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Oct 4

Deep dive #8: The feedback challenge

As the year closes, many of us enter performance review or appraisal season. These conversations often come with an opportunity to give...

Sep 7

Deep dive #7: Wounds we cannot see

Our Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is our bodyguard (see deep-dive #4 , deep-dive #5 , and deep-dive #6 ). It reacts to danger by...

Aug 5

Deep dive #6: The stories we tell ourselves

Storytelling is a part of our existence that has been around since prehistoric times. We all love stories, whether it is fairy tales,...

Jul 2

Deep dive #5: Of ladders and windows

Oh, our Vagus nerve ! There is so much more to explore about it that fits into one deep-dive. In deep-dive #4 we learned that there are...

Jun 2

Deep dive #4: Stress relief to-go

Picture this: we are stuck in traffic, the driver in front of us is trying to merge his truck into a space that is clearly too small, and...

May 5

Deep dive #3: The canvas of our mind

Our mind just loves to think. Have you ever tried to sit calm and listen to your own thoughts for a couple of minutes? If you have then...

Mar 25

Deep dive #2: Habits are addictive

Have you ever wondered how it is that some of us get up at five in the morning to go jogging while others hit the snooze button on their...

Mar 1

Deep dive #1: Our superhero brain

Have you ever wondered about the incredible abilities of our brain to adapt and change? Well, it's all thanks to something called...