Episodes

  • Let’s Talk About Betrayal Trauma (Pt. 1)

    Let’s Talk About Betrayal Trauma (Pt. 1)
    Apr 22 2026
    Thank you for y’alls patience, this week we’re finally discussing betrayal, betrayal trauma, and betrayal blindness. I sincerely apologize for getting derailed last week, hopefully this week’s episode shows you guys that I am course correcting and making up for the delay. Yes, this caption does seem quite serious but I’m just taking the time to display what this episode is all about. Hopefully you all enjoy the research I’ve collected because I sure as heck did. Next week we’ll be going into the neuroscience of betrayal blindness as well as the “freeze” response - so be prepared for a very cold Schauer. -Download Hily Dating App from the App Store or Google Play, or visit https://hily.go.link/jRMKW Make sure to ‘like’ and ‘subscribe’ on Youtube, as well as rate me five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or any place you get your podcasts. Introduction Sources: Neuroscientist To Lead Engineering-Driven Brain Health Research https://news.utdallas.edu/faculty-staff/matthew-walker-2026/ Polyvagal Theory Has Not Been “Debunked” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-hope-circuit/202604/polyvagal-theory-has-not-been-debunked The obstacles to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs are political, not legal, say experts https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-obstacles-to-decriminalizing-psychedelic-drugs-are-political-not-legal-say-experts/ Book Sources: How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan The Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in the Goal-Obsessed World - Anne-Laura Le Cunff Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past Order the Present Design the Future - Ryder Carroll Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction— and How to Overcome It - James Kimmel, Jr., JD This book is very *ehhhh* to me but I did use it as a source. I’m not sure if I would recommend picking it up. Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene This is the book I strongly recommend for looking into the “phonological” and “lexical” pathways, as well as what information is processed by it. Betrayal Resources: Betrayal Trauma: The Neurobiology of What Happens and How People Heal https://www.emotionstherapycalgary.ca/blog-therapy-calgary-emotions-clinic/betrayal-trauma#Physical_Signs_and_Brain_Patterns Rebuilding Trust: The Invisible Thread That Holds Relationships Together https://mindlabneuroscience.com/rebuilding-trust-neuroscience-guide/#:~:text=Betrayal%20reclassifies%20a%20trusted%20person,threat%20surveillance%20in%20its%20place Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • A Little Autistic Joy for National Autism Acceptance Month!

    A Little Autistic Joy for National Autism Acceptance Month!
    Apr 15 2026
    Howdy guys! This episode was originally supposed to be about “betrayal trauma” but I got derailed by some very cool research and just had to discuss my THEORY on what mirror neurons and theory of mind (ToM) are for when it comes to sleep and wellness. I will absolutely be covering betrayal trauma next week so stay tuned, also I just finished the book on the neural mechanisms of reading and dyslexia so the episode two weeks from now will be jam packed with information on how to accommodate dyslexic readers and hopefully that’ll be helpful on y’alls reading and learning journey! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey - I do apologize if it wasn’t easy to follow, I truly didn’t plan this one out so I will use more accessible language in the following episodes. I really did enjoy making this episode though, sharing information gives me such joy and I’m wishing everyone a happy National Autism Acceptance Month! Resources: Brain scans reveal how a woman voluntarily enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-a-woman-voluntarily-enters-a-psychedelic-like-trance-without-drugs/ Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences — and scientists aren’t quite sure why https://www.psypost.org/manipulating-light-can-induce-psychedelic-experiences-and-scientists-arent-quite-sure-why/ Scientists just found a hidden “drain” inside the human brain https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225934.htm Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a70784732/color-theory-schrodinger/ 154 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with Explanations by Michael Bach https://michaelbach.de/ot/index.html Dopamine GPS: Visual Guidance Beyond Reward https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-guidance-trajectory-30345/ Surprising study shows Alzheimer’s may start in the body instead of the brain, a discovery that turns medical science upside down https://www.earth.com/news/genome-study-shows-alzheimers-may-start-in-body-tissue-inflammation-not-the-brain/ The influence of intentions on dream content https://academic.oup.com/sleepadvances/article/5/1/zpae088/7912101 Zeigarnik Effect https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/zeigarnik-effect How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-sleep-cleans-the-brain-and-keeps-you-healthy/ A shared code for perceiving and imagining objects in humans ventral temporal cortex https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt8343 Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert M. Sapolsky For easy access to the information I’m referencing, see chapter 14 and 15. This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas I love this book in general but I got the information on James Turrell (the artist) from this book. For easy access the chapter is “Realism” An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel Apologies at 1:07:00 I said that the book I was reading was “Dreamscape” but it’s actually Decisionscape by Elspeth Kirkman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Who Needs to Be Reborn When You Could Just Reparent Yourself?

