Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond

Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond

Shane's Brain

Episodes 76
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

The Discovering Your Mind Podcast is dedicated to research and discussion surrounding all aspect of the mind's eye from Aphantasia to Hyperphantasia and everything in between. Using our in-depth questionnaire that we call the "Discovering Your Mind Protocol", we unlock and discover your unique way of visualizing and bask in the beauty of our differences.

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Recent Episodes

Discovering the Mind of Rebecca James

Feb 24, 2026 50m

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Rebecca James' mind works. Rebecca found out that she has aphantasia just a few months ago and she thinks that it will be considered a disability in the…

Synethesia, Visualization, and Inner Subtitles with Aaron Adair

Feb 17, 2026 53m

Send a textIn this episode, I talk with Aaron, who has synesthesia. Synethsesia is where stimulating one sense automatically triggers another sense. Synethesia can present itself in many different…

Aphantasia vs Hyperphantasia dynamics in a committed relationship with Kali and Alex.

Feb 10, 2026 1h

Send a textIn this episode, we bring back Kali and Alex (this time together) to talk about how finding out about aphantasia and hyperphantasia has affected their relationship. They discovered that…

Aphantasia, Meditation, and Discovery with Andrea Thorfinson

Feb 03, 2026 43m

Send a textIn this episode I talk with Andrea. Her struggles with depression and anxiety led her to meditation. Her struggles with meditation led here to discovering that she has aphantasia. Her…

Discovering the Mind of Edward Jones

Jan 20, 2026 1h 9m

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Edward Jones' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Edward has aphantasia and compares his inner experience to echolocation. He goes on…

Aphantasia, Visualization, and Spiritual Gifts with Brenda Winkle

Jan 13, 2026 1h

Send a textIn this episode, I talk with Brenda Winkle, a psychic medium, reiki master, and somatic coach who, in my opinion, also has hyperphantasia.  We start out by finding a little bit about how…

Aphantasia discussion, insights, and experience with Kristin Warry

Dec 30, 2025 1h 3m

Send a textIn this episode, I have an interesting conversation with Kristin Warry about her insights and experiences with aphantasia and more. Kristin has aphantasia, face blindness, autism, SDAM,…

Yes, I'll have a large helping of what's going on in Louis Silverstein's head, with a slice of Shane's Brain on the side. Part 2.

Dec 23, 2025 36m

Send a textIn part 2, Louis Silverstein continues to say some very interesting things, like how listening to music he is very familiar with helps his brain turn off audible thoughts and focus on…

Yes, I'll have a large helping of what's going on in Louis Silverstein's head, with a slice of Shane's Brain on the side. Part 1.

Dec 16, 2025 1h 1m

Send a textIn part 1, I have very interesting conversation with Louis Silverstein about what is happening in his mind, and he in turn, also asks me a lot of questions about how my brain works. He…

Discovering the Mind of Bruce Silverstein

Nov 25, 2025 49m

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Bruce Silverstein's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Bruce has aphantasia and describes what the words "imagine" and "imagination"…

Aphantasia Outside The Norm - Hypnagogia, Psychedelics, and Visions

Nov 11, 2025 48m

Send a textIn this episode I welcome several guests with aphantasia or hypophantasia to share their outside the norm experiences with visuals. Lindsey shares her experience with a spiritual vision,…

Discovering the Mind of Kali Walsh

Oct 28, 2025 46m

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Kali Walsh's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Kali has hyperphantasia and visualizes multiple videos in her mind at the same time…

Aphantasia, Grief, and Artificial Intelligence.

Oct 21, 2025 23m

Send a textThis is a mini episode derived from a discussion that a few of us from the Aphantasia, Visualization, and Grief panel discussion had about the possibilities of using AI as a tool for…

Aphantasia, Visualization, and Grief - Panel Discussion.

Oct 14, 2025 55m

Send a textIn this episode I bring back several guests to discuss how visualizing or not being able to visualize interplays with how we grieve or experience the loss of a loved one. I appreciate my…

Aphantasia, Hypnosis, and Mental Health with Dr Paulina Trevena

Oct 07, 2025 56m

Send a textIn this episode, we bring back Dr Paulina Trevena to further discuss her work and experiences within the worlds of aphantasia, hypnosis, and mental health. Paulina has aphantasia, SDAM,…

Aphantasia, Visualization, and Hypnosis. Panel Experiments with Dr Paulina Trevena

Sep 30, 2025 1h 20m

Send a textIn this episode, we bring back several guests to participate in some hypnosis processes and protocols to explore how aphantasia and visualization interplay with different hypnosis…

Discovering the Mind of Lindsay Rice

Sep 23, 2025 52m

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Lindsay Rice's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Lindsay is a 3rd grade teacher / presenter with ADHD, autism, and aphantasia. We…

Discovering the Mind of Isaac Mathews

Sep 16, 2025 1h

Send a textIn this episode we discover how Isaac Mathew's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Isaac is a musician who can visualize and hear in his mind. It's interesting to…

Aphantasia, Art, and Discovery with Dawn Rossbach

Sep 09, 2025 52m

Send a textIn this episode I talk with Dawn Rossbach who is a very talented artist who has aphantasia and SDAM. We note that some folks assume that people with aphantasia cannot be artists. We…

An Aphantastic Hodgepodge with Kristin Erickson Part 2

Sep 02, 2025 37m

Send a textIn part 2 with Kristen Erickson she continues to boggle my mind because the way she describes her experiences really does sound like she can visualize to me. For example, her "imagination"…

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How many episodes does Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond have?

Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond has published 76 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Education, Science.

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Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 51m.

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