Track Your Brain: How to Think Clearer, Feel Amazing, and Unlock Your Highest Potential

So you go to the gym to work out your muscles, but did you know that you can actually work out your brain? And if you have anxiety, you have sleeplessness, you have depression, you have focus issues, memory issues, you know that you can actually train your brain to overcome those things. On this episode of Ally and you'd we're going to give you all the skinny on that. So be right here. Welcome to Ali and you'd the business success and lifestyle show. I am Alyson Maslin. My friends call me Allie and and I'm a business growth mentor and we help business owners breakthrough and create successful companies. So today I am super excited because I have a dear friend of mine who's also been a client of mine for several years in our Pinnacle global network, which is a mastermind for business owners. But she is absolutely incredible. She is the co founder of Inner optimal and naturopathic brain training center right here in beautiful San Diego. She is a doctor of naturopathy. And Danielle has been helping people deal with stress and overcome anxiety and emotional mastery and brain training for 35 years. She knows her stuff. You definitely want to hear this. And she actually came from France where she started doing this work. She was in the southwest of France for 12 years and she traveled here some years ago and started all over again and her business has exploded because there's such a need for this. And today, Dr. Danielle and her team help people achieve peak performance in a variety of areas of life. Like I was saying, anxiety, depression, focus, memory, stress, sleeplessness, you name it. And what she does, we're going to talk about that today. But she uses cutting edge technology to train the brain to overcome these patterns that you've been carrying around really for a lifetime. And the results she gets are just phenomenal. So welcome, Dr. Danielle.

Thank you. I'm so pleased to be here.

Yeah, I'm really, really glad. Been wanting to have you on the show for a long time. You and I have been working together.

Yes. For three years.

Yeah, three years in Pinnacle. And I've just watched her business multiply and multiply and just the value that you give people. So let's talk about this. Because this idea of training the brain like you can really optimize your brain.

Absolutely. You know, we know that you need to clean your car, you need to change the aisle if you want your car to function at its optimal. We know that we need to do some fasting or some cleansing of the body. And now we are finding out that when you clean your brain to get rid of all the Emotional impact of past life event, then your brain can function at a higher level.

So it's like roto rooter of the brain, right?

Yeah. Because sometimes we are triggered by certain situation and we are making a big mess about it. And in fact it's something that is. We didn't need to make a big mess, but that. Because it pushes one of our buttons about something that was really very painful and we overreact. So we can get over all these kind of things.

Right, right.

I heard a great quote recently. Whatever is hysterical is historical.

You know, it's old stuff. So.

But so how did you get into this work? Because it's not like, you know, I mean, I'm familiar with naturopathy. I've been homeopathy for years and years. But what led you to this?

Yeah, so the naturopathy, I did it in France, in Paris, because in fact I'm from Paris. But then I moved in the south where I had my healing center. So I. In Paris. And you always study something because you need it. So I studied naturopathy because at first my digestion was not good. Okay. And then I found out that my emotion had a lot to do with my digestion as well. Even if you eat perfectly well and if your emotions, if you have a shock, then you won't digest anything. So I really focus on emotional trauma. And then I started to study everything that we call emotional intelligence. It's a big word, but what does it mean? Use your emotions in order to reach your goal and not in order to prevent you from reaching them. And so use it appropriately. And so I studied that and then I tried it on myself. And then of course in my healing center, I did it with lot, a lot of patients at the time. And so that was really my passion. How you can change your life by changing your thought and how it's important to be optimistic and positive for your health and for your life and all these kind of things. And then I came here on my honeymoon in 1970 and I fell in love with the country and I wanted to come back, but at the time, you know, life, my former husband didn't want. So we start, we came back to France, university, family, everything. And then. But in my mind I said, if one day I have the opportunity to go, I will. And that opportunity came. But at the time, first I said, no, I don't want it. I'm too busy at my healing center, my non profit, no, no, I can't take care of that. And then I said, you have always said that you would do it, you know, if you have the opportunity. So just grab it. So it's what I did.

