“[When your] brain and body receive neurobiological signals that they can relax, that [allows for] the higher level thinking that can make change.” –Mieka Briejer
Leadership coach – and soon-to-be MS in Applied Neuroscience – Mieka Briejer shares tips for harnessing the power of your brain to shift habits and create change.
More About Mieka:
Mieka Briejer is a social business pioneer turned leadership coach and educator. After 10 years leading social and economic justice initiatives, she pivoted to neuropsychology with the hunch that to change our systems we need to start with ourselves. Today she is earning her MS in Applied Neuroscience and teaching people to be emotional virtuosos in Seattle, WA.
Highlights
- How Mieka’s business background drove her to understand how our brains affect our psychology, needs, behavior, and desires
- What is neuropsychology and why you should care if you want to create change in your life, relationships, work
- Why Mieka’s work in social change led her to the study of neuropsychology and taking our ideals into action
- How understanding our bodies and minds helps us create change, collaborate, and build better teams
- Why understanding yourself and your emotions is the first step to creating more effective teams
- Mieka’s tips for understanding how your brain works and using it to make or break habits
- The surprising way that beating up on yourself for doing something you didn’t want to do actually makes it HARDER to change the behavior
- How to discover specific practices that put you in a psychological state more receptive to change
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Books mentioned by Mieka: (Amazon affiliate links)
- Mindsight: Transform Your Brain with the New Science of Empathy
- Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence–The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Connect with Mieka: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
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