When the going gets tough…
Things are tough. No two ways about it. Personally, people are taking strain. There is fear and uncertainty. Our amygdala’s have commandeered our brains and our behaviour. Uncertainty abounds and people are somewhat panicked. There is a phenomenon known as the amygdala hijack, coined by Daniel Goleman in 1996 (Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ). To understand this, you need to know that the amygdala in our brain (in the temporal lobe) is responsible for giving meaning to emotions, and attaching associations and responses to those emotions. Conditions such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and phobias…
ARE MILLENNIALS THE POSTER BORE OUT GENERATION?
Last week I had the opportunity to talk on the radio about a relatively unknown mental health issue called Bore Out. Most of us are familiar with Burn Out, but not many of us have heard of…
What’s up with education these days?
Everyone has been saying it for months now, education has changed, and needed to change. Covid highlighted the gaps and cracks that exist in education, and yet, teachers have never worked harder than they have in the…
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TEACHER’S NAME?
Everyone can name that one teacher that they absolutely loved. Whether it was the passionate English teacher who stood on the desk and shouted Carpe Diem… Or the crazy science teacher who threw potassium in a large…