Yeah. Well, I love that because that's what business owners do, right? They have to take the leap. Even though you didn't know here you had this established business and you're leaving it behind. That's pretty incredible.

Yes, exactly. And I was more than 50.

Yeah, well, hey, at the time you are. And you have the energy of somebody that's like, you know, have half your age for sure.

Yeah, I'm more than 70.

Wow.

Well, I'll tell you, Dr. Danielle is one of the. She is such a mover and shaker. I mean, like, more than most people that I know. So I'll tell you that it's quite inspiring. So tell us. I want to just talk a little bit about the brain training and how it works. And then I'd love to, because if you're experiencing fatigue or memory issues or sleep, I would love for you to share some stories so that people can really understand how this works. So let's talk about the brain training. What is it and how does it work?

So the first story, in fact starts with my grandchild when he was 6. After the divorce, he was depressed, he was adding, and he didn't want to learn how to read. And so we really tried to find something that could help him without changing who he was and is how we found this advanced technology that helped him. So it's very easy, it's very simple. You just relax, you listen to some music, and the brain is followed microsecond by microsecond and informed on everything he needs to imagine. And the brain will automatically do it because that's the job of the brain. That's what the brain wants to do, but the brain does not do it enough because we don't have enough time, too busy. So the brain does not have enough time and let go. And the second reason, by looking at the brainwave, which is the job of the brain, the brain won't recognize the one that it needs to improve because it has a habit to look at them. So he will let go. So as we say, no, no, no, no, no, you don't let go. Look here, there is something you need to address and that is done with the most advanced neurofeedback. And then the brain will recognize because it corresponds to the microsecond on what the brain has just done. And then the brain will recognize what needs to be improved and then address it. And so it's how for you so.

It'S, in a way you're saying that you're giving your brain a moment to just stop.

Exactly.

And allow it to really process. And then the brain finds those places where there's the gaps.

Yeah. Because there is a brief pause in the music you listen to that correspond to the microseconds to the gap the brain needs to look at.

So do you ever find with some people there's more gaps than others?

Of course, of course, of course. If somebody has a heavy ptsd.

It.

Will be even difficult for them to just relax and listen to the music. So most of the time we can put some video, you know, so that they can look at, so then they don't think about anything, they just look at the video and the brain does the work.

And this works with like post traumatic stress disorder?

Absolutely, absolutely. It works with all kind of things. He works with depression. And. And the good thing, and the good news is that the people we have helped 10 years ago for depression never had to come back. The depression was gone.

That's incredible. Well, let's share some of the stories. So let's say someone comes in and they're just, they're exhausted and they're taking the vitamins, they're trying to get sleep, but they just can't seem to get that energy back.

Absolutely.

So tell me.

So the brain will relearn to naturally go to the relaxed mode. Because most of the time when we have a lot of fatigue, and particularly for business owners, because we are pushing ourselves, pushing ourselves, pushing ourselves.

Oh, I don't know what that's like.

And then the brain doesn't know anymore how to rest, how to breathe. I would say I like to take this image. And so then the brain will relearn, that the brain as well will let go. And so people will delegate more easily. And you are always giving us advice. Delegate about what you don't like to do or where you are not good at. And then you will see your business will grow. And I have seen that with myself. My business has tripled, My income has tripled last year and this year we are even at an 19% more than last year. So, yeah, so with what I do, it's easier to implement your recommendation and to put them into practice. But let's say somebody needs to relearn to have a good quality of sleep because let's say you push yourself. And that reminds me of a client. He. After a long day of work, he was trying to. He's selling product online and he was trying to edit an account, and instead of editing it, he deleted it. And so then it took him 10 days of nightmares to put it back, and he lost $147,000 of income.

Oh, my gosh. Yeah. Well, I know how that technology can shake you up.

