Neuroscience for Coaches, Leaders and Professionals

Science shows us that brains change. Understanding HOW and WHY they change (for better or for worse) is the secret to long-lasting transformation and flourishing.
Why focus on MINDSET?
Mindset begins with insight into how learning happens and how beliefs influence our ability to learn - BEFORE the focus shifts to activities, behaviors, 'techniques' and attempts to convince others of the concept of growth mindset. There are biomechanical processes that affect learning, brain development and the architecture of mindset.
Once you know about these 'neuromechanics of brain-building', you don't need buzz words or activities. It becomes a way of SEEING life through new eyes.
That's when change happens.
Neuroscience and resilience research shows that once people understand the power of their mind, they access new forms of agency, motivation and a belief in their ability to learn and grow.
Distinctives of my Mission, Content and Training:
An intentional de-emphasis on 'skill acquisition':
Get to the deeper roots of human development, which begin with insight, and "un-blurring our vision" from misunderstandings of behavior and knowledge.
A focus on the 'aha moments':
Increase self-awareness - and from there, come up with new, ever-evolving ideas that improve knowledge, innovation, and deeper learning.
The other distinctives:
- I don't believe in learning just to promote one's own ideas of success.
- We are all learners who never stop learning, and we do this to make life collectively feel easier for all living beings.
- We learn in order to open up channels for new ideas and the evolution of knowledge itself.
- Unique forms of genius exists in everyone and it's up to us as a species to help as many of us recognize what our personal form of genius is.
- If that sounds like it blends well with your vision, I hope you'll keep reading and watching...
Here's how focusing on Mindset, Embodied Neuroscience and Systems Thinking transforms the lives of professionals and the people they serve...

"very informative and digestible to pass onto others in our work"
"Thank you Stefanie. I run a charitable Trust that has a focus on assisting people with Depression and Anxiety. I follow your podcasts and have got my partner onto them as well. We both find these so helpful in our line of work (She is a clinical psychologist) and find your content very informative and very digestible to pass onto others in our work. Thank you for what you do." - A. Jackson

"practices that I have learned, embodied and now teach my clients"
"I’ve been following Stefanie and her work for years. I was introduced to her work at a workshop when I was a special ed teacher. I immediately was fascinated and at the time felt called to embody growth mindset myself before trying to teach it to children. I attended many of her weekend incentives and also masterminds. Her podcast and content have great value! Especially if you are in any role of authority and leadership. These are practices that I have learned, embodied and now also teach my clients as an entrepreneur." - S. Streit, Teacher

"life-changing insights"
"Your comments about perseverance gained by applying our strengths to a self-transcendent purpose have informed our practices around how we at Harrigan Solutions develop our employees. Thanks for these life-changing insights." - Bill Harrigan, CEO
Here are a few ways I might be able to help:

Consulting, keynote speaking and professional development workshops for organizations
(clients include MIT, the FBI, Google, Northwestern University, CheckIt Learning, Suzuki Music Association, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Alberta Health Services, City Colleges Chicago, Illinois State University Teachers Education Pipeline and many more..)

We are Vibrational Beings…
Beyond the ‘meat’ of the brain… One of my favorite parts of facilitating programs and workshops is the incredible people that come together from all over the world… who join together to learn about the power of the human mind….

Do you see what I see? astonishing ways our past distorts reality
“Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that your are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm” -Donella Meadows Our past creates predictions. These predictions form our MINDSET….

To teach growth mindset, you don’t need to say growth mindset
Years ago, when I started teaching students and teachers about neuroplasticity and ‘Growth Mindset’, I never actually used the phrase Growth Mindset. In fact, I had never even heard of it! In the years that I studied the brain’s plasticity…