Neuroplasticity Explained: How to Rewire Your Brain for Mental Strength

Discover the power of neuroplasticity and how you can rewire your brain for mental strength and resilience. This video explains the science behind neuroplasticity and provides practical strategies for harnessing its potential to enhance your mental well-being. Learn how your brain can adapt and change throughout life, and unlock the key to a stronger, more resilient you.
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[@bolajiyoloye8968]

For anyone who has experienced brain trauma, neuroplasticity provides hope that all is not lost. Excellent presentation 👏👏👏

[@quake2u]

Yeah I've been hearing this stuff for year but have seen nothing.

[@YukiSatagawa]

It really does help!! My sisters have actually really utilised it so well. I have never seen such strength and independence more than the women in my family have shown. ✨ I wouldn’t have believed things could get better but they do! You just can’t stop

[@bolajiyoloye8968]

@quake2u it takes time, . My replies keep being deleted but there are charities who support people who suffer from acquired brain injury. Neuroplasticity plays a big, big part of that rehabilitation process.

[@Cathy-xi8cb]

Avoid substances like pot and alcohol. Avoid all activities that have a high risk of banging your head against something, Get the best possible sleep you can, all the time, every night. Brain damage is no joke.

[@Dandelionsandbutterflies]

How?

[@jaidadraco]

I studied neuropsychology and behavioral neuropsychology in university, and this is such a great overview. Habits and even thought patterns that have been strengthened since childhood, since trauma, repeatedly over and over again are part of what makes recovery and healing so difficult. They are literally physically built into the pathways of our brain. But luckily, we aren't stuck with them. They are easy to fall back into, but we can ALWAYS build new pathways and new habits to help us build a healthier life and a healthier brain. Our brain is so beautiful. I'm glad this type of video can make this valuable information available to more people!!!

[@mindcache5650]

I studied Neuroscience to discover my problems after having my HPA axis assaulted from 3 months old by CPTSD. I thought it was incurable but my new Psychiatrist believes rewiring is possible. Frigging hope so. 64 years of it.

[@mindkindmom]

@@mindcache5650 Possibilities abound if we believe and do the work. Everyday in everyway I am getting better.

[@anthonyfreiwald268]

I am running out of ways to express my appreciation for your helpful and informative videos. Please be assured though, I am very grateful. Thank you!

[@WarrenGerard-g8q]

❤

[@DrTraceyMarks]

Thank you SO much! I really appreciate your appreciation 😀❤️

[@WarrenGerard-g8q]

your welcome😌

[@purplesquids13]

Me too!!!

[@zeynepcengiz8123]

I want more of neuroplasticity videos if its possible

[@gawtus]

Me too

[@redmanjones362]

I appreciate your content. I have been doing well recovering from cardiac arrest which put me in a coma for a month. I was brain dead - when i woke up I couldn't speak, walk, or talk. I couldn't recognize my mother, sister, brothers or children. I am making new memories and strive to get 1% better each day!

[@Aseeyah-vt9kl]

Orthodox Naturopath doctors were laughed at when they said the body and mind worked together and the body is a self healing organism. At any rate , this is great information.

[@Cathy-xi8cb]

I did laugh...when AZ naturopaths wanted to do liposuction without a surgical residency. Scary. Who does that?

[@Sauci4Lyfe]

This is the first hope that I’ve had to repair my brain in the longest thank you so much❣️ please take me as a patient. I don’t live very far from your office and I am in desperate need of consistency, I’m begging you to please help me.

[@tims9434]

Have you anything to sell though?

[@TRENKROM]

I think the best form of challenging mental activity is to try and learn a completely new skill. Pick up guitar, learn how to dance, try juggling or yoyo; stuff that requires you to move in new ways and will inevitably require lots of failure before success

[@Truthseeker371]

Daily habits can be changed and it's fun to break mundane routine. That's why I love travelling and living in different countries. I get mentally and emotionally rejuvenated and enjoy new challenges with adaptability and understanding. More "Wow" moments every day. No time to be wasting in trivials. Break the routine and boredom by embracing changes and differences. Life is still a great experience.

[@KevinVeroneau]

My therapist I had since the 90s thought me about this subject when I was still very young. It was very inspirational to have held this knowledge over my years.

[@macalarose]

Thank you for making culturally relevant videos on mental and physical health

[@Buster-im5so]

Active listening... I had a friend who would call me while she actively drove her car. We're no longer friends - our last conversation happened while she drove... and carelessly offered advice when I just wanted her to listen.

[@steveasher9239]

Excellent information, well presented.

[@mossiahday815]

I'm here for Dr. Tracey Marks ❤ Thank you.

