Noon Time Workshops
The Neuroscience of Stress Relief and Sleep
The Neuroscience of Stress Relief and Sleep
March 26, 2021
Andrew Huberman, PhD, seeks to understand how the brain allows us to sense, evaluate and respond to the world around us. In this webinar, Dr. Huberman provides an overview of the biology of stress and ways to manage it. He’s developed and tested a number of stress- relieving techniques—involving both the breath and vision—and uses virtual reality to help humans control their stress in adaptive ways. He is also testing how people can access better sleep using stress-relief tools.
CONNECT: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues
CONNECT: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues
February 26, 2021
The ability to create strong relationships with others is crucial to living a full life and becoming more effective at work. Yet many of us find ourselves struggling to build solid personal and professional connections or unable to handle challenges that inevitably arise when we grow closer to others. In today’s workshop, David Bradford will discuss the book he co-authored with Carole Robin, CONNECT: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues—a transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships based on the Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy-Feely”) course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business
In the Wake of 2020: Managing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout
In the Wake of 2020: Managing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout
January 15, 2021
Exposure to the many stressors of 2020 creates vulnerability to vicarious trauma and burnout in all of us. In this workshop, Ling Lam, Ph.D. will provide an overview of vicarious trauma and burnout as well as tools to assess and treat them. You will learn a variety of evidence-based resiliency skills to manage stress, confront the emotional demands of life in our present time, and prevent burnout.
COVID and the Aging Population: What We Have Learned Thus Far
COVID and the Aging Population: What We Have Learned Thus Far
November 10, 2020
The risk for severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age. Many who care for older loved ones seek guidance informed by both current health science and an understanding of the stresses associated with caregiving. In this talk, Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, shares latest findings and guidelines for guarding the physical and mental well-being of elders and those who care for them.
Elevate Your Life: Navigating the Enneagram to Self-Discovery
Elevate Your Life: Navigating the Enneagram to Self-Discovery
October 20, 2020
Pamela Johnson is a Life Leadership Coach, Enneagram Teacher, and consultant who demoed the Enneagram is a self-assessment tool that helps individuals understand how they conceptualize and navigate their inner and outer worlds. It serves as a map highlighting where one is and where one wants to go. Identifying one's Enneagram type can enable bringing more congruency to life.
Overcoming Colorblindness: Research and Recommendations for More Race-Conscious Schools and Communities
Overcoming Colorblindness: Research and Recommendations for More Race-Conscious Schools and Communities
July 31, 2020
Camilla Griffiths is an advanced doctoral researcher who studies the role of race in K-12 educational contexts talked about:
- Persistent racial disparities in the educational achievement and disciplining of American students highlight the need to understand and shift educational policies and practices as they relate to race
- Highlight research that clarifies how kids learn and understand race as they develop, as well as research on the role that race has and continues to play in our K-12 education system
- Provide evidence-based suggestions for how to help school communities move away from colorblindness and towards race-consciousness and anti-racism
Holistic Wellness: Building Resilience During Turbulent Times
Holistic Wellness: Building Resilience During Turbulent Times
June 26, 2020
Karen Carrie is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at the Faculty Staff Help Center and Vinutha Mohan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in attachment trauma with a private practice in Palo Alto and Los Gatos.
- Understand the causes of resistance to “what is”
- Explore tools for reframing cognitive distortions
- Learn techniques for managing emotional dysregulation
Surviving Narcissism: How to Relate to a Narcissist
Surviving Narcissism: How to Relate to a Narcissist
February 26, 2020
Sophie Yost, LMFT and Dawn Guthart, LMFT. In this talk they speak about:
- How do you define and identify narcissism?
- Does the narcissist in your life seem fine, but makes things really hard for you?
- What steps can you take to not feel emotionally drained by the narcissist in your life?
Sustaining Positive Habit Change. Make Your New Year Resolution Stick!
Sustaining Positive Habit Change. Make Your New Year Resolution Stick!
January 22, 2020
Jack Komejan is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience in mental health settings as a clinician and manager.
- Learn about the process of habit change
- Learn Evidence-based Method of sustaining habit change
- Learn practical tools to apply the method to achieve your goals
Out of the Muck: Causes and Cures for Destructive Organizational Friction
Out of the Muck: Causes and Cures for Destructive Organizational Friction
November 18, 2019
Professor Robert Sutton is an organizational psychologist and professor of management science and engineering at Stanford. In this talk he speaks about:
- Why, all too often, organizations make the right things too hard to do
- How leaders and teams can intervene to dampen destructive friction
- Practices and traditions at Stanford that cause destructive friction—and how we can each be part of the solution. rather than part of the problem
The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Why None of Us Can Afford to Ignore PTSD?
The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Why None of Us Can Afford to Ignore PTSD?
October 23, 2019
Shaili Jain, MD, currently serves as the Medical Director for Integrated Care at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. In this talk she speaks about:
- Get a general overview of PTSD and its symptoms
- Explore how PTSD can impact one’s ability to engage with life fully
- Learn tools to manage symptoms and understand treatment options
Does This Spark Joy? Tools for De-Cluttering
Does This Spark Joy? Tools for De-Cluttering
September 18, 2019
Susie DuBois is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in the treatment of Hoarding Disorder and collecting behaviors. In this talk she speaks about:
- A general overview of Marie Kondo's method of de-cluttering and organizing
- A mental health perspective of what is missing from Kondo's method and what may be harmful for some
- How to approach Marie Kondo's method if you have moderate to severe collecting behaviors
Whole Mind Conversations: Communicating with Emotional Intelligence
Whole Mind Conversations: Communicating with Emotional Intelligence
August 28, 2019
Rosan Gomperts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is the Director of the Faculty Staff Help Center. This interactive workshop offered participants ways to:
- Identify triggers.
- Expand Self-Awareness
- Choose alternate responses to stressful situations
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