Absolutely. So that your brain will relearn how to sleep without any medication. So then you will have a good quality of sleep. And having a good quality of sleep, that will as well give us opportunity. You will be better focused, you know, you won't be triggered by things or you won't be getting mad so easily.

Right.

So let me take the example of Aaron. He came. He's a business owner, very successful. He has a lot of employees. He's a CPA and a lawyer. And when he came, because he was not sleeping well, and so. And he was telling me, you know, it's like my brain is clogged. I cannot put anything in it anymore. And now I am.

No, wait, you said it's like the brain is what?

Clogged. Clogged, Clogged.

Okay. She's got this French, beautiful French accent. So I wasn't sure if you said locked or clogged.

Yeah. And he said, I cannot put anything anymore into it. And I have a very stressful work. And so he didn't tell me that, but his wife was telling me he was getting out of temper, you know, just getting mad too easily. And for him, it was more that he was not working as quickly and as easily as he was before because his brain, you know, needed to be reboot.

Right, Reboot.

I know what that's like. To get a reboot.

Yes. Go ahead.

So he did the brain training, and the brain started to relearn to sleep. So he was sleeping better. So he was better focused, he was making less mistake. He was working faster. And where people were very happy around him, his wife particularly, that he was not getting mad as he was getting before. So life was easier for.

So she loved you.

Yeah, absolutely.

And here's the thing. I mean, you know, we're not saying that, you know, you can't go take your medication and things like that.

Right.

But, you know, hey, if you don't need to take that and you don't have to have the side effects.

Absolutely.

Because sometimes, as we know, some of the. These medications can be, you know, pretty extreme.

Absolutely.

Right.

So sometimes, as you say, you have to take them. People that is depressed as suicidal ideas, we don't want to say, okay, don't take your medication and make them and then commit suicide. But when they come, they will be able to reduce the medication and they will go back to their provider, they will reduce their medication and take until one day they don't take them anymore.

Right.

They are doing fine.

And that's true freedom.

Right?

That's true freedom. So what about now? I know that you, I know some of the people that you've worked with because, you know, we've been working together for a while here, and one of them was Denise Mueller.

Yes, exactly.

Right, exactly.

And Denise has broken a world record for breaking the land speed record, fastest woman on a bicycle. And I've known Denise for a long time, so. And Denise is an amazing woman, but she, you know, came to you for the focus and everything that you need.

Yes, exactly, exactly. And she just gave us a beautiful testimonial that we are going to have on our, we are having on our website where she explained she came for her peak performances in sport because for her business she has you, and for the sport she has a coach. But she needed more. And she found out that when she did, when she put the record of the fastest woman on a bicycle in the world, she said, I was here, I was present, I was focused, I knew exactly what to do, I had no fear. And, and I had visualized in my mind how it would go. And everything went exactly how I wanted it to go, and I broke the record.

Yeah.

So, I mean, it's amazing.

Yeah. So it really. So in that case, would you say. Because if someone has add, right. Your thoughts are all over the place. So how is that with the brain that you're, it's like you're pulling everything together so that you can focus what's.

Actually happening there, reorganize itself to function at a higher level. You know, it's like a computer on overload. It will work more slowly. And with the brain training you clean all that, your brain reorganize itself, function at a higher level, and then everything will come back. The memory will come back, the focus will be here, even if you have never been there in your life. And then you will be able to finish task, you will be able to achieve things more quickly without feeling overwhelmed. You will get over your fears. You know, it's like people that procrastinate. It's the same. It could be fear, it could be trauma that have created blocks.

Right.

And you are not even aware, the person is not even aware of these blocks because they could be subconscious. So the brain will work and we know, okay, why do I have fear? What is at the origin Is it an abuse when I was a child or from my teachers or is it too much anxiety or my brain is on overload? What is the origin? So with our system it's something that is really specific to each person.

Now do you have to actually know what that core is? You don't have. Because some people have trauma and they don't remember what it was exactly.

