by Hannah Bratterud | Jan 8, 2021 | Brain Health, Emotion Regulation Series
I Grieve… I grieve for my adopted homeland and its painful progress. I grieve for democracy and how threatened it feels. I grieve for my family, who is experiencing the slow decline of a loved one. I grieve for a relationship that once was, and now is different....
by Hannah Bratterud | Dec 31, 2019 | Travels and Tribulations
Perspective matters. The cool thing about getting older is that you gain more of it. In 2020, I will turn 45, and I am finally ready to fully embrace “middle age.” That term has always sounded synonymous with “old” to me – when I was younger, I would picture...
by Hannah Bratterud | Dec 13, 2019 | Emotion Regulation Series, Lessons in Leadership
“My boss is an idiot. How can I be happy on a team where my own boss doesn’t even perform to my standards?” In this brainy two-part series, I explore the neuroscience behind regulating emotions. This second article focuses on three specific,...
by Hannah Bratterud | Nov 25, 2019 | Emotion Regulation Series, Lessons in Leadership
“I’m going to appeal to your intellect for a moment,” the counselor said. Then, he asked me a question. What happened next, has stuck with me all these years: The emotion simply stopped. I quit crying almost instantly, and began to think. In this brainy two-part...
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