Click here to watch the video.

Key Discussion Points 

Card Reflection: Each participant shared which Neuro Nudge coaching card resonated most with them. 

Balloon Exercise: 

This exercise was shared as an effective way to help participants feel psychological safety or the lack of it. 

It works across all age groups and increases awareness of perceived safety and stress in a safe and engaging way. 

Resource available in the members’ portal (neuronudges.com/pages/members).
Thanks again to Ilse for her generous sharing.

Leader as Coach Programme: 

Tammy provided more insights into the Leader as Coach programme and its application. 

Framing Emotions & Positive Action Equation (Katherine – Shift by Ethan Kross): 

Explored how to shift emotions from the inside
out and outside in, making it a habitual practice. 

Positive Action Equation: 

When emotions aren’t positive, how can we shift automatically? 

Using music and sensory experiences can help reframe emotions.   

WOOP Model (From The Science of WellBeing – Yale University): 

W – Wish: What is the goal, outcome, or emotional shift desired? 

O– Outcome: What is the best possible result? 

O– Obstacle: What challenges might arise? 

P – Plan: How will you overcome obstacles? 

Interoceptive Senses & Application (Sally): 

Discussed how interoception (awareness of internal body signals) applies to her work. 

Resources & Further Learning:

WOOP & WellBeing Science  [WOOP My Life](https://woopmylife.org) 

Free Yale Course: [The Science of WellBeing](https://online.yale.edu/courses/sciencewellbeing) 

[Science of WellBeing –
Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/thescienceofwellbeing) 

[Science of Happiness – UC
Berkeley](https://www.edx.org/learn/happiness/universityofcaliforniaberkeleythescienceofhappiness) 

[Neurobiology of Coaching –
Whitepaper](https://1970138.fs1.hubspotusercontentna1.net/hubfs/1970138/contentpieces/AboutmyBrainWhitepaperNeurobiologyofCoaching.pdf) 

[i4 Neuroleader
Methodology](https://www.aboutmybrain.com/i4neuroleadermethodology) 

[About My Brain
Institute](https://www.aboutmybrain.com/) 

The Secret to Giving Great Feedback – [Watch on
YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtl5UrrgU8c) 

Books Mentioned 

📚 Divergent Minds 

📚 Call of the Wild 

📚 Shift (Ethan Kross) 

📚 Weathering 

Click here to watch on YouTube.

At this Neuro Nudges Network Community Connect call, we had members from across our global network, including: NZ, Vancouver, UK, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Belgium, Hong Kong and Tasmania.

We had a lively and engaging conversation, covering:

1. Introducing our new Members page, which includes all of the links divided into 3 categories: Neuroscience, Resources and the Neuro Nudges Network. This is the one stop shop for all of our links for our members: https://neuronudges.com/pages/members

2. Sharing and exploring our new resource: A Smarter Way to Prepare for Conversations. We did a live demonstration to support and explore a community member’s current coaching situation . Several additional resources were also suggested, including Marcus Buckingham’s Stand Out Strengths and a Brene Brown podcast.
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-h4T7oI9me-question-creator
https://www.tmbc.com/standout-assessment/

3. Katherine shared her use of the Wheel of Life at a recent Riders and Elephants retreat.

4. Some ideas for new resources came up from our members including: an early stages of conflict tool, a tool to support how to collaborate as well as one that focuses on belonging. More to come as we look into developing these!

5. Our members shared that they are using NN as:
• “little lightbulbs” each day as reminders
• Pulling a section at a time to deep dive into that particular section
• Using a card at the end of a session as an inquiry
• Completing the Wheel of Life
• Choosing a random card during a coaching conversation to see what comes of it.

Another member suggested using the cards with a My User Manual exercise that Emily Webber has developed.
https://emilywebber.co.uk/the-team-manual-a-exercise-to-help-build-empathy-in-teams/

Overall there was much gratitude, connection, a feeling of belonging and as one member said, “community in action.”

Click here to watch on YouTube.

What a fabulous session. We talked about collective effervescence, the biology of social connection. How dogs use body odour to track time, and the neuroscience of handshakes. How do we build empathy online? And can AI be empathetic the answer is yes) and what does all that mean for coaching?

Truly fascinating - and worth a watch..

As always, a wonderful NNN session tonight.

We discussed the importance of anchoring new habits to existing routines and understanding the context in which behaviours emerge. We also explored the neuroscience of habits, sharing personal experiences and favourite habit-related cards, and discussed the challenges of habit formation, particularly for individuals with neurodiversity. The conversation ended with a discussion on the importance of changing behaviour rather than just providing knowledge when trying to create lasting change and the effectiveness of various strategies for habit formation.

Sarah shared a fascinating 2024 meta analysis: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/largest-quantitative-synthesis-date-reveals-what-predicts-human-behavior-and-how-change-it

We were reminded of the fabulous 3D brain app, WOOP (https://woopmylife.org), PINCH model and the TJ Powers DOSE effect.

Click here to watch the April recording.

Click here to watch the recording.

We shared the Members' Portal: neuronudges.com/pages/members

We also shared the reflective tool: https://neuronudges.com/cdn/shop/files/take_a_moment.pdf?v=9987836345422404675

We know that it is the same brain networks that look back and also project forward, so, the art of looking back is a great tool to reflect, learn and build the architecture to support you going forward.

We talked about the neuroscience of fear.

We shared our reflections on 2024, what we are going to stop doing and what makes our heart skip for the year ahead..

A wonderfully reflective session that rounded out a beautiful year of the Neuro Nudges Network.

"Islands on which I could rest because the seas were very rough" ..

Optimising Flow, Coaching, and Wellbeing: Key Takeaways from Our Meeting

Our latest discussion covered a mix of coaching strategies, personal wellbeing, and resource improvements, all centred around flow, reflection, and intentional living.

Highlights & Insights
🔹 Flow & Coaching – Sue introduced a tool for helping individuals and teams optimise flow, focusing on challenge levels, time perception, control, and self-reflection. The group explored how this could support deeper coaching conversations.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/0653/0990/files/NNN_neuro_and_flow.pdf?v=1739228365

🔹 Cooking as a Coaching Framework – Dina shared how transforming her chaotic cooking experience into a structured, enjoyable process mirrored coaching strategies—helping clients apply the same principles to their work and life.

🔹 Flow in Work Contexts – The team discussed how non-work activities can help us understand and harness flow at work. Sue shared a blog post on the neuroscience of flow, sparking ideas on how visual tools could improve application.

🔹 Stress & Burnout Management – Sally explored how the new flow tool could support her NHS clients struggling with burnout. The discussion highlighted its potential to balance flow and control, manage anxiety, and improve overall well-being.

🔹 Health Wheel & Coaching – The group explored how the Health Wheel can be a powerful self-reflection tool for mapping personal well-being across 10 categories. Ideas included adding targeted questions and definitions for clarity and integrating values into the framework.

https://neuronudges.com/cdn/shop/files/health_wheel.pdf?v=6276322166115195867