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Your Brain On Awe with Caroline Paul – Episode 2486

by Vinnie Tortorich

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Episode 2486 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author and adventurer Caroline Paul, and they discuss the healing powers of getting outdoors, your brain on awe, and more.

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Adventure and Longevity

  • Caroline describes her first venture into breaking records at age 14. (6:00)
  • They chat about how they know each other through her twin sister, actress Alexandra Paul.
  • Alexandra is in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  • Caroline’s perspective has changed about wanting to break records as she ages. (13:00)
  • But she has done and is proud of various athletic accomplishments.
  • She has also been a firefighter, and her book “Fighting Fire” can be found here.https://amzn.to/3QCnUBR
  • Her book, “Tough Broad” is available in Vinnie’s book club here. https://amzn.to/4dqfYNX (21:00)
    • It’s about the challenge of outdoor adventure and how it improves your life, including longevity.
    • She reflects on various things that drive her, including being a twin.
    • There exists limited messaging regarding aging, especially for women.
    • Her book is inclusive across races, abilities, and other metrics because she wants to show that the outdoors is for everyone. (32:00)
    • Everyone should get outside—it’s medicinal!
  • How Caroline got into airplanes and flying. (40:00)
  • She likes to challenge negative messaging. (48:00)
    • The book is for men, too, even though the title is “Tough Broad.”
    • The encouragement to get outdoors is for everyone.

Your Brain on Awe

  • She studies the concept of Awe and being present. (1:00:00)
    • It has been shown to reduce inflammatory markers.
    • Awe is a reset for the brain.
  • Vinnie tells Caroline about Colin O’Brady’s 12-Hour Walk across Antarctica. (1:07:00)
  • She discusses the science of brain health in the book. (1:10:00)
  • Fascinating ways to keep your memory and curiosity up are orienteering and the “method of loci.”
    • Expand your sense of what you can do! (1:23:00)
  • She’s written several other books: Fighting Fire, The Gutsy Girl, and The Lost Cat

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Filed Under: 1 On 1 Guests (not luminary), Books, Fitness, Health, Hiking, Podcast, Rowing, Running, Sports, Walking Tagged With: Alexandra Paul, Annie Murphy Paul, awe, base jumping, bird watchers, Colin O'Brady, curiosity, experimental planes, firefighter, George Dyson, Goran Kropp, ground effect, Guinness Book of World Records, gyrocopter, Joey Schott, Kayaking, method of loci, Mountain Climbing, navigation, one-wheel, orienteering, paper maps, paragliding, rowing, san francisco, The Extended Mind, The Gutsy Girl, The Lost Cat, The Starship and the Canoe, Ultimate High, wind walking, wingsuit


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