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A Mind For All Seasons | Eric Collett

Episode Summary

Eric Collett is the Principal and CEO of A Mind For All Seasons where he specializes in helping people of all ages optimize their brain health. And, since finding out about 2 years ago that my mother has dementia pretty more severely than I knew brain health has become a higher priority for me, to say the least! So you know, I am a client of Eric's and a friend and I highly recommend you visit his website amindforallseasons.com so you can learn to optimize your brain health. We talk about leadership and communication, and he shares the 3 conditions to have people CHOOSE to follow you - 1 Paint a vision of a brighter tomorrow - 2 Offer maximum freedom within boundaries - and Let them know that what they do is absolutely necessary to the outcome. We also discuss how research is converging on the ways to get brains functioning better and heal brains from all kinds of damage, overall ways of healing the brain better, one key formula to calm inflammation and increase energy production, we discuss the importance of mitochondria. NFL Players and their brain health challenges, metabolism problems and their solutions, how to get mitochondria to function better, creating better outcomes for brain health, turning off chronic inflammation. and much more. This is a very important listen and I know you'll just love Eric!

Episode Notes

Eric Collett is the Principal and CEO of A Mind For All Seasons, LLC, an innovative company specializing in helping clients of all ages optimize their cognitive functioning and improve symptoms of post-concussive disorders, dementia, brain fog, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other brain-related conditions. Eric is a licensed residential care administrator who has been working with seniors living with dementia and their families since 2000. Prior to starting A Mind For All Seasons, Eric spent ten years as an administrator, seven of which were as the Executive Director of a memory care community where he developed innovative approaches to person-centered care that made a significant difference in how persons living with dementia experience the world. He now spends his time working with private clients of all ages, hospitals, assisted living & skilled nursing facilities, home health, and hospice & PCS agencies to improve brain health for as many people as possible. Eric has taught at Boise State University and teaches CNA students at the College of Western Idaho.  He has served on the board of the Idaho Healthcare Association and currently serves as the education committee chair. As a public speaker and trainer, Eric has taught thousands of people how to understand and interact with persons living with dementia. He also presents frequently to groups large and small on diverse topics like leadership, brain health, dementia research, organizational behavior, customer experience, activity program development, team building, and music history.

Eric graduated summa cum laude from the University of Utah with a degree in interpersonal communication and a minor in psychology. His training and experience make him uniquely suited to study complex behavior patterns, help others understand those patterns, and develop systems to put that understanding into action to improve lives and health outcomes.