Tj Power | Neuroscientist

Stop texting the people you love (new oxytocin research!)👩🏽‍🔬 Leslie Seltzer and her colleagues discovered the importance of hearing voices in order to release oxytocin 💕 We can also increase our oxytocin through contributing to others, listening carefully, making eye contact, physically connecting and by complimenting one another 🤝 I have written all about the latest science and how you can optimise your oxytocin in my new book - The DOSE Effect. You can secure your copy right now by pre-ordering at the link on my page! 📚 Georgia and I are sending you all a ton of oxytocin today, have a great time connecting with the people you love ❤️

Our new dopamine detox experiment… For us we’re always just trying to spend a bit less time behind screens…📱 It’s not that screens are all bad it’s just that our brains don’t wanna always be consuming content… ❌ Our brains designed to rest by being in nature, by connecting, by laughing…🌳 This experiment showed us how much happier our brains can become from less stimulation… 🧠 Definitely give it a shot for yourself, even if it just for one evening… 📺 There’s a place beyond the boredom where you feel so good… ✨ Let us know how you get on and whether it’s easy or hard… 🤔 And send this to someone you could try it with… ➡️ @tjpower x @georgiarosefarrar 🎥

We did it!! Sunday Time Bestseller 🎉📚 5 years ago I started massively changing my lifestyle to fix my mental health. 4 years ago I started sharing the method I used with you all on here. That method involved learning exactly how each of my key brain chemicals was impacted how I felt and then with that understanding, learning the best way to rebalance them. Seeing this simple idea now working for so many of you is beautiful to witness. I’m beyond grateful to all of you that have supported DOSE and me, thank you. Here’s to many more years of sharing the best way to build a purposeful, calm and healthy life ❤️ A hugeee thank you to @harpercollins @hqstories @mslisamilton @bevjamesmanagement @bev_james @tomtomwright for making this possible, you guys are legends 😀

Read this research, it’s insanely cool👇🔬 Seltzer and her colleagues put people into a high-stress situation which increased their stress hormone, cortisol. When they were comforted via a quick phone call, their brains instantly released oxytocin - this calmed their cortisol in a similar way to how a hug would. When they were comforted via a text message, no oxytocin was released and their stress remained high. Our brains are evolutionarily hardwired to find comfort in human voices. Texting is just data, calls are connection. I’m now living on the other side of the world to my family and I’m thinking about this a lot. Everyone these days needs to know this so send it to the people you love ❤️ You can follow @tjpower for more ideas like this :) 👩🏽‍🔬Research paper: Instant messages vs. speech: hormones and why we still need to hear each other.

Your kid’s brain is literally under construction👇🏗️🧠 Because of neuroplasticity, their brain is more malleable now than it will ever be. Every quick high they chase shapes their ability to focus, tolerate stress, and build successful relationships as adults. Choosing slow dopamine (bottom list) over fast dopamine (top list) is how you help them build the resilience to flourish in the modern world. How do you feel about young people and screens/dopamine? It would be amazing to hear your thoughts :) Follow @tjpower and @smartphonefreechildhood to learn how to support the next generation with screen-free living.

3 tips for going slower👇 1. Stop rushing when you wake up 🛏️ Rushing first things puts your nervous system into panic mode. Get out of bed slowwllyy. Don’t immediately race through all the updates on your phone. 2. Regularly take deep breaths👃🏽 Every hour just randomly take a bigggg deep breath and soften your whole body. This will transform the pace you live at. Test this right now and see… 3. Take screen-free breaks 📴 When you’re eating your meals, even when you’re on your own, eat them without screens and chew slowly. This can feel boring but it trains you to move slower throughout the rest of your day. When you move slow, you get to experience far more of the magic life has to offer. @tjpower for more :) ✍️ writings by the great Dominic Ng

So we just left the UK for an Australian adventure, for a new life where our phones don’t live at the centre. I don’t wanna keep picking YouTube over bath time or Reels over family meals. I wanna see if we can raise our family like they used to in the 90s. Far away from the digital pining. The world’s just getting faster and faster but it’s a simple life that we’re after. One where the only thing that we’re tracking is the sun going down. One where a slower nervous is without a doubt the ultimate crown. ✍️🎵 Follow @tjpower

Sometimes it’s as simple as asking yourself this question: Would life feel more fulfilling if I found: intimacy, companionship, community, progress, nourishment, + relaxation … from more real sources? I’d love to hear your thoughts :) @tjpower

3 lessons for a regulated nervous system👇 1. Sit with the discomfort of boredom 🤔 I find boredom hard. Not getting out my phone in every moment of stillness and instead sitting with some of the stress or anxiety coming up is important. I’ve learnt over time if you sit with it, it settles. If you ignore it, it grows. 2. Have better phone boundaries 📴 Phones constantly activate your fight or flight system by triggering you with messages, emails, and news alerts. Build boundaries like not having your phone when watching TV, when eating meals, or in bed with you. 3. Be the odd one out ☕️ Sit in a coffee shop, leave your phone in your bag, and just sit and look around. These days this seems unusual but what I’ve found is often it leads to me getting into conversation with someone. These conversations have brought me a lot of unexpected joy and regulation. If you have any questions about how to regulate your nervous system, just ask below. I check my Instagram a few times a day and it is me who directly chats with you. 
Speak soon, Tj - @tjpower Inspiration: the amazing @drjuliefratantoni

Save the ultimate kids brain chemicals guide ➡️🧠 📈 Dopamine helps them feel more motivated. 💕 Oxytocin helps them feel more connected. 🌳 Serotonin helps them feel more positive. ☺️ Endorphins helps them feel less stressed. If you found these ideas useful, consider sending this to other parents looking to support their families with more screen-free living. If you agree that kids would be happier if the age of social media was raised to 16, go to @smartphonefreechildhood and sign their petition to the government. Follow @tjpower and @smartphonefreechildhood for more. Ideas from the book - The DOSE Effect 📚

Neuroscientist talks about benefits of using AI less: I’m writing to you today from my new home near Byron Bay in Australia. I’ve moved here in search of a life for my new little family where we can build a healthy relationship with screens.
 With society attempting to now learn to manage social media, we have almost started too late. With AI we must start learning how to manage it much earlier. The time to consider these thoughts is now.

Discussion is how we come up solutions. 
What are your thoughts?

What aspects of humanity should we hold on to? @tjpower

If it’s time now to take a break, take that break 🧠😴 I recently spent 72 hours completely unplugged from technology and couldn’t believe how exhausted I actually was when I didn’t have my phone to keep stimulating me. It’s so important we have the ability to tune into how our brains and bodies really feel ❤️