Real Change Starts in the Brain: Neuroscience, Burnout & Why You're Not Broken with Lisa Riegel

What if everything you've been told about change, motivation, and stress is missing the most important piece — your brain?

This week I'm joined by Lisa Riegel, educator by training, strategist by practice, and someone who has dedicated her career to translating brain science into language and tools that actually help people feel more self-aware, regulated, and in control. 

Lisa is the creator of the NeuroWell Framework and the Aspirations to Operations Commitment Framework, and whether she's working with Fortune 500 leaders, school systems, or individuals navigating their own lives, her message is the same: real change starts in the brain.

In this conversation we cover so much ground, and I think you're going to find it as accessible and practical as I did. We talk about:

• Why 80% of the thinking happening in your brain right now is unconscious — and what that means for your behavior, your reactions, and your relationships
• Meet Bob and Harold — Lisa's brilliant, accessible way of explaining how your amygdala and thalamus work together to filter reality and trigger your stress response
• The four states of wakefulness (calm, alert, alarm, fear) and exactly what happens neurologically when you burn out
• Why change is so hard — and why most change initiatives, in organizations and in our personal lives, fail before they even begin
• The difference between outcome goals and action goals, and why that distinction is everything
• Why we don't know what our body feels like when we're happy — and a simple morning practice to start changing that
• The power of identifying not just what stresses you out, but why — and how uncovering the underlying fear gives you genuine self-control
• Why celebration is the most underused and misunderstood tool in leadership, parenting, and self-development
• How to create your own resilient inner bubble in a world that feels increasingly out of control

Lisa brings so much warmth and wisdom to this conversation, and her ability to take complex brain science and make it feel immediately usable is truly a gift. This one is for the leaders, the parents, the burnout survivors, and anyone who has ever wondered why they keep reacting in ways they don't intend to.

Resources:

Free Masterclass:  The Alchemy of the Perimenopause Portal

Ayurvedic Dosha Quick Reference Guide

Abhyanga Self Massage Guide

Weekend Nervous System Reset

Nourished For Resilience Workbook


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