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Breathe and Lead

Breathe and Lead

By: Lena Hill
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Breathe and Lead is a short, neuroscience-informed podcast hosted by Lena Gwendolyn, focused on nervous system regulation, learning, and human change. Each episode offers a brief explanation of what’s happening in the brain and body, followed by a simple guided practice designed to support neuroplasticity and psychological flexibility.

Near Mint Productions, LLC 2025
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Episodes
  • Why Small Practices Create Big Change
    Feb 23 2026

    In this episode, we explore how neuroplasticity allows the nervous system to change through repeated experience, and why small, consistent practices are more effective than dramatic efforts to force change. Neuroscience shows that the brain updates its predictions based on patterns it encounters over time, not isolated moments.

    Through a guided practice focused on breath, sensory awareness, and repetition, listeners are invited to offer the nervous system a simple, repeatable experience of support. These small moments of regulation, practiced consistently, help reshape how the brain and body respond to stress and build greater capacity over time.

    Hosted by Lena Gwendolyn Hill

    Produced by Near Mint Productions, LLC

    Music by Patrick Simon Music

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    6 mins
  • Imagination as a Regulatory Tool
    Feb 16 2026

    In this episode, we explore how imagination influences nervous system regulation and why the brain responds to predicted experiences as well as real ones. Neuroscience shows that the brain is constantly anticipating what will happen next, and these predictions can shape physiological state, emotional experience, and perception.

    Through a brief explanation and guided practice, this episode introduces intentional imagery as a tool to support regulation and neuroplasticity. By offering the nervous system sensory cues associated with safety and stability, imagination can help expand capacity, reduce threat responses, and support more flexible patterns of regulation over time.

    Hosted by Lena Gwendolyn Hill

    Produced by Near Mint Productions LLC

    Music by Patrick Simon Music

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    7 mins
  • Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Fear
    Feb 6 2026

    In this episode, we explore why logic and reasoning often don’t work when the nervous system is under threat and how fear shifts the brain away from insight and toward protection. Through a brief neuroscience-informed explanation and a grounding sensory practice, listeners are invited to work bottom-up with the body to create the conditions where clear thinking can return.

    Hosted by Lena Gwendolyn

    Produced by Near Mint Productions, LLC

    Music by Patrick Simon Music

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    7 mins
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