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. 

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.

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.

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!

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. 

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!

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.

Worrying doesn't work, and recent neuroscience research opens the door to understanding why. Let me explain. As it turns out, our brains can't distinguish between what's imagined and what's real - at least not from an emotional perspective.  So if you spend a lot of time imagining and reimagining the worst case scenario, you're constantly putting your brain in a threat state. Read on to find out why this is a problem!

Welcome to our second #LikeABoss feature, celebrating those who go after their "why" and win! Today, we're particularly excited to introduce you to NeuroKind client Gaby Abrams, founder (and lead designer) of Casa Confetti Design Studio. Gaby is a lawyer-turned-mompreneur, and she knows how to #WomxnUp like a boss!