By understanding and recognizing our fears we can master them.

Overview and Key Takeaways

Fear and anxiety are powerful forces — but they don’t have to define you. Beyond the fear of failing or not fitting in, we face pervasive everyday fears triggered by problems and issues in the world around us, like climate change, pandemics, and wars that often manifest as depression, melancholy, anxiety, and stress. Without managing these lingering fears properly, you risk further physical and emotional damage, keeping you from living a fully functioning and happy life. In this Live Q&A session with Mary Poffenroth, author of Brave New You, uncover “neurohacks” that will help you master everyday fear and anxiety.

Don’t miss out on step‑by‑step instructions for building a practice to manage stress and anxiety. Whether in the boardroom, during transitions, or in daily life — reclaim a greater sense of purpose, peace, and power.

Uncover simple, powerful steps towards healing.

Ask questions and get answers to what-if scenarios in a LIVE Q&A with Poffenroth.

You are encouraged to invite your colleagues for this complimentary interactive event.

Featured Speaker

Dr. Mary Poffenroth, a biopsychologist, fear/courage researcher, and first-generation college student, began her career in the astrobiology unit at NASA Ames Moffett Field, supporting payload experiments for STS-107, the 28th flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. Backed by one of the world’s largest publishers, Mary’s first mass-market book, Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day (Hachette, 2024), offers readers an innovative solution for moving past stifling everyday fear and into a life filled with brave choices that result in transformational outcomes. Mary holds a doctorate in psychology and three master’s degrees (biology, psychology, and science communication) and has taught nearly 20,000 university students as biology faculty at San Jose State University since 2007. A Salzburg Global Fellow, Mary has spoken at TEDx London, Harvard, and SXSW, INBOUND, and her work has been featured in legacy media outlets such as TIME magazine, Forbes, Science, Entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, SUCCESS Magazine, SELF, and Fast Company.

Mary’s Superpower:

Making unique and innovative connections between seemingly unrelated or impossible things.

For more information or to submit your questions in advance, please email [email protected].

CFA Institute Qualified Activity: Eligible for 1.0 PL credit hours

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