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The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast

The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast

2 Life Truths & a Lie: Critical Thinking Brain Training Game - Week 2

Oct 13, 2026 · 33m

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2 Life Truths and a Lie: Busting Cognitive Distortions - Critical Thinking Brain Training Pt. 2What if your brain is telling you a story that feels completely true… but isn’t?In Season 4, Episode 4 of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast, we continue our Critical Thinking Brain Training series with a game of Two Life Truths and a Lie. This week, we’re exploring some of the most common thinking traps middle schoolers face, including catastrophizing, mind reading, personalization, all-or-nothing thinking, emotional reasoning, and the spotlight effect. We’ll also talk about why adolescence can make emotions and social situations feel so intense, how the developing brain processes those…