You are not broken; you are becoming.
Here is my conversation with Dr. Sarah Young on her podcast NeuroAlchemy, broadcast May 29, 2026. You can listen to the audio or watch the video on the other platforms listed here:
Episode Links
🎥 YouTube Video:
🎙️ Episode Home Page (RSS): https://rss.com/podcasts/neuro-alchemy/2868865
YouTube Collaboration Link: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCutz5RYUlphaZ82pbLjcrGw/collaboration/UCml_IBedO1UP7oG0GgBE9jQ
The audio version is also available on: • Spotify • RSS.com • iHeartRadio • Apple Podcasts (iTunes) • Amazon Music
Episode notes
In this episode of NeuroAlchemy, Dr. Sarah Young sits down with psychotherapist and theoretical physicist Lincoln Stoller for a thoughtful conversation exploring the intersection of neuroscience, neurofeedback, consciousness, and personal transformation.
* What is consciousness in everyday language?
* How do brain waves shape mood, focus, and emotional patterns?
* Why is insight alone often not enough for lasting change?
Together, Sarah and Lincoln unpack how the brain and nervous system influence identity, healing, and behavior. This conversation bridges complex neuroscience with lived human experience, making topics like neurofeedback, brain training, emotional regulation, and neuroplasticity accessible and deeply relevant.
Dr. Sarah also shares her own early experience working as a neurofeedback technician before graduate school and how witnessing the brain learn through feedback shaped her understanding of healing and transformation.
Topics explored include:
* What neurofeedback is and how it works.
* Brain waves and nervous system regulation.
* Consciousness and awareness in practical language.
* Why understanding patterns intellectually may not fully rewire them.
* How the nervous system participates in healing.
* Identity as learned neural patterning rather than fixed character.
* Neuroplasticity, flexibility, and adaptation.
* Emotional regulation and trauma recovery.
* Neuroscience and spirituality meeting in clinical work.
* Balance as an ongoing practice, not a final destination.
At the heart of this episode is a reminder:Your brain is adaptable. Patterns are learned, not permanent. Healing involves the nervous system. And growth becomes possible when awareness is paired with safety and repetition.
🌿 Micro Practice Invitation: Begin gently noticing your dreams.
Keep a notebook beside your bed and write down any images, feelings, or fragments you remember when you wake up. Even small moments of awareness can help build connection with subconscious processing and internal patterns over time.
Lincoln also offers a prerecorded Brain Frequencies Minicourse: https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com/product/brain-frequencies-minicourse/
🧠 Connect with Lincoln Stoller at:The website: https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com
The blog (free 1x/mon and paid 4x/mon): mindstrengthbalance.substack.com
Through YouTube: @LincolnStoller
🌿 Connect with Dr. Sarah Young Website: https://home.neurosynergyhealth.com/home-6935 Podcast:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@neurosynergyhealth
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