Why Self-Help Doesn't Stick (And What Actually Changes Your Brain) | Josh Davis on NLP

About this episode

Why does so much self-help sound good… and then disappear when life gets hard? In this episode of Adulting with Autism, I talk with Josh Davis, PhD—neuroscientist, former Barnard College professor, and NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) trainer—about practical tools for real change in messy, everyday life. Josh has spent decades teaching neuroscience and psychology, and now focuses on bringing NLP tools to parents, especially dads, who want to show up differently for their kids without getting lost in guilt and overwhelm. We dig into why the brain clings to old habits, what "manage attention, not time" looks like for distractible and executive-function-challenged brains, and why joining…