Dr. Daniel Amen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'm like, well, what would I name my mind?
Be interesting to hear what you'd name your mind.
But I named mine after my pet raccoon.
I had a pet raccoon when I was 16 and I loved her.
But she was a troublemaker.
She TP'd my mom's bathroom.
She ate all the fish out of my sister's aquarium.
She'd leave raccoon poo in my shoes.
And that's my mind.
So I named my mind Hermie.
That was her name because I didn't know it was a girl when I got her.
And I just watched the movie The Summer of 42 and Hermie was the main character and I loved him.
And whenever my mind starts to act up, metaphorically...
I'll put her on her back and just start tickling her.
I'm like, come on, we can do better than this.
So I'm not punitive to myself.
I'm a cheerleader.
And I realized I am not my thoughts.
Don't take yourself too seriously.
Absolutely not.