[@ann18o96]

Even though I knew the basics about neuroplasticity, I really appreciate the practical advice. Whenever we are tired, exhausted or distracted, we easily fall back into the old paths. But that doesn't mean it's a failure. Every time we choose the new one, we are building it up. It requires more effort, but will also give a bigger reward. When the new path becomes the default, you truely have built a new habit.

[@penelopepitstock]

Great video, I really love the way you explain things so clearly and without any gimmicks. This is very useful information for me right now as I've just gotten control of my anxiety through dialectial behaviour therapy and looking to build more new, healthy habits and thought patterns.

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Your content is always top-notch and it keeps getting better and better every day! I am not sure how to express how happy this makes me! Just keep it up!

[@JSFGuy]

A great timing.

[@lesley4215]

I love this science! I use it for chronic pain and it has cut my suffering in half!!

[@lyndathompson6315]

Thank you Doctor. This gives me hope for having fibromyalgia and after my Neuro studies, fibromyalgia may be recovered Neuro plasticity. 🙏🏻

[@eli9187]

thank you, Dr. Marks. I just suffered a really bad TBI in april and have been so depressed and hopeless about getting better. I did a lot of my own research but the cards will be so helpful!!!! Thank you for putting it all in one place.

[@DuongLanMaiNgoc]

this video literally came in the perfect moment in my life, love you

[@sigur95]

Girl, your thumbnail game is crazy good, haha

[@Nenas-2003]

This is a great video thank you❤

[@christianharbin7979]

Thank you so much for this video! It gives me a lot of hope to know that I don’t have to be stuck in old ways of dysfunctional, thinking and responding based on traumas from my past. Thank you thank you!

[@jamesb-v6b]

"Once again, this video is excellent."

[@orlandoacontreras]

Greetings from Venezuela, South America. 🇻🇪👋

[@tonyatjoseph5801]

I am all about brain health. this is soooooo helpful to know. Thanks Dr.Tracey!!!

[@zak-a-roo264]

Surfing isn't a thing you can practice when there aren't waves, practice is the act itself. In the 80's we were encouraged by our old hippie surf coach to spend time IMAGINING doing the trick/maneuver we wanted to improve on, especially before sleep and upon waking. It really seemed to help , at times , maybe better than actual physical trying......On the same line of thought, Multi-day art projects are HUGE for the brain to grow, you don't really stop thinking about the progress of the art, do a bit before bed and upon waking over some coffee. Jumpstart the brain right off the bat!!

[@penelopepitstock]

That's so intersting, I've often found 'practice' using visualisation helpful for various things over the years. I'm trying to find my way back into some kind of artistic activities too for relaxaction and seems like everything is pointing me in this direction for my overall mental health.

[@b.bergquist2573]

Fantastic video and channel, Dr. Marks. Thank you so much and bless you.

[@brittanmotley]

Thanks!

[@Sin_Higurashi]

I really needed this. Thank you.

[@airi75089]

Such a great birthday present! lol This is such a spectacular video and something I definitely want to keep in mind while I make a fresh start! Thanks so much!

[@stacyjohnson7395]

Thank you for sharing your expertise☺️❤️

[@franciscocardenas5758]

Well put! You are awesome, Dr. Tracey Marks.

[@peanutandcocopetsupplies]

I am a health promotion professional, and this is awesome 👌

[@Sharperthanu1]

"Social isolation" can be quite good for someone escaping those who are abusive

[@chrissyosozzy6465]

Social isolation is like cancer, trust me. Better sit in a quite library or coffeshop

[@tarakennedy707]

It's not. It's a defense mechanism but it is very counterproductive. Humans are social creatures and crave connection.

[@natashyas4149]

Thank you, Dr. Marks!

[@damouretdelaine5311]

Finally! Some real help! Thank you so much, Dr. Marks!

[@hildakenny513]

Thank you Dr Marks. This has been so informative and practical.

[@probablypoetic8759]

Excellent information! Thank you so much! ❤

[@realonebusinessschool]

This is very impactful, thanks Dr. Tracey.

[@PrinceTheSeraphimKnight1986]

Thank you in advance 🙏🏾

[@hockinghillsalive3624]

I was literally just talking about this yesterday. I have spent nearly two decades as a "high performing addict," being a smoker, and relying on and developing other poor addictions. I feel that I have almost fully healed from past trauma, have a better understanding of how it impacted me over the years, and am almost ready to become an addict in recovery. I was thinking yesterday that I will need to reshape my brains pathways and habits in order to do this. That I will not only need to rewire my brain, but also work to create better and more healthy habits to replace my poor ones. Thank you, for all that you do to help people. Thank you for this video!

