Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-09-06
Books mentioned on How to Use Your Intuition as a Superpower - Dr Tara Swart - #990
Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan, and an author. What is intuition?
Dr. Tara Swart discussed The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. Chris Williamson recommended Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson, and discussed In My Time of Dying by Sebastian Junger.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is an influential exploration of how trauma physically impacts the brain and body, offering pathways to healing through modern science and therapy.
Discussed“And that's why um you know most people have heard of the book the body keeps a score which speaks about how trauma is held in the body.”
Where to get it
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Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson is a neuroscience-based self-help book that teaches readers how to systematically internalize positive experiences to rewire their brains for greater well-being.
Recommended“And um this is Rick Hansen's idea from Hardwiring Happiness, which I just think is is much better. spending a minute just allowing it to sink from your head down into your chest a little bit.”
Where to get it
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In My Time of Dying
In My Time of Dying by Sebastian Junger is a 2024 memoir where the author reflects on a harrowing near-death experience and confronts the concept of an afterlife.
Discussed“Yes, Sebastian Younger did have a near-death experience, and he writes about it candidly in his 2024 memoir, In My Time of Dying, how I came face to face with the idea of an afterlife.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You, you know who Sebastian Younger is? He's wrote the Brook Tribe Tribes. Um, phenomenal author.”
“And the new book, which is also going to be available on Audible with my voice, is called The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts.”