This week, Alberto sits with TJ Power, a world leading neuroscientist, best selling author, and the creator of the DOSE framework.

His work investigates how dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins influence mental and physical health, particularly in the context of our digitally driven lifestyles.

TJ’s framework is designed to unlock your best life, to live with purpose, intention, focus, and a positive mindset.

This episode also unpacks why phones, alcohol, porn, and sugar, severely erode attention, mood, and drive, and how to reset your baseline with simple habits you can start today.

You will learn:

• How dopamine actually works

• Why chasing dopamine peaks lowers motivation

• How to run a 7 day reset

• How things like sleep, morning light, protein, movement, nature, and real connections support healthy brain chemistry

This conversation is a clear path back to focus, energy, and calm.

You can purchase TJ’s book, The DOSE Effect, here: https://geni.us/doseeffect

Follow TJ Power:

https://www.instagram.com/tjpower

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tjpowerneuroscience

#ThrivingMinds #TJPower #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #DigitalBalance #Dopamine #Attention #Wellbeing #Mindset #StressManagement

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This week Alberto sat down with Bianca Bustamante, the twenty year old driver who is now the future face of F1.

Born in Manila and raised in a working class family, she fell in love with karting at three. At six she asked to be homeschooled to train more. Her father worked three jobs to keep her dream alive. She became the best in her country but the international costs were astronomical. So she moved to the US, and learned all she could about personal branding.

Her hope was that her social media channels would help fund her driving career.

Years later she has millions of followers, sponsors, and is now signed by McLaren for F1 Academy, and working to become the first woman of her generation to reach F1.

She is rewriting the racing history by fighting all the odds in a sport where only 1.5 percent of drivers are women, and largely built for the rich and elite.

Now the face of major outlets like Forbes and Vogue, her story is the blueprint for achieving your dreams when the door is closed.

You will learn:

• How talent grit and strategy can replace missing resources

• How she used social platforms to fund a racing career

• The real pathway from karting to F1 Academy

• How to train recover and perform under pressure

• The mindset required to become the best

Follow Bianca:

https://www.youtube.com/@racerbia

https://www.instagram.com/racerbia/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/racerbia/

https://www.facebook.com/racerbia/

#ThrivingMinds #BiancaBustamante #F1Academy #McLaren #WomenInMotorsport #RacingJourney #Inspiration #Mindset #PhilippineAthletes #Resilience

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What happens when the dream job nearly breaks you?

This week on Thriving Minds, Alberto sat down with Celebrity Chef, Thomas Straker, the chef, founder, best selling author, and digital powerhouse behind the Straker’s restaurant group and global ‘All Things Butter’ brand.

From burnout in fine dining to millions of views on Instagram, Thomas reveals the full story of how he rebuilt his relationship with food, found freedom through content, and became one of the most watched, and talked about, chefs on the internet.

In this raw and revealing conversation, he opens up about self-worth, criticism, building a business, and staying grounded when the spotlight finds you.

You’ll learn:

🟠 What the world of fine dining gets completely wrong

🟠 How Thomas built a viral food brand while running restaurants

🟠 Why content is every founder’s unfair advantage

🟠 The truth about burnout, ego, and starting over

🟠 How to stay true to your vision, even when others doubt you

This isn’t just a story about restaurants.

It’s a story about reinvention.

Follow Thomas:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStraker⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/thomas_straker/⁠

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@UCDci5O1KG2SqFr79vWbuCJQ ⁠

⁠https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thomas-straker-58034280

#ThrivingMinds #ThomasStraker #ChefLife #RestaurantBusiness #EntrepreneurJourney #FoodCreators #HospitalityMindset #CookingPassion #Resilience #SuccessMindset

Visit the Thriving Minds website:

https://thrivingmindsshow.com/

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