How impatient arises in the brain, and how to begin to tame it
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Working with Triggers (Widening Our Window of Tolerance)
6 tips for working with triggers – personal and political – and widening our window of tolerance.
How to Work With Difficult Feelings
2 big myths and the research-based facts on how to work with difficult feelings
When Planning is Impossible
Planning in a pandemic? With this focus, what’s possible instead might be creativity, growth, and resilience.
Dismantling Implicit Bias in the Brain
How bias in a system shows up in the brain and what we can do about it
Tips for Taming Impatience
Patience wearing thin? 6 tips for taming impatience and the brain.
Surviving the Emotional Rollercoaster
When emotions are on a rollercoaster, how to find calm and self-control
All Feelings Are Helpful – If We Let Them Be
How to start using feelings – even “bad” ones – to help us and our brains.
Creating a Simple Intention for Change
Want change without fear of failure or commitment? 5 steps to a brain-friendly intention for meaningful change.
2 Gifts for Your Brain This Season
With long to-do lists and the busyness of the holidays – and life – what could our brains really use?
Rewiring the Brain to Maximize Our Potential
To reach your greatest potential, start rewiring your brain – here’s why and how
Why the Best Decisions Take More Than Smart Thinking
Sometimes no matter how much thinking we do, we can’t make the best decision unless we check this first
Improving Stress Tolerance by Letting Go
Why we stress about what we can’t control, what happens in the brain, and 7 ways to let it go
A Simple Strategy for Improving Social Connections
Social connections are important, but can be hard. How we can create new neural pathways to improve our social connections?
Not Sure? Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty
Why our brain always craves certainty, and why and how to tolerate not knowing.
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