Setbacks and the Brain: How to Bounce Back Stronger

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Discover how setbacks affect your brain—and how to recover effectively. This video explains the neuroscience behind motivation loss, mental fatigue, and emotional overwhelm after a disruption, and introduces brain-based strategies to help you regain momentum and rebuild resilience.

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YouTube Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: When life knocks you off track
01:10 – Why your brain crashes after a setback
02:04 – Dopamine, motivation, and the mental slowdown
03:06 – How setbacks affect your executive function
03:32 – Setbacks vs. depression: Why recovery matters
03:52 – The difference between a setback and a failure
04:35 – How negative thinking loops get wired in
05:25 – 3 brain-based strategies to bounce back
05:38 – #1: Start with action (behavioral activation)
06:31 – #2: Use micro-goals to avoid overwhelm
07:05 – #3: Reset your dopamine (habits that help)
07:53 – Rebuild structure—and don’t weaponize it
08:37 – The science behind self-compassion
09:08 – Final takeaway: Setbacks are signals, not failures
09:32 – What’s next: How your brain learns from mistakes
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