🎈 Trauma-informed, party games, & social neuroscience

⚠ This is the paid audio version of my Lab.

Join my Connection Creator Collective to access this and my Q&A group.

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Aloha Connection Catalyst,

I’ve been reading Oprah’s book about Trauma, dancing into the night on weekends, and slacklining at the beach into the sunset. Today, I want to share my newly trauma-informed perspective on facilitating human connection.

Listen to learn…

1. The Regulate-Relate-Reason model.

2. To become a facilitator fun at parties you’re attending.

3. To be trauma-informed.

PS — a nugget from my past in Berlin.

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⚠ Below is the public version from last week.

Emotional availability is the pre-condition for all intimate connections.

PERSONAL EVOLUTION

I posted this on LinkedIn yesterday. The moral of the story, sometimes you have to explore aimlessly to rediscover your focus —

The Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship!.. I can't believe I am sharing this photo on LinkedIn.

Merely a year ago, I was traveling the world aimlessly, leading virtual events, and developing my mind and sense of self-esteem.

My mind (and hair) sure developed, but the business did not. I was distracted by self-development opportunities and peak experiences. And I'm not complaining!

Traveling the world for 8 months led me to emcee my first big conference, meditate in darkness for 8 days, live with my mom for ten days in Hawaii, and experience what hippies live like in Guatemala... It was all worthwhile.

But... I was not focused.

Over the last year, my focus has returned to me. I'm finally developing a product that can scale my efforts toward combatting the rise of loneliness and depression.

And the product needs feedback from remote team leads.

In three words, I'm working on developing a psychological safety energizer. A new team ritual that takes 10 minutes every week.

But... I am not a know-it-all, and for this reason, I am asking my network for HELP.

I am looking to interview remote team leads about their concerns and problems — in the context of team connectedness and performance.

If you want to help me spread the mental health benefits of human connection, I'd appreciate your introductions!

ARTICLE

The Guide To Human Connection Strategy

PERSONAL LIFE

The Grand Adventure In Home Depot.

REMOTE LEADERS

If you lead a remote team or community, please let me know.

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1 JOIN MY COLLECTIVE

Personal Podcast & Diary — Listen to my entertaining personal diary, where I share real examples and insights from facilitating events as The Party Scientist.

Q&A Chat Group — In my private group, connection creators discuss experience design & facilitation, and I offer audio answers to your questions.

2 CONNECTION MASTERY MEMBERSHIP

Every week, I publish a 10-minute pre-recorded connection energizer with 5 different exercises — relaxation, vitality, and belonging categories.

You can either facilitate them on your own or you can ‘plug & play’ my video into your (virtual) meeting to elevate your team’s well-being.

3 FACILITATION & EXPERIENCE DESIGN COACHING

I’ll help you immediately apply tools and exercises to elevate your group’s connectedness during your meetings.

In one hour, we will develop an action plan with exercises and facilitation principles, so that you can lead a powerful experience.

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Let’s spread the mental health benefits of connection!