BRAINTED with Laura Ekes

About BRAINTED with Laura Ekes

Dive into "BRAINTED" - the interactive, multilingual podcast with exciting interviews, mindfulness lifestyle topics, and DeepTalk truths. Explore unique perspectives by becoming part of our community. You can contact us via Instagram and even participate in podcast episodes. . So, let's repaint 🖌️ your brain 🧠 in a new way with stories about the art of life, the mind, and sometimes cringeworthy truths. #staybrainted 💜

Publisher

Laura Ekes

Category

education

Language

de

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jul 2023

Latest episode

17 May 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 May 2026

   SELF-HELP LOOP: Why Awareness Alone Isn’t Enough.

   Heyyy there! ❓ I know so much about myself… so why am I still not changing? In this episode, I did something a little different. I took my favorite moments from the Dr. K x Steven Bartlett (DOAC) conversation — and combined them with my own reflections, interpretations, and lived experience. This is not the full interview. It’s not meant to replace it. It’s a distilled version for the moments when you’re curious… but don’t have 2+ hours to dive in. We explore questions like: 🧠 Are we actually healing — or just consuming healing content? 🔁 Why doesn’t awareness automatically lead to change? ⚖️ Are we stuck in a “productive standstill” of self-understanding? 💭 What if self-help becomes the distraction from real transformation? 🚪 And what does it actually take to change a life — not just analyze it? Don’t forget to #staybrainted 🧠 🎨 💜 and share your thoughts on social media. Inspiration for this episode: 🥼 Dr. K x Steven Bartlett (DOAC) — “We’re producing millions of lonely, addicted and directionless men and women” (https://youtu.be/P1ALkQMfkjc?si=eOGg6s1O4OZtpJ1a) 📚 Brianna Wiest — The Mountain Is You (self-sabotage & inner patterns) 🎬 Marty – Life Is Short (2026 documentary on Martin Short) This episode is structured into chapters: 0:17 The 11 PM Conversation 2:43 Why Our Brain Lies to Us While Growing 6:43 Why Success is Sometimes Just an Escape 11:14 Why Real Contentment Feels So Damn Boring to Us 14:04 How Real Change Begins in the Microcosm 16:29 The Art of the Truce and Making Peace Within

2. 

   27 Apr 2026

   AUTHENTICITY SHOCK: The Pressure of Being Perceived.

   Heyyy there! ❓ Who are you… when you stop performing for others? A few days ago, someone told me I’m “not authentic.” And instead of brushing it off, it stayed with me — not as a label, but as a question. It made me reflect on something deeper: Who am I, when I stop explaining myself? In this episode, we explore: Why “Who am I?” is one of the oldest human questions How constantly being perceived shapes our identity The tension between authenticity, adaptation, and belonging Why over-explaining or withdrawing are often the same response What “alignment” really means beyond performance Maybe authenticity isn’t about becoming someone new. Maybe it’s about slowly untangling what was never truly you. Don’t forget to #staybrainted 🧠 🎨 💜 and share your thoughts on social media. 📚 INSPO: Roxie Nafousi — Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life (https://roxienafousi.com/books/manifest/)

3. 

   5 Apr 2026

   Perspektiven im Fokus: Stress ohne toxische Positivität.

   ❓Wie verändert sich unser Stress, wenn wir ihn nicht nur bekämpfen, sondern verstehen? In dieser Folge tauchen wir tief in das Thema Perspektiven, positives Denken und Stress ein. Wir sprechen darüber, warum es so schwerfällt, negative Gedanken loszulassen, wie man toxische Positivität erkennt und welche Rituale helfen können, wieder klar und gelassen zu sehen. Außerdem erfährst du: • Wie ein Perspektivwechsel selbst in unveränderten Situationen alles verändern kann • Warum Dankbarkeit, Selbstmitgefühl und realistische Planung mehr bewirken als leeres Optimismus-Geplapper • Welche Gedankenmuster aus Kindheit oder Erziehung in Stresssituationen auftauchen • Praktische Übungen, um aus negativen Gedankenspiralen auszusteigen Eine ehrliche, tiefgehende Folge über Selbstreflexion, emotionale Intelligenz und den Mut, Stress aus einer neuen Perspektive zu sehen. 💜 Wir freuen uns auf eure Gedanken! See you soon and #staybrainted 🧠🖌️ Inspiration: 🧠 🥼Doc Amen: https://www.amenclinics.com ( https://www.amenclinics.com ) 📚📖 Dale Carnegie - Wie man Freunde gewinnt (https://amzn.eu/d/05tPX9oL) Kapitelübersicht: 00:15 Intro – Ena stellt sich vor 01:43 Wie siehst du positive vs. negative Perspektiven? 02:17 Denkt man im Alter zu viel über Denkweisen nach? 02:50 Wie sollten Denkweisen heute sein? 03:12 Wie beeinflussen andere unsere Stresswahrnehmung? 03:54 Wie gehst du mit positivem und negativem Stress um? 05:51 Sind wir dauerhaft gestresst? 07:11 Gab es einen besonderen Perspektivenwechsel in deinem Leben? 10:43 Tipps zum positiven Denken – muss man auch Negatives erleben? 16:42 Warum fällt uns negatives Denken leichter? 18:22 Teilen wir zu wenig Positives über uns selbst? 20:33 Was passiert, wenn wir Stress nur als Feind sehen? 23:24 Kennst du Ältere, die am Negativen festhalten? 25:50 Welche Gedanken prägen uns heute am meisten? 28:02 Echten Optimismus vs. toxische Positivität – wo ist die Grenze? 31:40 Fake-Positivität erkennen? 34:04 Extreme: Negativität vs. positive Selbstdarstellung – wie balancieren? 36:45 Tipps gegen toxische Perspektiven 39:57 Wie manifestieren wir unbewusst falsche Perspektiven? 40:03 Rolle von Dankbarkeit, Planung und Prävention bei negativer Perspektive 40:41 Fun Facts über Doc Amen 48:07 Welche Perspektive nimmst du zurückblickend auf deine Kindheit ein?

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