Why telling a stressed professional to "just relax" is scientifically useless. 🧠
- Jennifer Monness
- Oct 26
- 1 min read
Thanks to Mary Crean, MBA, Jacqueline Merl Bamman, and Leah Smith, I recently had the privilege of speaking to a brilliant group of high-performing professionals Nassau Financial Group in Hartford about a critical truth in performance: You can't think yourself into calm—you have to physiologically create it.
In fast paced industries, our "focus" switch is constantly on. Chronic activation silently steals our clarity and capacity for sound decision-making.
The good news?
Your body has a built-in brake: the vagus nerve and we can activate it intentionally to shift from stress to strategy.
The Core Concept:
It’s Bottom-Up: You show your brain you're safe through mindfulness, movement, and breath.
It’s the Vagal Brake: Intentional action moves your system from fight-or-flight to rest-and-strategy.
It’s a Strategic Skill: A daily practice that builds nervous system flexibility.
👉 Regulation is the new resilience.
Recovery doesn't oppose productivity; it drives it. The leaders who master this sustain themselves and grow their firms.
A special thank you to the Women of Nassau organization ~ WoN ~ for this amazing opportunity and for recognizing the importance of these invaluable skills.
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If your firm is ready to build sustainable performance and adaptability, let’s talk about bringing these strategic frameworks from JLM Wellness to your teams. 👇