    Who Needs to Be Reborn When You Could Just Reparent Yourself?
    Apr 8 2026
    Praise be to common courtesy, this week on Schauer Thoughts we’re talking theories, thieves, and apologies. How do you learn something you were never taught? Like this. Hopefully my ramblings didn’t stray too far from y’alls path, I *too* like to wander. I will definitely do a part two to this episode, I really would like to discuss the differences between collectivist and individualistic emotions and what that means for the Bible and its teachings. I’m wishing everyone the best on their reparenting journeys - I send my sincere apologies for the pain that brought you here. Subscribe and save 30% off the vibrant burst of candy-sweet mandarin orange and more at https://LiquidIV.com/SCHAUER Download Hily Dating App from the App Store or Google Play, or visit https://hily.go.link/jRMKW The Tiktok that got me thinking about god apologizing https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkSRC6Nw/ Resources: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Bonnie Tsui A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions - Batja Mesquita An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions - Temple Grandin Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities - Nick Walker The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Going Analog is a Safe Bet

    Going Analog is a Safe Bet
    Apr 1 2026
    This week on Schauer Thoughts we’re discussing two rising trends: going analog and online gambling! These near-anagrams are causing quite the concern so we’re pulling back the Schauer curtain to take a better look at the nasty bits while also addressing solutions to scummy business practices. This is a judgement free zone - if you are struggling with any addiction issues I’ve linked resources below. Also as someone who has gotten sober (albeit after 10+ tries) I would strongly encourage you give yourself some grace. Grace is not forgiveness, it’s freedom of movement, and considering that people with addictions often hide away, grace is necessary to come out into the light and see hope on the horizon. No need to rush, the others and I will just be listening to “No-No Song” by Ringo Star on the record player I got in college. Books from MIT Press (Not Sponsored - Please Sponsor Me) Decolonizing Design - Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall Sweet and Deadly - Murray Carpenter Lucretius and the Bat with Blue Eyes - Andrea Moro Phenology - Theresa M. Crimmins Letterlocking - Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith General Resources: Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a70784732/color-theory-schrodinger/ Analog is back, and my millennial heart couldn’t be happier https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/analog-is-back-and-my-millennial-heart-couldnt-be-happier The Analog Life Project: Some Things To Know Before We Get Started https://substack.com/home/post/p-181708555 Creative Reuse Centers https://artofrecycle.org/our-neighbors $230 notebooks, digital cameras and tiny dollhouse furniture: How Gen Z’s desire to get offline is a boon for businesses https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/going-analog-gen-z-desire-to-get-offline-small-business-boost.html#:~:text=Part%20of%20%22going%20analog%22%20involves,of%20the%20University%20of%20Pennsylvania. Fortune Business Insights - Art & Craft Materials Market Size, etc. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/art-craft-materials-market-109031 Celebrities at the Super Bowl: The ‘Who Will Attend the Big Game? Prediction Market https://www.covers.com/entertainment/celebrities-at-super-bowl-prediction-market Gambling Addiction Help Resources European Safer Gambling Week (Nov. 17-23) https://safergambling.eu/get-support/#:~:text=please%20contact%20us.-,Helplines,0)%2078%2015%2010%2020 Getting help for gambling by European country Help by State https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/help-by-state/ Getting help for gambling by state SMART Recovery https://smartrecovery.org/gambling-addiction Provides help for gambling addiction for the US, Canada, UK, Australia, as well as global populations Evive https://www.getevive.com/ Support platform offering education, community, digital tools, and personalized resources for all people struggling with gambling problems Gamban https://gamban.com/ Gambling blocking app as well as tools to help you or a loved one quite online gambling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Celebrating the Women Who’ve Been Erased from History Books!

