Dr. Heidi Hanna: High Performance Expert

  • Learn the most important elements of brain health, and how humor improves mental and emotional performance while building energy and resilience
  • Understand the new science of stress, the power of perspective, and how to automate critical self-care strategies
  • Create individual and team action plans for integrating simple daily shifts to use gratitude, curiosity and humor to drive performance and build health and resilience.

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  • Travels from: San Diego, CA, USA
  • **Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000

Keynote Topics

  • Practical Steps to Transform Stress for Good
  • Redefine stress using a new framework built upon recent neuroscience research
  • Understand the different types of stress and stress reactions, and techniques to train whole-brain skill sets that transform experiences of stress
  • Discuss best practices to use within organizations to support energy management for optimal health, performance and resilience.

Unleash the Power of Healthy Humor on the Brain

Alternate Title

Beyond Funny: How to use healthy and strategic humor for personal resilience and business

In this interactive exploration of humor and laughter, participants will understand why finding things funny changes brain chemistry, reduces stress, and optimizes communication, engagement, sales, marketing, and leadership capacities. Individuals will create a Beyond Funny Toolkit to apply to their daily routines and feel confident in using intentional humor interventions in the office and at home.

  • Learn the most important elements of brain health, and how humor improves mental and emotional performance while building energy and resilience
  • Understand the new science of stress, the power of perspective, and how to automate critical self-care strategies
  • Create individual and team action plans for integrating simple daily shifts to use gratitude, curiosity and humor to drive performance and build health and resilience

  • Recharge Your Brain and Your Business: 5 Simple Shifts to Energize Your Life
  • Relax Your Fat Off: Practical Tips for Worry Free Weight Loss.
  • Nutrition for Energy and Engagement.
  • The New Science of Exercise and the Brain.
  • Sleep Strategies for Optimal Health and Performance.
  • Demystifying Meditation: Simple Shifts to Boost Your Brainpower.
  • Managing Mental and Emotional Health:
  • How to Circuit-Break Stress Right Now.
  • Beyond Funny: The Health and Performance Benefits of Humor and Laughter.
  • Beyond Funny: How to Build a Better Brain with Humor

Dr. Heidi Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress. Dr. Heidi is also an instructor at Harvard and a […]

Dr. Heidi Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress.

Dr. Heidi is also an instructor at Harvard and a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She is a NY Times bestselling author who has written seven books, including The Sharp Solution, Stressaholic, Recharge and What’s So Funny About Stress?

As an experienced speaker, Dr. Heidi Hanna has been featured at many national and global conferences, including the Fortune Magazine Most Powerful Women in Business Summit, ESPN Women’s Leadership Summit, and the Million Dollar Round Table.

Dr. Heidi Hanna

Dr. Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Founding Partner of the Academy for Brain Health and Performance and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress.

She is a NY Times bestselling author of several books, including The Sharp SolutionStressaholic, and Recharge.

Her clients have included Google, Starbucks, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and WD40 as well as the PGA Tour and the National Football League. Dr. Hanna serves as an Everyday Health Expert Wellness Advisory Board member, a National Board Member and Certified Humor Professional with the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, although she won’t admit she’s funny.

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