E35 - “Brains & Bookworms: Psychology of Success Through Reading"
(Special Guest & Literacy Champion: Dr. Danny Brassell)
Have you ever wondered where you might stumble upon that mythical magical elixir of SUCCESS?
TBALrs do we have a show for YOU today!!! We’ll help solve YOUR success dilemma. Our Special Guest is Dusting off & Uncorking the bottled up genie of an age-old super secret success elixir . . . JUST for you!!!
And at the end of the episode….something FREE…from our “Temporal Lobe Jedi”, Dr. Danny Brassell
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***Dr. Ima’s A.R.T. LAB Guest Analysis
***Dr. Danny’s FAVORITE “READING SUCCESS” hack!
***Doc Heath’s end of interview “Beneath the Deep, Dark Recesses” Quirky Guest Question
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This episode’s “Unleash the Literacy Genie” Quote: “Books are GATEWAY DRUGS to success.” - Doc Heath
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TODAY'S SPECIAL GUEST: A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,000 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, “Leadership Begins with Motivation”. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program.
TOP TAKEAWAYS:
- TREASURES & SECRETS to success HIDDEN in books
- Leadership success is BUILT on BOOKS
- Reading is the Foundation of Positive success habits
- Reading Kids are Healthy & Successful Kids
SPECIAL SEGMENTS IN TODAY’S SHOW
***Fresh from the Therapy Couch…with Doc Heath for stories of Hurting, Helping, & Healing: Axl Rose’s Psychotherapy Journey
***A.R.T. LAB Library CouchCrumbs Quote on “Moldy Thoughts”.
MORE INFO from Dr. Danny Brassell, go to: freeGIFTfromDANNY.com FREE e-copy of Dr. Danny’s book "Read, Lead & Succeed" (inspirational quotes, stories, & adult- and children's-level book recommendations). FREE access to a "5-day reading challenge" digital training for parents to help their children read more, read better, & love reading.
NEXT EPISODE - “Uncaged: Psychology of Self-Healing” with Special Guest & TRAUMA SURVIVAL SPECIALIST Charles Smith.
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Full show notes & transcript at https://therapybites.podbean.com/e/bookworms
Want to Dig Deeper into Today’s Topic?
Keskin, H. K. (2013). Impacts of reading metacognitive strategies and reading attitudes on school success. International Journal of Academic Research, 5(5), 312-317.
Logan, J. A., Justice, L. M., Yumus, M., & Chaparro-Moreno, L. J. (2019). When children are not read to at home: The million word gap. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 40(5), 383-386.
Radtke, S. R., Muskett, A., Coffman, M. F., & Ollendick, T. H. (2022). Bibliotherapy for specific phobias of dogs in young children: a pilot study. Journal of child and family studies, 1-11.
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