11/29/2025
One of our favorite words besides Salience. Remember Salience means importance to the brain. So when something is important to an individual their brain is performing salient neuroplasticity 🧠 and the brain learns faster.
Change is not a matter of willpower alone. When you outgrow old behaviors, your brain must physically rewire itself through a process known as neuroplasticity. Neuroscience shows that every thought and habit strengthens specific neural pathways. Patterns that repeat become automatic, even when they no longer serve you. This is why you may feel pulled back into reactions you no longer agree with. The brain is following the pathways it built through repetition.
Neuroplasticity is the mechanism that allows you to unlearn these patterns. When you introduce new responses and repeat them consistently, the brain begins weakening the old circuits and building stronger ones in their place. This is not instant. It requires effort, awareness, and patience because the brain prefers familiar routes even when those routes cause stress. Over time, small intentional changes send the nervous system the signal that a different pattern is safer and more effective.
Psychologists explain that emotional triggers, self doubt, and automatic reactions come from circuits that were formed through earlier experiences. By practicing new habits like pausing before reacting, choosing a calmer response, or reframing a negative thought, you teach your brain a new direction. Each repetition strengthens the new pathway and reduces the pull of the old one.
Real growth happens when your actions reshape your brain at a biological level. You are not stuck. Your brain is changeable and every small shift helps you build the future you want.
