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Short Workshop | Max. 50 Participants
60 minutes
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand why cognitive strategies alone are insufficient for managing acute stress — and what the neuroscience of the stress response reveals about the sequence that actually works
- Recognise personal stress activation patterns, including the earliest body signals that precede conscious awareness of being under pressure
- Apply two evidence-based somatic regulation tools immediately — techniques that work through the body to reduce physiological activation and restore access to clear thinking
Topics Covered
- The stress response cycle: how the HPA axis activates, why resolving a stressor doesn’t complete it, and what the body needs to return to regulation
- Why cognitive strategies fail under acute activation: how stress limits prefrontal cortex access and what this means
- Somatic regulation in practice: two immediately applicable techniques for reducing physiological arousal, with guided practice and application to real workplace scenarios
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to Face
- Virtual
Overview
Most workplace stress management training starts with the wrong tool. Breathing exercises, reframing, and mindfulness are genuinely useful but only once the nervous system has partially settled. When stress is acute, the thinking brain is less accessible than we assume. Cognitive strategies require cognitive resources. Under high activation, those resources are exactly what we don't have.
This session starts where the science starts: with the body. Participants leave with a clear understanding of why the stress response works the way it does, why willpower and positive thinking consistently fail under pressure, and two evidence-based somatic regulation tools they can use immediately — before a difficult conversation, before a high-stakes meeting, or in the middle of a stressful afternoon. Pairs well with the Regulate to Perform workshop for organisations wanting to go deeper.
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand why cognitive strategies alone are insufficient for managing acute stress — and what the neuroscience of the stress response reveals about the sequence that actually works
- Recognise personal stress activation patterns, including the earliest body signals that precede conscious awareness of being under pressure
- Apply two evidence-based somatic regulation tools immediately — techniques that work through the body to reduce physiological activation and restore access to clear thinking
Topics Covered
- The stress response cycle: how the HPA axis activates, why resolving a stressor doesn’t complete it, and what the body needs to return to regulation
- Why cognitive strategies fail under acute activation: how stress limits prefrontal cortex access and what this means
- Somatic regulation in practice: two immediately applicable techniques for reducing physiological arousal, with guided practice and application to real workplace scenarios
Who is this workshop for
Suitable for all employees in general office-based roles who want practical, evidence-based tools for managing stress in real time — particularly those who have tried cognitive approaches and found them insufficient under pressure. No prior knowledge or preparation required.
Works equally well as a standalone session or as an introduction to the Regulate to Perform programme.
Handouts/materials provided
Participants receive a two-page take-home reference sheet covering the key concepts from the session and the two regulation techniques, designed for use after the session as a practical daily resource.
What to bring
Just yourself. No preparation or prior knowledge required.
A two-page take-home protocol template is provided.
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Caroline beats to the unpredictable rhythm of change! Tapping into wellness and inspiring people to stay AIRBORNE when the headwinds of work and the world get tough, sets her true north course.
Psychologist and wellness specialist, for over 20 years she’s been working with individuals and teams in the wellness realm, using energy techniques and a toolbox of stress reduction strategies to help build better mental health, resilience and peak performance. One of her speciality areas, that is gaining more traction and understanding linked to work performance, is sleep.
Trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Ireland, and with additional qualifications in Counselling, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Extended DISC Behavioural Profiling and more, Caroline has worked extensively both nationally and internationally with leaders and teams, inspiring and coaching them to achieve high level wellness.
Key Expertise
- The Power of Sleep
- Resilience
- Peak Performance
Industry Focus
- Healthcare
- Mining
- Government & Private Enterprise
Based in:
About the facilitator
Caroline beats to the unpredictable rhythm of change! Tapping into wellness and inspiring people to stay AIRBORNE when the headwinds of work and the world get tough, sets her true north course.
Psychologist and wellness specialist, for over 20 years she’s been working with individuals and teams in the wellness realm, using energy techniques and a toolbox of stress reduction strategies to help build better mental health, resilience and peak performance. One of her speciality areas, that is gaining more traction and understanding linked to work performance, is sleep.
Trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Ireland, and with additional qualifications in Counselling, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Extended DISC Behavioural Profiling and more, Caroline has worked extensively both nationally and internationally with leaders and teams, inspiring and coaching them to achieve high level wellness.
Key Expertise
- The Power of Sleep
- Resilience
- Peak Performance
Industry Focus
- Healthcare
- Mining
- Government & Private Enterprise
Based in:
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