And then either he comes back but without the emotional impact of the trauma or he won't come back but they won't have the emotional impact anymore. They will be more calm, they will be more at ease and the fear will go away. And I remember for me for example I had to work on my self speech, you had me with that and I didn't like to take the phone and I remember you said take this bloody phone. I loved it. And then I said okay, okay, I.

Can pick up the darn phone.

And then now I'm giving phone call easily and I speak with my heart. Instead of being in my head, I speak with my heart and my business is growing and growing and growing. So that I would say of course if you don't have a business coach, take one and take a lesson on your team if you have one. You have done the right thing. But what I will do, I will help you to implement all that. I will help you to get over your fears, I will help you to get over your fatigue, your blockages and I will help you in a lot of domain that will help your business grow.

Right now, we're here in San Diego right now. What about somebody watching this? That's in New York or Timbuktu. How do you help them?

So the best way is to call me first and I always offer a 15 minutes complimentary appointment and then we can go over your goals and see what you need. And then after that I have various modalities. So if you are always on the go, you cannot have a computer with you. And so when you travel it won't be practical. You already have your computer for your business. So there is another tool that we use and that is retraining the brand through your phone.

Oh, okay.

All right.

So you just need a phone.

Your phone can train your brand.

Exactly.

I've seen everything now, so this is awesome.

But again what is very important is that it's really tailored to your own needs. It's not something general, it's really what your brand needs.

Right.

That's what we always.

It's not like oh it's a one size fit all, it's really specific. Because everyone's brain is a little bit different.

Absolutely.

Right.

So now when business owners. Well, actually, let's back up a little bit. I mean, I know in traditional medicine that we're treating the symptom, okay? So if you can't sleep at night, you take a sedative. So you're hyped up. You take something that brings you down, Right. You have a fever that goes up, you take something to bring the fever down. It's working as the opposite. And you're treating the symptoms. So what's the difference of using the brain trainer?

Yes, we are not treating the symptom. Like in homeopathy, we go to the source, to the core, because you don't sleep well. Okay, but why don't you sleep well? Is it a lot of trauma that you have never got over? Is it an addiction? Is it a lot of anxiety? So your brain being informed, look, there is some patterns here about sleep issues that don't work well. Look at it. And the brain will look at it, and we say, okay, but. Okay, but the origin is an addiction. And the addiction will drop away naturally. Or the origin is anxiety with panic attack. So the person will tell me, you know, I don't have my panic attack anymore, you know, so the brain will really decide what is the first things to start with. And then we go on until you sleep well, until you have learned to sleep. So it's the same for everything. It's absolutely not the symptom. You have machines like that. But I don't like it because then you will have side effects. And it goes really to the core, to the source of the core.

Really getting to the core because. And I used to liken it in homeopathy, if your house is burning down, like, you could like take a hammer and break all of the fire alarms, but you're not getting to the root of the fire.

Absolutely right.

Absolutely. And we can see the example. I was talking about my grandchild at the beginning. Now he's doing. He's in high school. He's 16. He's doing very, very well. And his lower grade is a B. So we can't hope for better. And so, I mean, it's really what will happen to you. Your brain will find out what the weaknesses are and will improve them. And it could be a weakness from birth or by life events.

Have they done any studies? Now, I know this is not something that you would ever say, yes, it cures this or anything like that, but with Alzheimer's, I'm just curious Curious.

Have they tried.

It's a very good advice.

In France, in Paris, they are using the device we are using to try to see if it can revert Alzheimer's. For the moment, I would say do it before you have Alzheimer's.

Do it before. Well, that's what I was thinking, you know, especially if someone has it in their family, it might be something to do to just keep your brain, you know, optimized and, and so forth.

Because at any age you can recover your memory, you can recover a balanced life, you can recover, you can get rid of your depression at any age. Because most of the time people that have Alzheimer's as well, they are depressed, they don't communicate with people anymore. They just stay inside and they don't want to share anything and all that will change. But the Alzheimer is itself. We don't know yet, right?

