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Change Your Brain,
Change Your Life

Learn simple, yet powerful, strategies to manage stress, boost resilience, and improve brain function to become more effective and thrive on the job as a First Responder.

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Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and Grief 

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Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and Grief

The leading online course to help 
regain control of your thoughts and your life. 

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

for First Responders

Learn simple, yet powerful, strategies to manage stress, boost resilience, and improve brain function to become more effective and thrive on the job as a First Responder.

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IS YOUR JOB AS A FIRST RESPONDER TAKING A TOLL ON YOU?

As a First Responder, you know that the demands of the job can lead to critical incident stress, difficulty with focus, irritability, substance abuse, and other problems. In your position, you’re dedicated to assisting others in their time of need. But you may be so busy helping others that you don’t always take care of your own needs.

Do you have trouble with:

  • Critical incident stress
  • Emotional trauma
  • Burnout
  • Brain fog
  • Feeling drained or lacking energy
  • Difficulty concentrating or staying focused
  • Forgetfulness
  • Feelings of hopelessness
  • Alcohol or drug use
  • Angry outbursts
  • Concussions or minor head injuries
  • Obsessions
  • Anxiousness
  • Relationship issues
  • Learning problems
  • Suicidal thoughts

If you’re one of the millions of First Responders who struggle just to get through the day, we understand how you feel. You deserve better. This course teaches you straightforward and actionable strategies to restore brain health, increase mental and physical energy, become more resilient to stress, and overcome bad habits that interfere with being your best on the job—and in life.

I WANT A BETTER BRAIN NOW

Do you have trouble with:

  • Critical incident stress
  • Emotional trauma
  • Burnout
  • Brain fog
  • Feeling drained or lacking energy
  • Difficulty concentrating or staying focused
  • Forgetfulness
  • Feelings of hopelessness
  • Alcohol or drug use
  • Angry outbursts
  • Concussions or minor head injuries
  • Obsessions
  • Anxiousness
  • Relationship issues
  • Learning problems
  • Suicidal thoughts

If you’re one of the millions of First Responders who struggle just to get through the day, we understand how you feel. You deserve better. This course teaches you straightforward and actionable strategies to restore brain health, increase mental and physical energy, become more resilient to stress, and overcome bad habits that interfere with being your best on the job—and in life.

I WANT A BETTER BRAIN NOW

This life-changing program is based on the strategies and techniques that psychiatrist and brain health expert Daniel Amen, MD, has successfully used with Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and other First Responders just like you.

This life-changing program is based on the strategies and techniques that psychiatrist and brain health expert Daniel Amen, MD, has successfully used with Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and other First Responders just like you.

HOW DR. AMEN HELPS HEROES LIKE YOU

In working with tens of thousands of patients over more than 30 years, psychiatrist Dr. Amen has found that brain health is related to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral well-being. When your brain works right, you work right. But if you have a troubled brain, you are more likely to have trouble in your life. With Dr. Amen as your guide, you can improve your brain function—even if you’ve been bad to your brain in the past.

A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN TO CHANGE YOUR BRAIN

In this course, Dr. Amen gives you an easy-to-follow program that will help you change your brain and improve your life. With the short videos, downloadable exercises, and quick-hit tips in this course, it’s easier than you might think.

A BETTER BRAIN LEADS TO A BETTER LIFE

How would it feel to go through your days with less stress, brighter moods, and greater control over your emotions and behaviors? A better brain can make it happen. It all starts when you make a commitment to your brain health.

I’M READY FOR A BETTER BRAIN

A Proven Path to a Healthier Brain and Life

For maximum results, Dr. Amen recommends that First Responders follow this course in order, starting with Lesson 1 and continuing through Lesson 6.

 

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HOW DOES THIS COURSE HELP FIRST RESPONDERS?

  • Learn how your brain is involved in everything you think, do, and feel.
  • Understand how the “fight, flight, or freeze” response affects you.
  • Get strategies to help you overcome negative or unhelpful thinking patterns.
  • Gain tools to cope with past emotional trauma.
  • Strengthen your resilience to stress.

Start Improving Your Brain and Life Today with this Course

Would you wait to help an accident victim, take action to put out a fire, or intervene in a police matter? Of course not. Why would you wait to heal or optimize the most important organ in your entire body?

START MY BRAIN HEALTH PROGRAM

What's Included In This Course...

MODULE 1

Why Brain Health is Critical for First Responders

Dr. Amen lays the foundation for this powerful program by showing you why caring for your brain is the key to a better life at work, at home, and in relationships.

MODULE 2

7 Principles to Change Your Brain and Your Life

Discover the often-overlooked things your brain needs to stay healthy. Plus, learn the common everyday habits among First Responders that may be causing problems for your brain.

