{"id":1128,"date":"2025-07-28T07:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parenting.catherineliew.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2025-07-28T07:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:37:42","slug":"the-no-1-brain-doctor-this-parenting-mistake-ruins-your-kids-brain-alcohol-will-ruin-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parenting.catherineliew.com\/?p=1128","title":{"rendered":"The No.1 Brain Doctor: This Parenting Mistake Ruins Your Kids Brain &amp; Alcohol Will Ruin Yours!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, and founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics. He is the bestselling author of books such as, \u2018Change Your Brain Every Day\u2019 and \u2018Raising Mentally Strong Kids\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:30 Why This Conversation Is Important<br \/>\n04:03 How Many Brains Has Daniel Scanned?<br \/>\n04:50 Brain Rot: Why Are People Caring About Their Brains Now?<br \/>\n05:43 Is There a Link Between Porn Consumption and Brain Health?<br \/>\n08:39 Can I Fix My Brain?<br \/>\n09:57 Why Do People Come to See Daniel?<br \/>\n11:15 Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain<br \/>\n15:16 What Does a Brain Look Like After Heavy Drinking?<br \/>\n16:44 Why Does Brain Size Matter?<br \/>\n20:15 Alcohol Is Aging Your Brain<br \/>\n21:41 How Bad Are Drugs for the Brain?<br \/>\n26:43 What&#8217;s Wrong With Magic Mushrooms?<br \/>\n33:06 Are Antidepressants Being Oversubscribed? Proven Alternatives<br \/>\n39:31 Can You See Trauma on the Brain?<br \/>\n43:04 Things You Can Do at Home to Help Trauma<br \/>\n45:32 The Impact of Negative Thinking on the Brain<br \/>\n46:53 Low Anxiety Will Kill You<br \/>\n48:51 How to Become More Disciplined and Motivated<br \/>\n53:26 How to Calm Your Worries<br \/>\n59:55 Can Extremely Negative People Become Positive?<br \/>\n1:00:34 Ads<br \/>\n1:01:33 Who Is Elizabeth Smart?<br \/>\n1:03:40 Horrific Events Don\u2019t Necessarily Define Who You Are<br \/>\n1:05:28 The Impact of Stress During Pregnancy on Your Child<br \/>\n1:09:08 The Cause of Alzheimer&#8217;s<br \/>\n1:14:08 The Impact of a Fatty Fish Diet<br \/>\n1:16:17 The Impact of Hope and Grief on the Brain<br \/>\n1:24:00 How Do You Raise the Perfect Brain?<br \/>\n1:30:12 What Are the Non-Obvious Ways to Help Children&#8217;s Brains?<br \/>\n1:34:02 Ads<br \/>\n1:35:06 Is ADHD Increasing in Our Population?<br \/>\n1:40:37 Daniel Amen\u2019s Daughter<br \/>\n1:43:16 Different Types of ADHD<br \/>\n1:46:17 Can You See Love on the Brain?<br \/>\n1:47:51 What Change Would Daniel Like to See in the World?<br \/>\n1:53:25 Mindfulness and Meditation<br \/>\n1:54:50 Ice Baths<br \/>\n1:55:15 Loving Your Job<br \/>\n1:56:22 Breath work<br \/>\n1:57:01 Social Media and Its Effects on the Brain<br \/>\n1:57:12 Hustle Culture<br \/>\n1:57:47 Microplastics<br \/>\n1:58:11 Noise Pollution<br \/>\n1:59:36 Is AI Going to Be Good or Bad for Our Brains?<br \/>\n2:01:51 Are Brains Getting Bigger or Smaller?<br \/>\n2:03:21 What&#8217;s the Most Important Thing We Didn&#8217;t Talk About?<br \/>\n2:05:19 Has Scanning Brains Changed Daniel\u2019s Belief in God?<br \/>\n2:05:37 The Effects of Religion on the Brain<br \/>\n2:09:26 The LA Fires and Their Impact on the Brain<br \/>\n2:13:05 Guest\u2019s Last Question<\/p>\n<p>Follow Dr Amen:<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/t3fyeyooNQb<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/UmRfScqoNQb<br \/>\nPodcast &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/Lfnd1rmoNQb<br \/>\nAmen Clinics &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/W1oBV9roNQb <\/p>\n<p>BrainMD Supplements &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/SZLrxBtoNQb<br \/>\nTo support Change Your Brain Foundation &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/Uq3shdvoNQb <\/p>\n<p>Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https:\/\/appurl.io\/iUUJeYn25v <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase \u2018Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience With Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults\u2019, here: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aSfizL <\/p>\n<p>Independent research &#8211;  https:\/\/danielamen.tiiny.co<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors:<br \/>\nLinkedin Ads &#8211; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/DIARY<br \/>\nPerfectTed &#8211; https:\/\/www.perfectted.com with code STEVEN40 for 40% off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, and founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics. 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