Mercedes Ray
You CAN improve your memory!
I tell people that I can usually remember three of the four items I went to pick up at the grocery store. It's the fourth one that always stumps me!
So when I learned that Mercedes Ray, program director for the Social Work Program at SAU was going to be speaking on how to improve your memory, I had to go and listen. And I wasn't disappointed, especially when she agreed to be a guest on the podcast and expound on some of the things that she mentioned in her talk. Mercedes is married to Jason Ray and they have twin boys, Isaac and Judah.
There are things we can do to help our memory. Did you know there is a "memory palace" where you can store all manner of things for later recall? Or that certain mnemonic devices (I love that word because it looks hard to pronounce!) can be used to help your recall. Other things you might not have thought about also impact your ability to recall information: sleeping well, relieving stress, eating better. But the one that surprised me the most was.....well, you're just going to have to listen to the podcast because I can't remember everything she said. And it somewhat defeats the purpose of the podcast if I write it all out here for you!
I thought I would learn more about memory in our conversation, but I was also delighted to learn how a fascinating young lady from Iowa with virtually no southern accent wound up all the way down here in L.A. It's almost as though she was on a mission from God! But we'll let her tell you that too.
Click the play button and if your memory is like mine, you'll want to listen more than once.
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