[@Cathy-xi8cb]

you underestimate the damage you have done in the past. You have to be mindful of signs of brain damage as you age.

[@izabella8]

Beautiful thumbnail btw, the extra effort did make me click. Thank you for this information

[@adriannaconnor6471]

Hi! Your videos are awesome!

[@DrTraceyMarks]

Thanks so much!! 🙏🏽

[@abderrahmanekourim3677]

Thanks for the insights 😊

[@cad4409]

Such empowering and hopeful information for all our brains!!! ❤️

[@angellombness4371]

Dreamed of a calendar like this - thankful! [comment engagement 💜]

[@celesteconnor5677]

Love the video "cover" image. There are GOOD witches (and there are bad witches.) Thanks so much for this clear explanation.

[@12RColeman]

Nice analogy for the subject well said and sensible brain health discussions 5 stars to Dr Tracy

[@idahardy4052]

Our traditional yoga teachers teach this with different language. Practice reinforces behavior.

[@luulips]

Great video! Thanks so much!

[@yomnahashem4404]

Such a treasure, Dr Tracey! Thank you so much ❤

[@ilyahohenstein692]

I would love to have the deck of cards in Spanish for my family. If there’s ever a Spanish version I will get it for sure. Seems like a great tool

[@StephanieMcMahon-f5o]

Good afternoon Dr. Tracy. Your videos have been very fascinating. I was wondering if you can do a video talking about different types of anger and how to help someone who gets angry easily and doesn’t quite know how to control it. Because I’m a dance instructor and I teach a class of adults with special needs and I have one student in my class who gets angry easily when I try to guide him in the right direction. And it makes me very anxious. So if you can touch on that when you do another video that would be very helpful. Thank you very much. 6:12 6:15 6:21 6:29 6:38 6:43

[@alphadog3384]

DBT skills can be helpful for changing old thinking patterns and behaviors.

[@ibrahimissaiaawad2888]

Hello Dr. Tracey, it's Andrew, and I have an ABI I've had a lot of trouble controlling muscle spasms, and I got to the point where I either wear diapers , or never go out. I took baclophen for year, and eventually decided that it was time to stop taking it. That's because the spasms in my arm and leg had subsided to a level I could control with weighbearing and exercise control of my other bodily functions required mindfulness, and planning. Having worked on habitual patterns (breaking them down) and mindfulness, paired with problem solving (i e. which mobility device (wheelchair, cane, cane type) route planning, time management etc. and now I looking at upper story type decisions.

[@LurkingLinnet]

I LOVE THIS SERIES

[@YukiSatagawa]

Tysm for coverin us this vid on explaining Neuroplasticity!

[@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz]

if you're neglected and touch deprived, nothing can improve until that basic human need is met first.

[@HoàngThươngLan]

its hard to put into words, but the book Magnetic Aura from Talesio completely changed my life and it's not new age bs

[@nerdbamarich2063]

Thank you so incredibly much as always.

[@wongelawitmesfin9629]

How I love your videos! Thanks a lot!

[@Бойко-к9ч]

Hello, Dr Tracey Marks. Nice to meet you. Your videos are one of the best I've ever seen. I want to ask you something. When I was 19 or 20 years old, I started conflicting with my mother. She was crossing my boundaries and wanted to tell .e what to do. She successfully did it every time. There were many conflicts. But one day I couldn't bread properly. I don't know what's the word in english for difficult breathing.Maybe constriction. However this was the first issue. Then I went to the cardiogist, because my heartpulse was high and I started having heartbeating. One day I stopped the medication that I was taking. It was very sample medication,nothing special. The doctor said everything is fine. But my conflicts with my mother continued and I started having tics. I want to say that ,before I started having tics I have done some movements like tics on purpose as a joke with a friend. I don't know ,if this have any impact for forming or having tics. However, I just continuesly repeated the negative things she has been telling me or the things she has been doing. And I wasn't going well. I started having tics. I went to psychiatrist. He prescribed me Lamictal. I started feeling very good. But the worrying didn't stop. I just didn't want to forget the bad things she has done to me, so I just kept repeating them in my mind. I was diagnosed with mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. My question is what to do to stop my tics. They are not that bad, but it'not comfortable. I have so much anger to this person and she knows how to trigger me emotionally very well. I often think that I am like a slave ,when she triggers me. Dr Marks, I have this anger towards that person and maybe I can't process my emotions. When I have a thought about her and some past conflict, I start making tics. Do you think that these conflicts with her are the reason to emotionally trigger me. I think yes, but I wanted to ask you. You are very intelligent. Dr Tracey Marks, could tell me what to do ,so that I stop doing tics and get triggered hard emotionally. What should I do.She is very emotional.

[@georgenadopyera6706]

Great teaching Dr. Marks! Does this apply to people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as well?

[@bonniehall788]

Thank you for all your videos. This is really interesting

[@ShirleenWentzel]

Hi. How does neuroplasticity work after having ECT. I struggle with memory loss and remembering as well as studying. Ps. Thank you for all the videos. I enjoy learning about new things. Just the remembering that is a problem.

[@TheFocusOfLovecom]

Just purchase the cards 🎉 I knew it was an away to create your self! Looking forward on the turning point of a new chapter! Birthday in Nov! thanks Dr❣️

[@sergeifitzgeraldfih1031]

OHHH! Our Dear Dr. You looks fantastic on that custome! Nice piece of coldsplay

[@brittanmotley]

Excellent!

[@lorrainelegg-coleman811]

Thank you. ❤🙏🏼

[@BichowaBachora]

Many thanks

[@ej5000]

Thank you ❤

[@DangLanThao]

good video yet again, thank you love ❤️

[@curlyvseedstar2108]

I am so glad to find you 🎉 I like to see a psychiatrist that looks like me and on the plus side is open minded full of new positive ideas. Where is the Doctor located? I think I've seen her at a seminar 😅 and if it was her very nice lady🎉

[@Chroniquee]

thanks for this.

[@davidesguerra7837]

Thanks doctor. 🙏

[@brightpage1020]

Thank you!!! ❤🎉

[@squidwardwithoutaclue]

Thank you, very interesting and helpful ❤ the calendar is pretty cool

[@DrTraceyMarks]

Awesome! Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@kafiquashie1398]

Could you 🙏🏽 create a short with the Metacognition & Mindfulness section of this video ❓

[@Elise-nt2gc]

Do you have any tips or could you please make a video on this: my dilemma is I am incredibly struggling and I stress out my family members tremendously by texting one is specific triggering messages. How can I heal and get better mentally? Should I not text them my difficulties? How can I reduce this chronic stress is their lives and in mine? I feel like I wrecked myself and my family

[@lalautranziciji]

You're gold!

[@BittersweetMayhem]

Like neuroplasticity but idfw CBT style thought pattern changes. I need to investigate the cause before i decide to just stop thinking a certain way

[@jakec5618]

Could you make a video on sam-e and if its safe ? Thanks

[@NewDimension7]

Thank you ,very hepfull & give new knowlogde .

[@Juicekid99999]

How do you cope with PTSD and ADHD when you have those outburst or you have those intrusive thoughts that you feel like you were act on and they scare you? How do you change your thought process pattern when you feel like you’re being overwhelmed because of the trauma?

[@ffbuddyguy8159]

Is there a way to get a free brain scan to see if you're suffering from an injury? I've wondered if my ADHD and other issues were caused by early childhood injury

[@hadiza1]

Good morning! 💜📚

[@r.washington9146]

Rev ike taught me about neuroplasticity. If anyone needs more information i would highly suggest hearing him out. He has a lot of youtube videos on this

[@tamdivas8257]

I am 58 years old. My mother used to get mail from Reverend Ike when I was a young girl. He still looks the same age. 😂😂😂❤

[@r.washington9146]

@tamdivas8257 ❤️

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

Loved this video.

[@DrTraceyMarks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@littleboyimnida]

i am loving your new videos!!!

[@DrTraceyMarks]

Yay! Thank you! ❤️

[@quake2u]

You make it sound so simple but my life has proved it's not. I got brain damage when I was born. I've been very active and have always challenged my brain doing things like playing chess or any and all problem solving. Even exercising my reflexes which never change. When I start a challenge like a new game I start at my best and never improve while I have to watch others improve and they started out worse than me.

[@lightingbird]

Two questions. Does the card set include instructions? I'm not fully clear on how to use them. Do you offer virtual therapy? Thank you for the ongoing helpful content.

[@NightsideOfParadise]

My 🧠 adapted to have a huge crush on Dr. Marks.

[@JD-tj1rt]

This is probably why exposure therapy is so effective

[@nemanjat1096]

Dr Tracey, is tolerance to cold weather lower when you have high levels of cortisol? And how to actually enjoy a little bit of cold nights?

[@YukiSatagawa]

Dr Tracey you look so purty in the thumbnail! ☺️✨🪄

[@gawtus]

How long does it Take to form a new pathway?

[@TK-pv4uq]

Dr. Tracy - I hope you're reading. You're so cool - I hope you become an extremely wealthy millionaire and have a fulfilling life. Thank you so much.