stress:fuel: a new way to look at stress

We’ve all heard the news: stress will kill you/ you need to manage stress/ you need to avoid stress…

Well, if you’re a human, you know that stress isn’t going anywhere. It’s inevitable. It’s part of living a life. So what if we could change our mindset around stress? What if we weren’t so scared of it? What if we could train our brains so that when a stress response hits, we were able to choose action (fight) over inaction, (flight or freeze)? What if we could grow a resilient brain that acknowledges stress as part of a meaningful life. Could we actually have that much power over our minds? How do we do that?

In our work with elite athletes, we became curious about their brain’s ability to choose ‘fight’ when faced with stressful situations, and we wondered if us ‘regular humans’ could do the same.

Join Alix Dunham, from Grit Workshops for a stress:fuel pop-up workshop. Exploring the science behind Neuroplasticity, we’ll chat, journal and meditate our way through training our brains to become healthier and more resilient when adversity hits.

Bio:

Alix Dunham runs Grit Workshops in Vancouver (2015-2024), an organization dedicated to pro-actively increasing mental health in kids, youth and adults. With a focus on neuroscience, mindset, self-regulation and mental fortitude, Grit aims to give youth and adults the the tools they need to be mentally healthy, resilient and confident. Alix is a certified Meditation Teacher and mental health advocate with over 30 years facilitating workshops for kids, youth and adults.