Brain Hemispheres: Beyond Left vs. Right

EPISODE SUMMARY Ruckus and James talk about the different ways our brain hemispheres process information and experience the world. James discusses insights from Ian McGilchrist's book "The Master and His Emissary," explaining how the left hemisphere tends toward linear, control-oriented thinking while the right hemisphere offers more holistic, participatory awareness. They explore how understanding these differences can enhance changework practice and create more effective client outcomes by balancing these complementary ways of engaging with reality. TIMESTAMPS 00:41 - Introduction to brain hemispheres and McGilchrist's work 03:00 - The fable of The Master and His Emissary explained 06:48 - Differences between left and right hemispheric processing 08:00 - How each hemisphere attends to the world differently 12:00 - Left hemisphere's need for control vs. right hemisphere's participatory consciousness 15:52 - Applying hemisphere knowledge in change work sessions 19:50 - When to purposefully engage a client's left hemisphere 21:56 - Techniques for shifting clients between hemispheric states 25:14 - How this understanding transformed James as a practitioner 33:31 - Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke experience and right hemisphere awareness 36:07 - James' renewed appreciation for trance work LINKS The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGilchrist Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-master-and-his-emissary-the-divided-brain-and-the-making-of-the-western-world-expanded-iain-mcgilchrist/8525336?ean=9780300245929&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhMq-BhCFARIsAGvo0KfFbSw3k83wfKYjzhTCZWKn7qiabQURF1SEDK3oOaL3Um5_kELQt38aAo_-EALw_wcB Audio Book: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Master-and-His-Emissary-Audiobook/1515942074?eac_link=u6pCaDwwjMsQ&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=1515942074&qid=ZCfCC9TASG&eac_id=139-2347382-8619303_ZCfCC9TASG&sr=1-1 My Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com Website: www.clientshiftsacademy.com Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye.