Episode 119
From Perception To Meaning-Making
Our understanding of how our brains work continues to evolve, as well as our understanding of how we create meaning. How can we use advances in cognitive science to help our coaching clients?
In this conversation with Amanda Blake and John Vervaeke we dive into cognitive science and how it can help us understand meaning-making, how cognition is not in your head, different forms of knowing, reciprocal opening and narrowing and how cognitive science translates to practical tools for coaches.
In this podcast we talk about:
00:45 Conversations at the edge
04:40 What does cognitive science do
10:05 Cognition isn’t in your head
17:20 From perception to meaning-making
21:30 The 4 main factors for meaning
28:00 Embodied self-awareness & connectedness
33:20 The impact of attentional filtering
43:50 Propositional and participatory knowing
53:40 Generating reciprocal opening
58:50 Youth mental health and the virtual world
1:04:45 Using synesthesia as a tool
1:08:00 Understanding addiction
1:18:10 The cerebellum and transferable skills
1:25:25 Using enactive analogy
Resources Mentioned:
Gabor Mate
Marc Lewis
The language of coaching, by Nick Winkelman