We are all experiencing our own version of a COVID pivot. As such, I am offering online workshops that explore how the increase in anxiety, stress and overwhelm can be managed at work and at school so we can return our brains and bodies back to the efficiency needed to regulate emotions, focus on work and feel successful in all endeavors.
Rising health insurance costs and low engagement levels are fiscally unsustainable. The culprit? Mental and physical health issues with a debilitating ripple effect on our potentials. In this presentation, Paula addresses the problem with intervening at the level of behavior—it’s not working.
But when we dig deeper and consider a person-centered approach that values who we are and how our brains inform our actions, we are more likely to move the bottom line from instability to growth.
Paula uses research in both neuroscience and human development to support social-emotional skill building as a critical influencer to the bottom line. As quasi brain architects, we have an invaluable and instinctual motivation to help one another to do and be better. This presentation shows the tremendous impact social interaction has on our psyches and on our capacity to find meaning, enjoy intimacy, and achieve agency. As we discover these potentials within all of us, the climb up the ladder of personal and corporate success becomes far more attainable.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you experience this presentation:
What really drives the behaviors that impact the bottom line
How brain structure and formation impact productivity and engagement
Specific steps to emotion regulation and team success
Specific social skills to build an inclusive and committed culture
“Paula’s presentation on brain science and identity provided insight to inspire and motivate our team! She was friendly, focused and exceptionally knowledgable on topics and strategies the workplace needs right now.”
Our ability to learn is heavily dependent on a safe and secure educational atmosphere.
But the pandemic has interrupted our progress:
students are feeling more stress, anxiety and trauma than before
teachers are scrambling with safety protocols and lesson plans
loneliness has taken toll on all of us
domestic abuse has increased at alarming rates
But wait. This is just terrible news. The list could go on, but let’s not let it. Instead, let’s focus on what we can do to help.
When we are bombarded with overwhelming thoughts and emotions, we need to be able to regulate them in order to calm our bodies and continue functioning in a way that makes us feel significant in all aspects of our lives—as a parent, student, teacher and friend.
This presentation shows the neurological pathways to improved mental health during times of stress, uncertainty and overwhelm and offers appropriate supports to build connections both within the brain and among students and educators. These connection strategies support the mind-body connection in order to regulate emotions and return both teachers and students to the task of educating and learning.
And guess what? Your physical education teachers are essential right now.
Here’s what participants will learn:
Why your PE teachers are critical and what they can do to help
Multiple ways to build mind-body connections
How to recognize mental health issues, and how to teach them immediately
How social emotional learning can be part of your school safety plan
“Paula’s workshops offer a variety of instructional techniques, discussion, projects and additional resources through an enjoyable, professional and entertaining presentation. She perfectly reflects the description, ‘a teacher’s teacher.’”