    Celebrating the Women Who’ve Been Erased from History Books!
    Mar 25 2026
    Happy Women’s History Month! This week we’re discussing the wonderful women of STEAM (yes, we include the arts here) that have had their work stolen, co-opted, or overlooked by men and the dominant culture. Thank you to all the women in academia, research, creative fields, business, politics, etc. who persist, push back, and put men in check - I absolutely cannot wait to read your stories and studies, I know they’ll be *chefs kiss.* I know I mispronounced a lot in this episode, as always feel free to shoot me a DM or comment with correct pronunciation, I really do appreciate the help. Also yes, I meant to say “retrograde menstruation” not “reverse menstruation” - the world simply escaped me. Make sure to like and subscribe on Youtube, rate me 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, any place you’re listening to this podcast. Y’all are the best. Resources: Music as a scientific metaphor for mind and brain https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763426001004 Prescriptive and Descriptive Grammar: Functions, Distinctions, and Pedagogical Relevance https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400585909_Prescriptive_and_Descriptive_Grammar_Functions_Distinctions_and_Pedagogical_Relevance Women’s History Month: Celebrating Trailblazing Women in Science and Advancing Women’s Representation in STEM https://ssp.org/news/womens-history-month/ Matilda effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_effect Woman As An Inventor https://www.jstor.org/stable/25118273?seq=7 Read this if you want true catharsis. 19 Groundbreaking Discoveries by Women That Were Credited to Men https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g5026/female-discoveries-credited-to-men/ The patent system is failing women when over 90 percent of patents are held by men https://newrepublic.com/article/132327/patent-system-failing-women-90-percent-patents-held-men The theft of women’s art https://www.varsity.co.uk/arts/29055#google_vignette These discoveries saved billions of lives https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/03/the-50-most-important-life-saving-breakthroughs-in-history/ Why Storytelling Is a Leadership Superpower, According To Neuroscientists https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2026/03/22/why-storytelling-is-a-leadership-superpower-according-to-neuroscientists/ The women who made modern vaccines work https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/the-women-who-made-modern-vaccines-work Repeatedly occurring retrograde menstruation intensifies central sensitization driven by neuroinflammation in endometriosis models https://www.jci.org/articles/view/194136 Books: Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert M. Sapolsky A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America - Laila Lalami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • How to Create Time for Your Self-Curriculum! (Pt. 4)

    How to Create Time for Your Self-Curriculum! (Pt. 4)
    Mar 18 2026
    We’ve arrived at the fourth and final installment of the creating your own self-curriculum series, this week we’re getting into reframing our concept of time to enable us to effectively and efficiently manage it. I hope you’ve enjoyed all these Schauer Thoughts and I hope you feel inspired or at least just a little bit better about pursuing self-education, I believe in you. Here comes a barrage of books and resources, can’t wait to chat next week! Learn for Fun or Free or Fun & Free Substack: https://substack.com/@sarahschauer/note/p-175242020 Use these sites for a free syllabus if you want structure guidance on a specific topic. Resources: Decisionscape: How Thinking Like an Artist Can Improve Our Decision-Making - Elspeth Kirkman Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD The Secret Lives of Color - Kassia St. Clair This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD The Menopause Brain - Lisa Mosconi, PhD The Cancer Journals - Audre Lorde The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis - Maria Smilios Hate: The Uses of A Powerful Emotion - Seyda Kurt A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time by Natalie Hodges Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszemtmihalyi Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert M. Sapolsky The Order of Time - Carlo Rovelli The Emotional Calendar - John R. Sharp, MD Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker Attention: Beyond Mindfulness - Gay Watson The Hoarders - Scott Herring Why Every Power Player Uses Military Time (and You Should Too) https://sociallifemagazine.com/the-archive/military-time-power-players-precision/#:~:text=The%20Cognitive%20Rewiring%20That%20Creates,that%20capacity%20toward%20strategic%20thinking. Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory - https://www.thetimeparadox.com/zimbardo-time-perspective-inventory/ His book: The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life - Philip Zimbardo Websites for Studying with Others: StudyStream - https://www.studystream.live/ Study Together -https://www.studytogether.com/ Flow Club - https://www.flow.club/vs-focusmate?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google-ads&utm_campaign=Kaya%20Competitors&utm_term=focusmate%20adhd&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21294453254&gbraid=0AAAAAon1RgHarc25k-ISGhCvY-DiMpHv2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9-PNBhDfARIsABHN6-1FzBTKoNGfimPRsQqzvMy9IinNjZmghxFAESMlE9fKJ79PD_194ecaAjciEALw_wcB Cool App for Binaural Beats: Moongate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • How to Design Your Own Course Curriculum! (Pt. 3)

