The 2024 United States’ election results left a lot of people grappling with a big question: “How do I find the resilience to face my fears and continue fighting for a better world?” Fortunately, my work as an applied neuroscience practitioner, coach, and trainer offers research-based guidance on the subject.

If you are simultaneously struggling to bear the weight of your fear and unwilling to give up on something as vital as preserving human rights - here are some concrete steps, tools, and resources you can use to build the resilience needed to stay in this fight. 

You aren’t broken, and neither is your brain. If you lived in a world designed for minds like ours, you wouldn’t be constantly be doing things that deplete you and lead to Autistic “symptoms”, like Autistic Burnout. You’re a person who’s been told you're driving an automatic, when it turns out you’ve actually been driving a stick shift all this time. That’s great news - because you can learn how to drive a different kind of car. This article is a good place to start. Read on to learn more, and start noticing, reframing, recovering from, and even preventing Autistic Burnout.

Self-compassion ≠ making excuses. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept. Instead, self-compassion is what allows us to get enough perspective to accurately identify the problem. This matters because correctly identifying a problem is the only real chance you have of solving that problem. Read more for an excellent example of what this looks like, and why self-compassion is so critical to our ability to make meaningful progress in any area of our lives.

If you’re a neurodivergent, “2e” type of human, trying to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” can be a complicated proposition. You are more likely than a neurotypical person to ascribe a more complex motivation to someone’s actions or behaviors than is actually present. You’re also more inclined towards Negative Intent Attribution - meaning you’re more likely to attribute more negative and less positive intent to peers. Keep reading to learn more about how “thinking differently” can cause us to misidentify others’ motivations, and how we can work with our brains to cultivate emotionally-healthy communication and connection.

Sustainable self-confidence is nothing more (or less) than self-respect: the everyday courage to unlearn shame, choose growth, and take action that fosters good. This practice, on repeat, is what shifts your inner dialogue from negative to possible, gives you the courage for vulnerable, authentic connection, and puts you firmly on the path to Favorite Self. 

After years of leadership/executive coaching - as well as being hired to vet potential candidates for clients and companies - these are the top skills I’ve learned to prioritize in both my own professional development and when interviewing others…

The kind of credibility that will genuinely further your career has to come from the inside out. Brand-borrowing your credibility without addressing your underlying confidence issues or skill gaps will, in the long term, compromise your confidence and decrease your chance of reaching your goal. Read more to learn what brand-borrowing is, the right way to use it, and three questions that will help you build earned credibility.

Fear-based leadership is massively prevalent across the corporate world, particularly following the twin stressors of a global pandemic and a struggling economy. In fact, “a large portion of American workers—56 percent—claim their boss is mildly or highly toxic, while 75 percent say dealing with their manager is the most stressful part of their workday” (Source). This article is for anyone who is struggling to navigate (or stop using) fear-based leadership. It includes: the two real-world scenarios that inspired this piece, what fear-based leadership looks like, why it doesn’t work, and practical strategies to combat it. 

New Years Resolutions are trash. I'm just going to say it. They are the steaming dumpster fire of personal growth. Instead, here's a list of 7 approaches to life you can commit to that will definitely improve your New Year - including the neuroscience behind why each one is important and why it works. Basically - here's your one stop coaching superstore, complete with hilarious gifs!! READ ON, good humans, and get ready to glory in 2017!!

This is the best language I’ve ever found to distinguish between what I talk about as “feel good/turning off” activities and “feel good about yourself/battery-charging” activities: self-soothing vs. self-care - including that both activity types can only truly exist in the context of community and structural care. Check it out!

Everyone in my house has Covid right now. It sucks, and we’re exhausted. But we’re also genuinely ok - as a couple, and as a family. Check out these six brain-based relationship coaching practices that we lean on to stay connected and co-create a healthy, loving relationship - even in the face of Covid.

Networking doesn’t have to be so loathesome. The question is: how do you help people quickly understanding your business or product in a way that encourages them to engage? Many people believe the first step is developing an elevator pitch. I don’t agree, and here’s why…

Have you ever found yourself in a super negative headspace, where you are just spiraling into an evil mental rabbit hole of doom and can't seem to get out? Me too. It sucks. Neurocoaching offers some simple tools for getting out of an awful emotional headspace like that in 15 minutes or less. 

Learn about the first step to preparing for a successful interview, PLUS download a FREE, simple and comprehensive TOOL you can use to set yourself up for a success by making sure you can comfortably, confidently, and directly respond to any experience, skill, knowledge or trait question your interviewer throws your way.

Ok, listen up with all that "I'm not getting enough done. I'm not writing that novel. I haven't worked out at home 8 days a week. I'm FAILING QUARANTINE" NONSENSE.

The state of your brain determines what you are capable of accomplishing on a basic, biological level. And right now there are several things happening on a BIOLOGICAL LEVEL that are fucking your brain up.

What do you do when you've lost faith in your own judgement? Maybe you always pick shitty friends, bad men, or jobs that don't fulfill you. What's the solution? Learn why relying on your gut intuition is the most logical path, and how your brain can support you to make smart, tailored-to-you decisions!

Happy Thanksgiving! This is always a fun holiday to celebrate, as well as a wonderful culturally built-in moment of reflection: what do we each have to be thankful in our lives?  This is such an important practice, and one I encourage you to build into your lives as often as possible, for a single, important reason - YOU WILL BE HAPPIER.  In fact, gratitude is one of the most consistent indicators of happiness, regardless of personal health, and across socioeconomic lines. 

So I belong to a secret girl group in New York City, and last week one of our members asked for advice on a hot topic for creatives: "How do you get inspired/motivated to do creative or health-related things when you work a day job?" She's totally right; trying to stay focused and creative when you're working a day job – especially if it's unrelated to your passion or you, *ahem*, f*cking hate it – can feel epic on a walking-this-ring-to-Mordor level. 

How many times have you made a goal to improve yourself and failed to follow through?  Honestly, it’s probably thousands of times.  For all of us!  I’m counting all the Big Goals (I’m going to work out 6 days a week for an hour) and the little goals (I’m just going to watch one episode on Netflix before bed).  So why is there such a discrepancy between the awesome life plans we’ve designed and actually taking the actions that will get us there?

Have you ever noticed how you carry yourself throughout the day? Whether you're standing, sitting, walking, or talking, your body language sends out a tremendous amount of information - both to your own brain and to other people. Guest Coach Jessica Trainor investigates ways womxn can level up their confidence and take control of a room in this discussion on positive body language.