This podcast will change your life, if you let it.
Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.
At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.
Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.
Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.
Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.
📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com (mailto:adamwright@aypuk.com).
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No Ice Baths, No 4am: The Habits That Actually Work
Ever feel like the people giving you advice have it all figured out? This week, we pull back the curtain – and we really don't.
Adam and Andy drop the "experts" act and get honest about the actual habits they're each working on right now – the ones going well, and the ones they still wrestle with. No 4am ice baths, no productivity-maxing, no manosphere nonsense. Just two people applying the neuroscience to their own messy, real lives.
Adam shares how he's taken back control of his phone (every single notification off), and the brutally specific way he schedules his running, gym and study around dark, cold mornings. Andy opens up about shifting his perspective out of low moods using a daily gratitude practice (GLADEN), and the simple, achievable exercise rule that works precisely because it isn't punishing. Running through all of it: the idea that this stuff is hard, that we don't always get it right, and that the only thing that matters is the progress you make – with a bit of grace – every single day.
Don't put anyone on a pedestal. We're all just working on it.
We want to hear from you! Don't hesitate to email the show: adamwright@aypuk.com (mailto:adamwright@aypuk.com)
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00:00 - Clip
00:52 - Intro (ft. "are we AI?")
02:40 - Why we practise what we preach (no pedestals)
04:06 - We're not productivity-maxing (ft. Rob Beckett)
07:07 - Adam's problem: managing your phone
09:00 - The fix: turn off every single notification
12:10 - Andy's two: shifting perspective & exercise
12:47 - Gladden: the daily gratitude practice that rewires your bias
17:00 - A simple, achievable exercise rule (and why strict fails)
19:18 - Why noticing gets easier the more you do it
21:30 - Adam's fix: scheduling runs, gym & study around a busy life
23:30 - Plan it or it won't happen (ft. the Sunday routine sort)
24:50 - It's about consistency & grace, not perfection
25:57 - Outro
This podcast will change your life, if you let it.
Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.
At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.
Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.
Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.
Want to learn more about the work we do at AYP? Find out more on our website!
📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.atatime (http://www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.atatime)
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One Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.
26 Oct 2026
Why You Feel Anxious for No Reason
Ever felt anxious for absolutely no reason you can put your finger on? There's a good chance your brain is doing something called rumination – and once you understand it, it loses a lot of its power.
This week Adam and Andy get into the neuroscience of rumination: why your brain replays old experiences, and why it drags the feelings along with them.
Adam opens up about something that happened to him this week – sitting with friends, pizza, a great evening, and yet gripped by anxiety he couldn't explain. The culprit? A TV show (The Traitors) he'd watched the same time last year, during a hard patch. We get into why memories aren't just facts – they're snapshots of experience that store the emotional response too – why the same thing happens with the change of seasons or the anniversary of losing someone, and the role dreams play in quietly "sanitising" our most difficult memories. Most importantly: why noticing it is the first step, why you should give yourself grace rather than fight it, and how to process it in a healthy way instead of bottling it up.
You're not crazy, and you're not alone. Everyone's brain does this.
We want to hear from you! Don't hesitate to email the show: adamwright@aypuk.com (mailto:adamwright@aypuk.com)
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Chapters
00:00 - Clip
01:04 - Intro (ft. a year of the podcast & the day-oners)
02:33 - What rumination actually is
03:30 - Models, uncertainty & why your brain replays the past
04:40 - Adam's story: anxious at pizza night (ft. The Traitors)
05:20 - Memories are snapshots – they store the feeling too
06:48 - Anniversaries, grief & why retired teachers still dread September
09:44 - Why it's so hard to spot in the moment
11:30 - Salience: why some memories hit harder
13:40 - Rumination, dreams & crying at 4am
15:43 - You're not crazy – and you're not alone
16:38 - What to do: insight, grace & talking about it
18:35 - Lean in, don't bottle up (maladaptive vs healthy coping)
21:34 - Outro
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This podcast will change your life, if you let it.
Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.
At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.
Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.
Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.
Want to learn more about the work we do at AYP? Find out more on our website!
📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.atatime
📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr (https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotential (https://substack.com/@actionyourpotential)
One Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.
19 Oct 2026
How to Run Without Breaking Your Body | The Neuroscience of Running ft. Joe Tinsley (Pt.2)
What does it actually take to run 100K through the night — and how do you do it without destroying your body?
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Joe Tinsley — Brighton running influencer, ultra-runner and all-round lovely human. (If you missed Part 1, go back and start there.) This week Joe drops an exclusive on his next challenge, and we get into the stuff nobody posts about: injuries, overtraining, and learning to actually listen to your body.
In this episode we get into:
– Joe's next race: a brutal winter Backyard Ultra (6.7K every hour, through the night)
– Why a bit of boredom is good for you — and the multitasking myth
– The real physical toll of ultra-running
– Managing injuries: Achilles, hips, knees & the dreaded fat pad
– What pain you can run through — and what means stop right now
– Interoception: tuning into your body's signals
– Why running belongs to everyone, gatekeeping be damned
Huge thanks to Joe for coming on — go give him a follow.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Joeruns (https://www.youtube.com/@Joeruns)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_tinsley_?xtok=YTZ5ZDlkMGQwdmxm (https://www.instagram.com/joe_tinsley_?xtok=YTZ5ZDlkMGQwdmxm)
If you're enjoying the show, the best thing you can do is subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.
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CHAPTERS
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00:00 – Cold open – the real cause of running injuries
00:55 – Welcome back to Part 2
01:23 – Boredom, mindfulness & the multitasking myth
02:52 – Exclusive: Joe's next race (a winter Backyard Ultra)
03:23 – What on earth is a Backyard Ultra?
04:23 – Training for 100K+ weeks
05:27 – The real physical toll of ultra-running
08:14 – The messages that make it all worth it
09:08 – Adam's comeback & the comparison trap
10:47 – Managing injuries – Achilles, hips & knees
13:13 – What pain you can (and can't) run through
16:00 – Meet the fat pad & fatigue vs injury
18:48 – Against gatekeeping – running for everyone
21:28 – Proving it to yourself & goodbye to Joe
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One Brain At A Time breaks down the neuroscience of being human — how your brain works, and how to work with it. Hosted by Adam Wright & Andy Feist.
Brought to you by Action Your Potential — Building Better Humans Since 2018.
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