Your Brain Is Filtering Your Reality—Here’s How to Change It With Lori Rogers - #845

EVEN MORE about this episode!Your brain is constantly deciding what deserves your attention—but could your thoughts and beliefs be influencing what you notice every day? Julie Ryan talks with entrepreneur and Positive Activity™ co-creator Lori Rogers about how changing what she focused on transformed the way she responded to fear, uncertainty, caregiving, and some of the most difficult challenges of her life.Lori once described herself as a chronic “worrywart.” Then several crises collided: her business was struggling, her daughter suffered a severe concussion, and her son with autism was approaching adulthood. Instead of allowing fear to dictate what happened next, Lori began experimenting with simple daily practices involving gratitude, kindness, movement, meditation, and intentional focus.Julie and Lori explore the reticular activating system (RAS) and the role attention plays in determining which information we consciously notice. They discuss how repeated patterns of thought can influence our attention and behavior—and why changing those patterns may help us respond differently to the world around us.But this conversation goes much deeper than positive thinking.Lori explains why forced positivity doesn't work, how fear can interfere with intuition and decision-making, and why she began looking at difficult experiences as happening for her rather than simply to her.She also shares the remarkable story of her adult son Craig, who is nonspeaking and communicates through spelling. Lori describes the profound messages he has shared with her about God, love, consciousness, and the nature of life, and why she now considers him one of her greatest spiritual teachers.Julie and Lori also explore conscious creation, spiritual guidance, resilience, caregiving, manifestation, and a simple morning practice designed to help interrupt habitual thought patterns before they take over the day.If you've ever felt trapped in worry, fear, negative thinking, or circumstances you can't control, this conversation explores what may change when you become more intentional about where you place your attention.Guest Biography:Lori Rogers is the president and co-founder of Rogers Marketing, a multimillion-dollar woman-owned business where, for more than 25 years, she and her team have built lasting client relationships, driven franchise-leading sales, and earned recognition for leadership in their industry. She is also the caregiver of her adult son, who was diagnosed with autism,