Yeah, well, I mean, that would be absolutely incredible, you know, but. Well, I think this is just so, just fantastic because number one, it's working with the body. And also, I mean, you know, if your mind is working well, you're more successful in business.

Exactly.

You're a happier person, you have more energy.

Right.

Absolutely. Your mood is more even and people like you more because you're actually a nice person. I mean, there's so many things, I think that we take the brain for granted, we push it really hard and then we expect it to be optimized.

Yeah. And we know now you need to take care of your body, you need to do your fitness, you need to do your cleansing a minimum once a year. You know, we know that about the physical body. It's all about the brain. It's more and more we are realizing nothing is hardwired so everything can be reversed. And the three main part of the brain, most of the time when you have a depression, for example, as well, people don't sleep well. Okay. So you can. And then they go to an addiction or another because they don't feel good.

Right.

Well, I mean, the thing is too is when you sleep is when your body kind of recharges itself. I have no. My problem is getting over to the bed because I am such a night owl. But I mean, the second I think before my head even hits the pillow, there could be an earthquake and I will not wake up. So this is, I am very grateful for that, I have to say. But I think that this is incredible, you know, for. Could be for everybody now. So we've talked about focus, memory, sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, which pretty much covers 99% of the population out there that could really benefit from this. And now you've got it so easy that you will be able to do this from your phone. And you also have. We're going to be giving away and actually we'll put, put that link on. There is several tips that Dr. Danielle has put together, like a cheat sheet for how to, you know, address these issues for all of those different things, the sleeplessness, anxiety, memory, all of that. So to get that right now, just go to alisonmaslin.com library and you're going to get this incredible download from Dr. Danielle and then underneath it you'll have other links so that you can check her out as well. And, and then you'll. It's a library, so you're going to see a lot of our experts and the gifts that they're giving. So go ahead and check that out. And how.

What are you.

You're such an inspiration.

Thank you.

I mean, really look at, look at her. I mean, coming here, you know, starting over in your 50s, coming to a country, you didn't know anybody, you didn't know how people were going, how you were gonna make a living, right? You're speaking a different language. And brain training, like that's, you know, it's not like, hey, so what do you do? You know, I train the brain. But you, you came here and you've just like your business has just exploded. And I know that you've expanded, but also how do you take care of yourself? What do you do for yourself?

Yeah, I think it's important. The first thing would be try to find the right food for you. Okay, so that means the one that you will digest very easily and that will keep your body with energy and feeling good. The second thing, exercise, you are always promoting that to us. Put it on your calendar and take some time for yourself. For sure. Me, what I do as well, it's my brain training. I do it every week or every 10 days. So you can do that, but if you don't have all the system with you, of course you can always buy it. We can help you with that. But if you don't want to afford that, I mean, to put money into that, you can do brain training that will really reboot your brain and help your brain to function at a higher level level. And then you can do once a year, you can do a follow up. People that live close by, some come twice a month, some just come when they need it. And so I think it's important now to realize I need to take care of my physical body. I need to take care of my brain. It's part of my physical body. And that is possible today.

Right.

Or your brain connects with pretty much everything else in your body and tells it to work. So it's kind of important. So how do people reach you? What is your website? And we'll go ahead and put that there.

Exactly.

So my website is myoptimalbrand.com myoptimalbrain.com all right, team, let's make sure we get that.

And for the business people, best business brain dot com.

So that's typically from businessbrain dot com.

Okay. Hi.

I like that domain. That's really good. Oh, yeah, that's awesome.

So.

So go ahead and. And check out Dr. Danielle and all she has to offer. And then let's get her cheat sheet at. At our library. And we. I'm just. This is awesome what you're doing.

Yes, absolutely.

Yeah.

And call us. Call us. I always offer these 15 minutes complimentary appointment where we can go over your goals and see how we can help you.

Awesome. Let's get your brain optimized.

Okay, Absolutely.

Thank you for being with us today on Allie. And you'd. Until next time, get out there and elevate yourself because you are worth it.

Bye, everybody.