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An Incredible Stroke of Insight

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

I tried to share this on my Facebook page numerous times but for some reason, it just wouldn’t work. I immediately took it as a sign than I needed to take it one step further and share it here instead.

It’s a little bit amazing and had me in tears a few times. If you have a few minutes of free time today, I highly suggest you watch it. Here’s just a quick summary from TED 2008:

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

To learn more, or if you can’t see the video above, go to: Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Buy her book…

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey

 

Maegan Tintari

LA native & lifestyle blogger Maegan Tintari writes weekly at ...love Maegan.com, sharing her personal style and outfits of the day as well as fashion trends coming and going, home decor and inspiring ideas and DIYs so you can do it yourself! Her archives of DIY, nail art manicures, hair tutorials, recipes & home decorating ideas, go back to 2009, where she's also shared her personal life, her journey & battle with infertility, move to a small town in the mountains, marriage, divorce, owning a bar/restaurant and then leaving it all behind to start over, yet again, in a new city, that looks a lot like her home in Los Angeles, but has far less traffic, with her two old French Bulldogs, Trevor and Randy. You can also find her on Substack, sharing videos and weekly chapters of her latest book.

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