MODULE 3

Brain Fitness

Strengthen the physical functioning of your brain by identifying and preventing (or treating) the 11 major risk factors that can harm your brain and steal your mind.

MODULE 4

Mind Fitness: Eliminate the ANTs

By learning to kill the automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) that hold you back and keep you down, you can train your mind to help you be calmer, happier, and more in control.

MODULE 5

Brain/Mind: Stress Management

Identify your “Dragons from the Past”—the experiences from your past that continue to trigger your brain’s emotional centers. Then discover strategies to tame these “mental dragons” to boost your ability to handle stress.

MODULE 6

Coaching Yourself and Others

7 simple steps to help you, your colleagues, friends, and family members stick with this brain-health program for life, so you can improve resilience, shore up your mental well-being, and enjoy more rewarding lives.

What's Included In This Course...

MODULE 1

Why Brain Health is Critical for First Responders

Dr. Amen lays the foundation for this powerful program by showing you why caring for your brain is the key to a better life at work, at home, and in relationships.

MODULE 2

7 Principles to Change Your Brain and Your Life

Discover the often-overlooked things your brain needs to stay healthy. Plus, learn the common everyday habits among First Responders that may be causing problems for your brain.

MODULE 3

Brain Fitness

Strengthen the physical functioning of your brain by identifying and preventing (or treating) the 11 major risk factors that can harm your brain and steal your mind.

MODULE 4

Mind Fitness: Eliminate the ANTs

By learning to kill the automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) that hold you back and keep you down, you can train your mind to help you be calmer, happier, and more in control.

MODULE 5

Brain/Mind: Stress Management

Identify your “Dragons from the Past”—the experiences from your past that continue to trigger your brain’s emotional centers. Then discover strategies to tame these “mental dragons” to boost your ability to handle stress.

MODULE 6

Coaching Yourself and Others

7 simple steps to help you, your colleagues, friends, and family members stick with this brain-health program for life, so you can improve resilience, shore up your mental well-being, and enjoy more rewarding lives.

LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT

When you have a better brain, you have a better life.
We see it happen every day.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)​

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)​

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

NICE TO MEET YOU

Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen’s mission is to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health. He is dedicated to providing the education, products, and services to accomplish this goal. Dr. Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics with 11 locations across the U.S. Amen Clinics has the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry totaling more than 225,000 SPECT scans on patients from 155 countries. He is the founder of BrainMD, a fast growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed.

Dr. Amen is one of the most visible and influential experts on brain health and mental health with millions of followers on social media. In 2020 Dr. Amen launched his digital series Scan My Brain, featuring high-profile actors, musical artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and influencers that airs on YouTube and Instagram. Over 100 episodes have aired, turning it into viral social media content with collectively millions of views. He has also produced 17 national public television shows about the brain and his online videos on brain and mental health have been viewed over 300 million times. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including You Happier; The End of Mental Illness; Change Your Brain; Change Your Life; Healing ADD; and many more. His latest book, Change Your Brain Every Day, was released in 2023.

I WANT TO START CHANGING MY BRAIN TODAY

Make brain health a priority in your life, and your life will be better in every way. Start now.

 

I'M READY TO BEGIN

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

NICE TO MEET YOU

Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen’s mission is to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health. He is dedicated to providing the education, products, and services to accomplish this goal. Dr. Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics with 11 locations across the U.S. Amen Clinics has the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry totaling more than 225,000 SPECT scans on patients from 155 countries. He is the founder of BrainMD, a fast growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed.

Dr. Amen is one of the most visible and influential experts on brain health and mental health with millions of followers on social media. In 2020 Dr. Amen launched his digital series Scan My Brain featuring high-profile actors, musical artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and influencers that airs on YouTube and Instagram. Over 100 episodes have aired, turning it into viral social media content with collectively millions of views. He has also produced 17 national public television shows about the brain and his online videos on brain and mental health have been viewed over 300 million times. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including You Happier; The End of Mental Illness; Change Your Brain; Change Your Life; Healing ADD; and many more. His latest book, Change Your Brain Every Day, was released in 2023.

NICE TO MEET YOU

Tana Amen, BSN, RN

Tana Amen, BSN, RN, is VP of Amen Clinics and the author of The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child, as well as six other books, including the New York Times bestseller The Omni Diet.

She is a highly respected health-and-fitness expert and a nationally renowned speaker and media guest. She has appeared on The Doctors, Today, Good Day New York, and more. Additionally, Tana’s appearances on public television promoting brain health have helped raise millions of dollars for local stations.

I WANT TO START CHANGING MY BRAIN TODAY

Make brain health a priority in your life, and your life will be better in every way. Start now.

 

I'M READY TO BEGIN