Think about the last time you made a routine trip, to the grocery store or to work, for example. It might have been awhile ago, I know! Have you ever made this trip and realized that you didn't remember how you go to your destination? When we repeat behaviours, the brain creates neural pathways that make it easier to repeat these behaviours. It takes less energy for our brains to go on auto-pilot, which is a useful survival mechanism designed to help us. This same auto-pilot

#Leaders, are you OK with 25% of your workforce leaving due to burnout? I didn't think so. According to a McKinsey report on Women in the Workplace, 1 in 4 women are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce entirely. This is not OK. Financial anxiety, household responsibilities and, for working moms, childcare and homeschooling have led to a #shesession, not a recession. For many women, the solution is to leave. Women need to lead the workplace, n

Whether you're a gourmet chef or a one-dish wonder, at some point you need to prepare a meal. Changing your life for the better is a lot like making dinner. It takes planning, preparation, guidance and action. If you're missing any of these ingredients, your life won't turn out the way you expect or want. The secret ingredient you're missing Every recipe has a secret or special ingredient that gives it 'oomph'. Without it, the recipe wouldn't be the same, or stand out. What's

As of today, there have been over 19 million posts on Instagram alone with the stay safe hashtag. As the world begins to move past lockdown, the messages are changing. What’s the problem with change and changing messages? It takes our brains and bodies time to catch up. How your brain is set up to protect you Your brain is involved in processing your experiences. One of the ways it processes experiences, and stores them for future use and information, is by using neural netwo

What are you scared of right now? When I ask clients or workshop participants that question, pretty much everybody tenses up and the automatic answer is “nothing”. As adults, we’re not used to talking about what scares us. It makes us feel vulnerable and exposed. As human beings, we all experience fear – it’s one of the things that’s helped us survive as a species. Our brains are set up to automatically always be on the lookout for, and quickly respond to, anything that could