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Cultivating Balance through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
By Cheryl Shah, guest contributor
As a corporate finance leader, I got to work at 7:30 am and didn’t return home until 8 pm most nights. I was constantly under pressure to deliver financial results, error-free and with tight deadlines. I relied on my colleagues’ work, and when they made mistakes, I would react with anger and frustration. My workday was dominated by meetings until 4 pm, leaving me a scant few hours to complete work deliverables. My shoulders ached from the weight of stress. I co…
March Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, we consider how exercise can boost traditional therapy, look at how migraine patients benefit from mindfulness, examine the neurological toll of racism, explore the science of white, brown, and other “colored” noise, and finally, investigate the role mindfulness plays in the effectiveness of sensory advertising. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full articles.
Adding Exercise to Therapy May Make It More Effective …
ChatGPT - 4 Things to Watch out For
By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder and CEO
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article titled "4 Ways ChatGPT Might Help With Mindfulness Facilitation" to share my excitement and showcase some of the cool things we can do with ChatGPT. While there were a number of positive comments, my friend and colleague Jamie Bristow raised some valid concerns about the limitations of using artificial intelligence (AI) for mindfulness facilitation.

In this article, we will explore some of these concerns and p…
Secondary Trauma and Mindfulness in the Workplace


Dr. Kelly E. Knight, Ph.D. & Dr. Colter Ellis, Ph.D. at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit.
Secondary trauma is an occupational hazard for those employed in trauma-intensive and high-stress occupations. Learn how to recognize and mitigate the effects of secondary trauma by increasing awareness, practicing mindfulness, and building social support. We will showcase a freely available toolkit, discuss our research, and highlight case studies of our work with …
February Top 5 LinkedIn Recap
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, as we settled into 2023, we had the opportunity to read many thought-provoking articles about leadership and mindfulness in the workplace, and to then share those articles with our community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to jo…
February Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, we look at political polarization from a neurological perspective, examine the benefits of breathing exercises for stress reduction, consider the surprising benefits of forgetting (but also tips for how to remember things!), look at how climate crisis trauma negatively impacts cognitive functioning, and lastly, explore how smells are linked to memory and behavior in mice. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full arti…
Permission to Feel: How to Unlock the Power of Emotions

4 Ways ChatGPT Might Help With Mindfulness Facilitation
By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder and CEO
I’ve been a bit obsessed with ChatGPT. It’s incredible. We all have heard about AI in the abstract, but this thing is live and you can use it now. At our last CWMF alumni event and in our CWMF course I’ve been talking about the potential impact of AI for the last three years and am thrilled with the advances and usefulness of ChatGPT. It's like having a super smart friend at your fingertips ready to help with almost anything. I have found it to b…
The Power of Love & Connection in a World of Noise & Fear

January Top 5 LinkedIn Recap
By The Mindful Leader Team
As we began the new year, with our shiny resolutions and predictions for 2023, we had the opportunity to read some truly insightful articles and share them with this community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to join us on LinkedIn, click he…






