EP. 1815

08/25/25

Dr. Baland Jalal

“It’s not our fault, but it’s our responsibility to start to notice it and create awareness and say, how can I be the one to break the generational trauma?”

This 1 Thing Is Impacting Your Sleep More Than You Know & How To Overcome It

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When Dr. Baland Jalal experienced his first episode of sleep paralysis as a teenager in Copenhagen, he felt a demonic presence choking him in his bed – an experience so terrifying and real that it launched him into a 20-year quest to understand the brain. What he discovered will blow your mind: the cultural stories we tell ourselves about these experiences literally reshape how our brains process them. In Egypt, where people believe sleep paralysis is caused by evil genies, sufferers experience episodes three times more frequently than in Denmark, where it’s viewed as just brain stress. This isn’t just about sleep – it’s about how the meaning we assign to our experiences becomes our reality. You’ll walk away understanding how your brain creates your sense of self and how you can rewire it for greatness.

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Intro to Neuroscience

The Neuroscience of Dreams

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And now let’s jump into episode 1815 of The School of Greatness!

Some Questions I Ask:

  • “How can we start to train our self-image and self-identity to be more empowering and reach a higher version of ourselves versus a limited identity?”
  • “Are monsters, aliens, ghosts, the boogeyman – are these things potentially real in life or is everything an imagination?”
  • “If you could give parents three pieces of advice when they have kids from the moment they come out of the womb for the first few years – what are three things you would say?”
  • “Why did you decide to pursue the field of neuroscience? Was it because you were having sleep paralysis?”
  • “How bad is social media use for people’s brains?”

In this episode, you will learn:

  • Discover the four-step meditation technique that reduces sleep paralysis episodes by 50% and why relaxation beats resistance every time
  • Transform your understanding of how cultural beliefs literally rewire your brain’s response to fear and create your lived experience
  • Break through limiting self-images by understanding how your brain hates incongruencies and fills gaps with stories – and how to make those stories empowering
  • Unlock neuroplasticity secrets that keep your brain growing until you die, including why new experiences are brain fertilizer
  • Master the difference between spiritual truth and scientific truth, and why both can coexist in creating a meaningful life
  • Plus much more…

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