How Our Different Intelligences Communicate: Head, Heart, and Gut and gut intelligences cognitive reasoning emotional intelligence gut instincts gut-brain axis head heart holistic decision-making intuitive decision-making mind-body connection mindfulness practices neurocardiology personal development reflective thinking self-awareness techniques whole-body wisdom Oct 03, 2024

We are more than just logical thinkers; our bodies possess multiple forms of intelligence that communicate in unique ways. The head, heart, and gut each offer different insights that shape our decision-making, emotions, and instincts.

Understanding how these intelligences communicate helps us...

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When Schools Aren't Safe: How School Threats Affect Our Minds & Bodies child well-being co-regulation coping with stress emotional resilience nervous system dysregulation nervous system reset parenting stress management Sep 20, 2024

Yesterday, I received a notification that no parent wants to get: my son’s school had been evacuated due to a threat. Thankfully, everyone was safe. 

Still, my heart sank. I’ve been trying not to dwell on the underlying anxiety that is still lingering after the latest...

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Over This "Next" Hill: Rebranding my Birthday! Aug 20, 2024

Last month, I had one of those big milestone birthdays!

You know the ones, like when you turn 16 and can drive, or 18 and can vote, or 21 and can drink alcohol (legally)!

Last month, I turned 40! 

This birthday has often been referred to as “over the hill" because it...

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What teaches us the most...Failure or Success? Jul 16, 2024

Yesterday I was reflecting on a recent failure, and I began pondering the question:

Which teaches us the most...failure or success?

Surely there are valuable lessons to be learned from both. 

But which of these has the potential to propel us forward in our growth and evolution?

The choice...

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Stop Blaming and Start Changing Yourself! Apr 18, 2024
I’m ready to admit my leadership failures.

I’ve struggled to take full responsibility and accountability for some of the decisions I made, actions I took, and ways of being I operated within as a leader.

My leadership development was aligned with all the industry best practices,...

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Beyond the Checklist: Discovering True Wellbeing in 'Being' Not 'Doing burnout business evolving workplaces Apr 04, 2024

The benefits of wellbeing are indisputable, and plenty of research and data supports its importance and impact on people at work. The creation of workplace programs has exploded in recent years, especially in response to the concerning statistics on stress, mental health, and burnout.

Wellbeing...

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My Journey & Experience with the Neurobiology of Coaching Diploma Program Mar 28, 2024

Over the course of the past year, I immersed myself in a NeuroLeadership Practitioner and Neurobiology of Coaching Diploma program with the About my Brain Institute. 

I began this journey out of a desire to add a leadership assessment to my current offerings that is grounded in the...

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NeuroSafety: When Familiarity Fuels Fear for Women in Workplaces Mar 08, 2024

On International Women’s Day this year, I want to share a bit about the challenge with creating safe cultures where people can thrive, particularly for women. 

Businesses started with most roles being primarily held by men. In large part, women are still a minority in many rooms...

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Getting to the Root: The Neuroscience Behind the Remote Work Debates Oct 20, 2023

Remote Work Issues are a Symptom of a Bigger Issue

If you were trying to pull out a weed you wouldn't try to pull its leaves, would you? No! You’d dig deep and grab it at the root to pull it out and make sure it didn’t come back.

The debates around remote work are like pulling leaves....

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War, Violence, & Human Suffering: Why the World Urgently Needs More Wisdom Oct 13, 2023

Yesterday, Hamas called for a Global Day of Jihad today (October 13th). They've called for a day of violence, anger, protest, and potentially death. My sister texted me last night fearful to send her children to school.

Despite being thousands of miles away from the violence and conflict...

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Mastering Body Coherence: The Neurological Key to Unlocking Peak Performance and Well-being Oct 12, 2023

What is coherence?

Coherence is when all of the parts fit together or work together at their best. The quality of forming a unified whole.

What is body coherence?

Body coherence is the coherent flow of information within and between the physiological systems and processes within the body.

Without...

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Blind Spots of Brilliance: The Unconscious Pitfalls of Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World evolve evolving workplaces exceptional life gut brain head brain heart brain nervous system neuroperformance neuroscience Oct 05, 2023

A challenge many leaders (especially senior leaders) have and may not recognize are the blind spots created by their high level of competence and success. In order to earn their positions, Leaders have typically learned and developed the skills required and demonstrated a high level of competence...

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