A Year of Reckoning and The Call for Love and Courage

A Year of Reckoning and The Call for Love and Courage

I had not one inkling that the final year of my 40s would turn out the way it did. This past year has reshaped both my inner and outer life in ways I could never have anticipated. I hate to admit it, but I was incredibly naïve, and ignorant. The writing was quite literally, on the wall….

As I turned 50 just days ago, I find myself contemplating how this year of horror, trauma, violence, and hatred has fundamentally shifted my identities – as a Jew, an Israeli, a Canadian, a family man, friend and neighbor, and as a professional who tries to bring more heart to the world.

Beyond Stress Management: Expanding Your Window of Tolerance to Restore Authenticity, Resilience & Heart

Beyond Stress Management: Expanding Your Window of Tolerance to Restore Authenticity, Resilience & Heart

Is Stress Changing Who You Are? It’s highly likely that the toll of chronic stress is silently reshaping you, and without understanding how to manage it, the risks to your wellbeing, family life, and leadership effectiveness are only growing.

I would like to share a model to help explain what might be happening, from a neurophysiological perspective, called the Window of Tolerance.