How to Turn Off Defense and Turn On Problem-Solving in an Argument by Danielle Rachlin, CNSF

  How can knowing how our brains work help us during an argument? What are some things we can do based on neuroscience that can help us get through a disagreement? One of the biggest suggestions? Take a break!  Parts of the brain you want off/on during an argument  The limbic brain is your fight/flight/freeze […]

First Steps to Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be by Lisa Wimberger

Some of the most complex emotional situations to navigate come from the way we learn or don’t learn to relate to one another. Relationships with individuals and groups are the fundamental building blocks of successful teams and societies and they require a healthy prefrontal cortex (PFC). The PFC is the newest part of the brain […]

Cultivating Compassion, Navigating Crisis

Professor Kristin Neff of the University of Texas is considered a leading researcher in the field of self-compassion.  Her research is showing that those who cultivate self-compassion by exercising gentle and non-judgmental self-talk bounce back more quickly during crisis.  The growing evidence is indicating that you can “you can cultivate your self-compassion through meditation and […]

An Adolescent Approach to the World

The prefrontal cortex is involved with most of our higher order thought functions like patience, goal setting, motivation, empathy, problem solving and much more.  The amygdala is involved in more reactive and quicker responses like fight-or-flight, emotional arousal, and survival needs.  Studies done at Harvard on teens versus adults asked individuals to label emotional facial […]