iRest Session
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MORE DATES AVAILABLE: SEE REGISTRATION PAGE. Integrative Restoration (iRest®) is a research-based, trauma-informed guided meditation. The practice can work to reduce stress and build resilience for meeting life’s persistent challenges. There is nothing to “do.” Just get comfortable and listen. Invite a sense of wholeness, the feeling of being rested and restored. iRest sessions at Center for BrainHealth are led by certified teachers through the Warrior Spirit Project.
The Resilience Gap: How to Strengthen the Teen Brain in a Tech-Obsessed World
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Recently featured on 60 Minutes, Eva Telzer, PhD, and Mitch Prinstein, PhD, talk about what is going on inside the brain during the teen years – a key time for brain development – and the external forces helping shape it, for better or worse. Experts in this emerging field of study, they are co-directors of one of the Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the only centers dedicated to studying the impact of social media on the developing mind and brain. Sponsored by Tammy and Tim Hughes.
Mindset: Why What You Believe Matters More Than You Think
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In this compelling talk, moderated by KERA's Krys Boyd, Alia Crum, PhD, explains how mindsets — the beliefs and expectations we hold — actively shape our physical health, emotional well-being and performance. Recently featured on The Mel Robbins Podcast, the Stanford psychologist leads groundbreaking research focused on understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes outside the realm of medicine, in the domains of behavioral health and organizational behavior to show how perceptions of stress, willpower and the body can alter biological responses and real-world outcomes.
Healthy Friction: The Science of Productive Disagreement
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Psychologist Eli Finkel, PhD, dissects how polarization and misperception derail productive dialogue, offering practical strategies for engaging across differences — and tools for transforming conflict into insight and competitive advantage. Founding co-director of the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, Dr. Finkel is the Morton O. Schapiro Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, where he leads the Relationships And Motivation Lab (RAMLAB), and also co-host of the popular podcast Love Factually.
Mission Restored: Novel Treatments for Veterans
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A panel of distinguished veterans and brain scientists lead a candid, high-level conversation on approaches to neuroplasticity enhancement, addiction disruption, and emotional and psychological reset using psychedelic compounds, featuring former Texas Governor Rick Perry; renowned Center for BrainHealth neuroscientist Francesca Filbey, PhD; veteran and BrainHealth trainer Thad King; neuroscientist and neuroengineer Jamie Tyler, PhD; and clinical psychologist Charles Green, PhD. Sponsored by Livewire Technologies, Inc.