Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month

Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month. Below are the top tools for managing stress according to neuroscientists today. Name the emotion Research shows that simply naming an emotion reduces amygdala activity. Simply speaking out loud how you are feeling reduces stress. Ask yourself, “What am I feeling?” Control the environment We can’t control everyone and everything in…

Transitioning to 2022

Recently I have been thinking about the transitions between past, present and future work. I had some happy endings in 2021. I finished a certification in Neuroscience and Consciousness coaching and training from BeAbove Leadership, as well as a course on the Neuroscience of Change from Coaches Rising. On a personal note, I watched my…

New Year, New Career

Did you know that 92% of people do not achieve their personal goals, let alone their career goals? While models like SMART have been developed to help with goal-setting, they do not take into account emerging neuroscience research. At least not until AIM, a goal-setting model developed by social neuroscientists Elliot T. Berkman and David Rock.…