    How to Design Your Own Course Curriculum! (Pt. 3)
    Mar 11 2026
    We’ve discussed healthy habits, desire and interception, but now is the time to focus our artist eyes! This week on Schauer Thoughts we’re going over an abridged understanding of design elements and factors to consider when creating your own course curriculum. I strongly encourage mood boarding this episode but taking notes or just listening are fine as well. Enough chit chat - to the communal Schauer we go! My Substack Post: How To Start Researching as a Hobby https://substack.com/home/post/p-168506463 Resources to Learn for Fun & Free (or Fun & Free) https://substack.com/home/post/p-175242020 I also give tips on how to create your own “syllabus” with these resources. Resources: Ruth Asawa and the Artist-Mother at Midcentury - Jordan Troeller To Photograph Is To Learn How To Die - Tim Carpenter Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose - Constance Hale The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know - Shawn Coyne Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People - G. Richard Shell This Is What It Sounds Like - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas The Psychology of Fashion - Carolyn Mair Your Brain on Art - Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor This is the book on breathing I was talking about. Decisionscape: How Thinking Like an Artist Can Improve Our Decision-Making - Elspeth Kirkman I also wanted to recommend this book for understanding the importance of “word tense” when it comes to internal thoughts and rumination - I cannot stress this enough. She goes through first person, third, active, passive - language really does shape a lot of our decisions and life. Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions - Temple Grandin The Activism of Art: A Decentered Anthology - Dipti Desai and Stephen Duncombe The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach The 7 Principles of Design and How To Use Them (w/ Infographic) https://www.vistaprint.com/hub/principles-of-design#:~:text=The%20principles%20of%20design%20are,Proportion%2C%20Movement%20and%20White%20Space Not sponsored by Vistaprint lol Chronic Back Pain Makes the World Sound Harsher https://neurosciencenews.com/chronic-pain-sound-sensitivity-30237/ Scientists have found a fascinating link between breathing and memory https://www.psypost.org/scientists-have-found-a-fascinating-link-between-breathing-and-memory/ Nature Exposure Triggers Brain Reset https://neurosciencenews.com/nature-brain-reset-30204/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • How To Create a Self-Curriculum! Pt. 2

    How To Create a Self-Curriculum! Pt. 2
    Mar 4 2026
    Strap in guys, we’re taking a deep dive into the realm of want, desire, and interoception. This week on Schauer Thoughts the mind is taking a back seat to the bodies inner-workings and process - we’ll be giving a voice to the beautiful being that gives us a voice. I hope you enjoy listening to me or at least yourself. Link to my Substack post: How To Be The Type of Person Who Loves Reading and Learning Substack Post - https://substack.com/home/post/p-179871707 Make sure to check out the wonderful researcher who inspired this episode: Dr. Nai’a on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@naia_papaia/video/7611265785910103310?_r=1&_t=ZT-94GFOua6P4X Resources: Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions - Temple Grandin Enshitification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow This Is What It Sounds Like - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas Companies Are Desperately Seeking ‘Storytellers’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-are-desperately-seeking-storytellers-7b79f54e?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqemQvxYgchwXwkzI9btEgTEnCSu86tEActGU6LXgOMv_Hmjc9gknGlTvT3KbvI%3D&gaa_ts=69a75f83&gaa_sig=k0Vp1rLUO3Z7LSgPcCMAOXqD3Xwkwt6oGQR-mZgHdTaYRvYA6SwJR71JTTOmOpyQN3FLt-RNuAiAtTU1_snLAQ%3D%3D Why the Polyvagal Theory is Untenable https://www.clinicalneuropsychiatry.org/download/why-the-polyvagal-theory-is-untenable-an-international-expert-evaluation-of-the-polyvagal-theory-and-commentary-upon-porges-s-w-2025-polyvagal-theory-current-status-clinical-applications-and/ A Clinician’s Perspective on the Polyvagal Controversy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-connected/202602/a-clinicians-perspective-on-the-polyvagal-controversy When Looking ‘Hot’ Means Not Feeling Cold: Evidence that Self-Objectification Inhibits Feelings of Being Cold https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjso.12489 Objects Do Not Suffer: An Impact on Mechanistic Dehumanization on Perceptions of Women’s Suffering and Lack of Justice in Domestic Assault https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37815050/ The psychological mechanism of self-objectification: the interaction between sociocultural pressures and self-esteem https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12517067/ Body image disturbance, interoceptive sensibility and the body schema across female adulthood: a pre-registered study https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1285216/full Interoception: A Multi-Sensory Foundation of Participation in Daily Life https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9220286/ Why You Do the Things You Do https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-more-affectively/202512/why-you-do-the-things-you-do The Affective Side of Interoception https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-more-affectively/202512/the-affective-side-of-interoception The Affective Side of Certainty https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-more-affectively/202512/the-affective-side-of-certainty/amp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 50 mins