What happens in your brain when you do hard things? Joe De Sena asks Lisa Feldman Barrett Ph.D.

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We've been telling you for YEARS to do hard things.  Today Joe De Sena, our show host and the founder and CEO of Spartan, asks neuroscientist, psychologist, and University Distinguished Professor, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett if we're right.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The author of "7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain" and "How Emotions are Made," explains how the brain reacts to stress. How to keep your brain snappy into old age. And how it is that doing hard things affects your mind and your body.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of Spartan Up podcast is brought to you by Headspace You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple. Visit HEADSPACE.com/SPARTAN for a FREE one month trial with access to Headspace’s full library of meditations for every situation.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">READ:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisa’s latest book</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CREDITS:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host: Joe De Sena </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye will be back soon, we miss them!</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">© 2020 Spartan</span></p>