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Brain, Body and Burnout Ignorance & the Neuroscience of Wellness
Hilde Eiselen
Who we areo LeadingAlive. is about connecting wholehearted
living, effective working and health, through a neuroscience perspective.
o Our goal today is to raise awareness that we risk our health, quality of life and even death, by ignoring the indicators of stress.
o We want to inspire you to enhance how you engage with those you live and work with in a way that respects your life.
Ignorance can kill.
Burnout can kill.
2015:In the US workplace stress is thought to contribute to 120,000 deaths/year,
costing €168.7bn in healthcare costs. (Harvard Business School / Stanford University)
Stress is the second most frequently reported work-related health problem in Europe, after musculoskeletal disorders. (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work)
How ignorant are we about our own wellness?
Our body-brain integration?
Burnout can flatten you, temporarily or permanently.
We do what we do and we don’t want to know!
You can see it coming if you choose
Influences converge
Look at the word on your red card.
Because it is SCIENCE, let‘s do an experiment.
Look at the word on your blue card.
Positive & Negative Expansion of Energy
The more you go Above, the more positive energy expands
The more you go Below, the more negative energy expands
Openness Respect Trust Courage Appreciation
Anger Inadequacy Fear Rejection Blame
The Brain under Stress
De-Stressors
1. ATL/BTL2. Goldilocks Curve3. Dendrite Damage4. Whole Brain5. Social Brain Bias
“Goldilocks” Curve of Effectiveness
Just right (optimal)
Too little The Pre-Frontal Cortex Too much stimulation stimulation
Functional impairment
High level functioning
Source: A. Arnsten, Yale Medical School, BEabove Leadership
Stress from our brain’s point of view“Even quite mild acute stress can cause a rapid and dramatic loss of prefrontal cognitive abilities, and more prolonged stress exposure causes architectural changes in prefrontal dendrites.
Neural circuits responsible for conscious self-control are highly vulnerable to even mild stress. When they shut down, primal impulses go unchecked and mental paralysis sets in.”
- Amy Arnsten –Prof. of Neurobiology, Yale Medical School
Consequences of Our Choices
Our Business/Work Culture breeds Burnout
Our Hearts ache for Freedom
Two hemispheres, different views = Whole Brain Perspective
The Brain and Relationships
Our Brain is Social by Design
Conclusions
o Do health professionals take care of themselves?
o Could we?
o Do you choose to?
“With awareness comes the possibility of choice and change.”
- Dr. Dan Siegel-Clinical Prof. of Psychiatry, UCLA
Invictus Games
“I am the captain of my soul”
Our speciality o Effectiveness, Performance and your Brain
o Successful Teams and Well-being
o Leadership Impact & Executive Health
o Organisational Culture, Profitability and Health
o Conscious Leadership
o Employee Engagement & the Bottom Line
o Learning and Training with the Brain in Mind
o Mindfulness and Value
o New Workshop: Neuroscience for Leaders
