Brittany Bell on Family Drama & Healing Past Wounds

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Braintrauma, Healthtips, Sleep, Obesity, Anxiety, Braininjury, Depression, Ptsd, Mentalhealth, Mood, Brainhealth, Health & Fitness, Energy, Disease, Addiction, Mental Health, Healthadvice, Adhd, Memory, Focus

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt episode of Change Your Brain Every Day, Dr. Amen sits down with model, beauty pageant titleholder, and psychology doctoral student Brittany Bell for an intimate conversation about the realities of co-parenting three children with Nick Cannon. The former Miss Guam and Miss Arizona shares the joys and challenges of their unique family dynamic while navigating her own mental health journey. With expert insights from Dr. Amen, Brittany opens up about the profound impact of her biological father’s suicide following a historic incident of police brutality. After reviewing her brain scan—which Dr. Amen calls “stunning”—the discussion shifts to how her past influences her present, offering valuable lessons on resilience and growth. This candid episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking inspiration on navigating family, healing, and mental wellness.

00:00 Intro

01:39 Sponsor

02:48 Brittany and Nick Cannon

05:15 Brittany’s Goals

07:27 Anxiety

10:38 Processing Trauma

12:23 Black Fathering/Multiple Siblings

14:40 Brittany’s SPECT Scan (Surface)

15:48 Brittany’s SPECT Scan (Active Interior)

22:20 4 Circles

25:25 Challenging Negative Thoughts

34:48 Father’s Police Brutality Incident & Suicide

41:10 Supplement Recommendations

42:20 Sponsor

43:46 Wrap Up

Transcript

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0:00.0	When I look back, I didn't know it was anxiety. I didn't know the trolls that I had gone through
0:04.3	about what they are. I'm so proud of myself for all that I've been through and all that I do
0:08.3	and I feel really resilient. But as a mother, some of the things that I've been through,
0:13.2	I definitely don't think were healthy for a young girl to go through. So for me, it was a lot of, like,
0:19.0	stress in the household. I believe my stepfather has a mood disorder and so with that mood disorder
0:23.6	ranging from like high levels of anger and upsetness to then like just going away into the room and then it's calm again.
0:31.6	I believe I developed like this hypervigilance to read people very well.
0:35.6	So it was unpredictable.
0:36.6	Very unpredictable, at least for me as a young girl.
0:41.6	Every day you are making your brain better
0:44.7	or you are making it worse.
0:46.6	Stay with us to learn how you can change your brain
0:50.1	for the better every day.
0:53.9	I'm very excited in this episode of the podcast to talk to Brittany Bell, who I
1:00.2	originally met when we scanned Nick Cannon.
1:05.3	Brittany is a model.
1:07.6	She's a psychologist.
1:09.4	She is the mother of one of Nick's children and wanted to experience
1:15.5	the process herself. She's struggled with anxiety issues. A father underwent a brutal police
1:26.6	brutality incident and subsequent suicide.
1:31.0	Here we'll talk about her brain, how to make it better, and also how to get her mind
1:37.7	as healthy as it can be.
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