a hoe, shovel and garden hose. Oh, and a kid saying, “But I don’t wanna weed it!” But get this… You can grow your own little salads in your own little apartment. Carrots, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes…no green thumb necessary. It…

Change Your Life In A Powerful Way

I wanted to take a minute or two to reflect with you all about the journey we have been on together, and how we arrived at leading a movement of Brain Health Warriors. For me, after practicing and learning to love martial arts, being a warrior is symbolic of overcoming. Warriors don’t have an easy…

Take The 4-Question Challenge: Are You Ready?

Listen up, Warriors, I’ve got a challenge for you. Take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself if you’ve been a little (or a lot) more judgmental lately. Be honest. If you have been, you’re not alone. These days, there are so many people who are very quick to judge others for their…

Are You Getting What You DON’T Want?

How often have you said any of the statements below? “I CAN’T get sick before my trip!” “I CAN’T oversleep” “I’m NOT going to eat donuts tomorrow” “I’m NOT going to lose my temper with my kids” And how often have you done exactly what you said you weren’t going to do? You’re…

Give Thanks for Abundant Health This Year by Tana Amen BSN RN

Give Thanks! And Become Healthier

Thanksgiving is not far away. We’ve come a long way from the famed feast of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts when the Pilgrims gathered to celebrate their good harvest. Today, we’re faced by an endless bounty of available food, something that should prompt thanks, if so much of it didn’t also threaten health. The approach of…

Women Warriors …Unbeatable!

I’m thrilled to be speaking at the California Women’s Conference on May 19, and I hope to see you there. This is an inspirational, stellar event that has attracted a gathering of luminaries including Arianna Huffington, Jane Pauley, Jack (“Chicken Soup for the Soul”) Canfield, actor Rosie Perez, and many more accomplished and successful women…

The Key To Creating Successful Habits

Many people eat more often when they’re feeling lonely, depressed, frustrated, bored and mad than when they are truly hungry. In fact, some people can go years without ever feeling hungry because they eat constantly. Food is their best friend. So, I’m going to show you how you can dump that “friend,” and make journaling…

Listen, Learn and WIN

The 26 weeks Daniel and I spent with our tribe in The Brain Warrior’s Way Live Class was such a rewarding experience for us. It’s no secret that we thrive on your stories of success. As a way to to be able to continue interacting with our tribe and offering support, we’ve created The Brain…