Kathryn Berkett is an insightful and dedicated neuroscience educator who has been empowering people to understand their minds and behaviours for over sixteen years. Known for translating complex neuroscientific research into practical, easy-to-digest insights, Kathryn has become a trusted source of knowledge for various sectors, from corporate environments and educational institutions to police training and judicial settings.
Holding a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, Kathryn is also a certified Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) practitioner, mentored by the esteemed Dr. Bruce Perry. Her expertise in interpersonal neurobiology has made her an invaluable consultant to organisations and individuals across New Zealand, providing a deeper understanding of human behaviour and stress responses. Her sessions leave a lasting impact, with many participants citing her insights as transformative.
Kathryn’s passion for continuous learning keeps her approach fresh and relevant, and her ability to convey meaningful, research-based information resonates widely. Whether unraveling the everyday mysteries of stress responses or shedding light on the intricacies of human interactions, Kathryn’s work brings clarity and compassion to understanding ourselves and those around us.
Talking Points
Keynote: The Neuroscience of Stress and Anxiety (and How to Deal with It )
This session will unpack how our stress response activates, and the impact this can have on our thought processes, our emotionality and even our health. Combining neuroscientific and biological information into an easy-to-understand session, Kathryn will inform you in a way that individualises it to your own journey. This way, you can leave with information that you can instantly transform into practice, into a more engaged, healthier lifestyle. Being more aware of our own mental well-being will mean we can turn up to our workplaces and homes with the capacity to engage and enjoy our lives to a greater level.Keynote: The Neuroscience of Stress and Anxiety (and How to Deal with It )
Key Takeaways:
- Increased understanding of the science of the stress responses in our brain and body
- Individualised understanding of yourself and the importance of your life journey
- Recognition of the impact that giving self-care priority can have on multiple facets of life
- Improved inter-relational spaces in the work-place and home, due to more regulated nervous systems
- Practical ways to instantly make changes to our lives
Workshop: Unpacking the Keynote
The workshop is a space where the audience can unpack any questions that arise from Kathryn’s keynote. This will be a fully interactive and audience led discussion space.
Workshop: Unpacking the Keynote
Workshop: Anxiety & Resilience
The subject of anxiety is a difficult one, especially with it being on the rise. This session will unpack the neuroscientific understanding of what anxiety is. We will also work through what resilience is, which is one of the main antidotes to anxiety. We are doing actions every day that can increase our resilience. We are also engaging in activities that are limiting this development. Once we get a much better understanding of what these elements are, we can gain better control over our environments. This way, we can increase our own resilience, and support the development in those around us. We can’t take away the stressors around us. What we can do, is build resilience so we can deal with them in the most effective way.Workshop: Anxiety & Resilience
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding what anxiety is, how it manifests in the body, and the impact it can have on our lives
- Ability to recognise what resilience is and how to support it in ourselves and others
- Tools to immediately put in place and start reducing anxiety where possible
Full Day Session: Anxiety & Resilience
The first part of this day will be gaining an understanding of the neuroscience of stress, particularly considering the activation of anxiety. Unpacking how our stress response system controls so much of what we do, is integral to recognising the importance that resilience plays in our lives. This information is communicated in a way that allows each individual to understand their own unique stress response system.Full Day Session: Anxiety & Resilience
Then we will move on to how we can begin to gain more control over our stress response systems. This is the resilience part of the session, where we will work through how we naturally develop resilience. There will be an emphasis on why our modern world can hinder natural resilience. The outcome of this is recognising what we can do, within our current environments, to build a more resilient stress response system. The outcomes are multiple, including improved learning, more emotional control and better physical health.
This day will be interactive. Audiences can engage with the information to ensure they are hearing the most relevant and applicable science for their situation.
Full Day Session: Trauma Informed Practice
To work in a truly trauma informed way, we first need to fully understand trauma. This session will unpack how trauma develops. We will reframe trauma into recognising it as an over-sensitisation of the stress response. Respecting and validating how impactful it can be to lead a life with an over-sensitised stress response is essential to working towards a space of healing.Full Day Session: Trauma Informed Practice
A deep dive into the autonomic nervous system, explained in an easy to digest way, will help participants better recognise sensitisation in others, and even themselves.
Healing of a sensitised stress response system is surprisingly simple. The catch is that it will take time, patience and a lot of understanding. Much of what we currently do is positive and healing, we just may not fully recognise how great we are doing. We often concentrate in the wrong areas when it comes to trauma. This session will help you become more aware of what it is, and how we can heal it. This is essential knowledge for anyone working with those who seem to activate from 0-100 constantly, and with seemingly minimal activation.
Video
Kathryn Berkett – The Science of Self-Care & Brain Development | Showreel
Discover how neuroscience can transform the way you think, engage, and take care of yourself. Kathryn Burkett, holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology and is a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics practitioner, breaks down complex brain science into simple, actionable insights. In this short yet powerful showreel, Kathryn explains: How the brain’s upper functions help us override impulses Why honoring the lower part of the brain is key to managing stress How small, practical changes can enhance every area of your life The science behind self-care and how it impacts work and well-being Her sessions leave a lasting impact, with attendees applying her teachings years later. Ready to unlock your full potential? Watch now and learn how neuroscience can help you thrive!Neuroscience of Device Zombies | Kathryn Berkett | TEDxTauranga
TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/t... As a Neuroscience trainer, Kathryn is apprehensively watching for the dawning of the device-zombie-apocalypse. She is concerned about society's willingness to allow young people’s brains to be so heavily exposed to addictive and possibly damaging, screen based technology. Kathryn has dedicated 22 years to understanding how extreme trauma impacts the developing brain. She has a Masters degree in Educational Psychology and is a certified Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner. Mother to two adolescent children, Kathryn has dedicated 22 years to understanding how extreme trauma impacts the developing brain. Holding a Masters in Educational Psychology and certification as a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner, she now uses her skills to train others and to develop interventions that assist reparation of the physical and psychological aspects of impacted brains. Armed with the knowledge that trauma can have huge emotional, behavioural and physical outcomes, Kathryn is passionate about sharing information with the wider community through her work.Kathryn presented our team with some very valuable information regarding the neuroscience of self-care. Our team commented that it wasn't hand holding fluffy stuff, it was practical, I thoug ... keep reading Blackler Smith & Co Chartered Accountants
Lovely style, enjoyed her humour and real life relatable examples of tolerable stress. Clear message.
Kathryn was excellent - presentation was engaging & connected well to content from earlier in the day. Kathryn did a stunning job in explaining the complex teenage brain and left us with many newfound information.
Kathryn was absolutely fantastic, we have received brilliant feedback after her session with our delegates really resonating with what she was saying and how they can take it forward in both their personal lives and professional careers.
Our people really enjoyed Kathryn’s session, especially because it was strongly rooted in science. I think more practical tips on how to manage the stress would have made the session even better.
Kathryn is an incredible speaker with lots of interesting content to share around neuroscience. She conveyed her message in an engaging way and staff were talking about red brain green brain when they returned to work. She is incredible
