Neuroscience-Based Stress Management.
Feel like stress is taking over your life? Worried you’re not doing enough to support your brain?
In our high-stress world, burnout and brain fog have become the norm. You may feel like you’re running on empty, always trying to keep up. You have good intentions to eat well, manage stress, and get enough sleep, but there never seems to be enough time. Work deadlines, family commitments, and endless to-do lists keep piling up, pushing your well-being to the back burner. Over time, the cycle of sleepless nights, skipped meals, and rising stress impacts your focus, resilience, and enjoyment of life.
You’re not alone, and there’s a way forward.
No matter how busy life gets, your brain health doesn’t have to suffer. With backgrounds that include neuroscience, mechanical engineering, nutrition, physical activity, and wellness, facilitators Jennifer Ventrelle and Dorsey Standish are uniquely equipped to support participants to bring mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and healthy habits to their lives.
Our 6-week program is rooted in the six pillars of brain health and resilience, modeled from the 14 modifiable lifestyle factors that research shows can significantly improve brain health prevent up to 45% of dementias worldwide.1
Small, intentional changes add up. The Neuroscience-Based Stress Management program will introduce you to practical, science-backed ways to integrate these adjustments into your everyday life, giving you the tools to thrive both now and long-term.
Introducing NBSM
A Six-Week, Self-Paced Journey to a Resilient, Healthier You
Our program is built on six key pillars that form a practical and holistic approach to brain health: stress management, sleep, nutrition, movement, social connection, and mental fitness. You’ll get evidence-based insights, empowering practices, and easy tools to help you tackle each of these areas.
This is for you if you are:
- An organizational leader who often faces intense pressure, long hours, and the need to make critical choices with significant consequences
- A doctor, nurse, or healthcare worker who regularly encounters emotional intensity, long shifts, and high-stakes decisions
- A business owner caught up in financial uncertainty and a demanding schedule
- Experiencing chronic stress or anxiety, whether due to work, family, health, or other life factors
Why We Created NBSM
‟I love attending Mastermind's mindfulness and brain health sessions. I'll admit I was skeptical when this journey began, but I am a proud convert. Ever a student but employing the strategies and getting better all the time. Looking forward to continuing with Mastermind.”
Kirsten McIntosh
External Affairs Coordinator
Nasher Sculpture Center
What’s Included In This Empowering Self-Paced Program That Works For Your Life & Your Brain
Easy-To-Use Platform
Our fully on-demand course platform (and Mastermind mobile app!) provides all you need to assess and elevate your brain health over six weeks. And with lifetime access to course content, including expert-led live session recordings and guided meditations, you can continue to make your brain health a priority for years to come.
Expert-Led Master Classes
These 60-minute workshops led by Jennifer Ventrelle, MS, RDN, and Mastermind CEO Dorsey Standish, MS, illuminate the six pillars of brain health.
Tools To Fit Your Busy Life
Supportive, brain health resources and practices to strengthen your brain in just minutes per day.
Personalized Certificate of Completion
This certificate recognizes your accomplishment of finishing the Neuroscience-Based Stress Management.
What You'll Learn & Implement
Week 1: Stress Management
Brief bouts of mindfulness training have been shown to reduce fatigue and anxiety, and improve memory, executive functioning, and sustained attention.2
✔ Gain insights into the neuroscience of stress, the stress reactivity loop, and its impact on the brain.
✔ Master practical techniques to reduce stress and prevent burnout long-term.
Week 2: Sleep Optimization
More than 1/3 of Americans don’t meet recommended sleep guidelines for optimal mental sharpness, productivity, and overall mental well-being.3 Sleep disturbances are associated with a higher risk for dementia, cardiovascular disease, and systemic inflammation.
✔ Learn simple adjustments to your routine that can enhance sleep quality and support brain recovery.
✔ Employ tips for regulating circadian rhythms and creating restful sleep patterns, helping you wake up energized and refreshed.
Week 3: Brain-Healthy Nutrition
Research shows that what we feed our bodies, and thus the nutrients that get shuttled to our brains can have a direct impact our memory, learning and overall health and longevity. The MIND diet is the first dietary pattern shown to be associated with up to a 53% reduced risk for Alzheimer’s dementia.4,5
✔ Explore the MIND diet foods and nutrients that nourish your brain and have been scientifically shown to slow aging of the brain.
✔ Dive into mindful eating practices for greater satisfaction, presence and weight management.
Week 4: Movement & Longevity
Regular physical activity can enhance structure and function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain vital for memory, learning, and regulating mood.6 Researchers are just beginning to uncover the best prescription to optimize cognitive longevity through a combination of aerobic, strength, stretching, and balance routines.7
✔ Learn about the benefits of movement on cognition and mood, and how simple exercise routines can enhance memory, neuroplasticity, and overall well-being.
✔ Try exercises like qigong, yoga, walking, and stretching that support your body and brain in manageable, fun ways.
Week 5: Social Connection
Happiness is contagious! People who are surrounded by happy people are more likely to be happy.8 The same is true for other health behaviors such as eating well, moving more, and finding purpose in life.
✔ Discover the surprising impact of meaningful relationships and "health networks" on mental wellness and resilience.
✔ Engage in exercises to strengthen connections, build compassion, and support emotional balance through social well-being.
Week 6: Mental Fitness
Mental fitness refers to cultivating a state of mental and emotional well-being, resilience, and cognitive function. Just like we can train the body to be physically fit, we can also train our minds to be mentally fit. This includes emotional intelligence, which plays a significant role in personal well-being, professional success, and overall life satisfaction.
✔ Harness the full potential of your mind through techniques to sharpen your cognitive skills and emotional intelligence.
✔ Explore meditation, self-compassion and growth mindset exercises that enhance your ability to navigate stressors with grace and clarity.
Benefits of Building Lasting Habits for Brain Health
✓ Reduced stress
✓ Improved sleep hygiene
✓ Enhanced nutritional balance
✓ Increased social connection
✓ Stronger mental resilience
✓ Greater calm & focus
‟I love Mastermind's webinars because they make mindfulness and brain health enjoyable and accessible. Their explanations are some of the best I’ve heard (science / engineering background), and the time melts away (engaging / gentle style).”
Suzann Gasper
Learning Solutions Architect
AMN Healthcare
Get started today for only $147 and take the first step towards a happier, healthier mind. Don’t wait to invest in your brain health!
References
- Livingston G, Huntley J, Liu KY, et al. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. Lancet. 2024;404(10452):572-628. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01296-0
- Zeidan F, Johnson SK, Diamond BJ, David Z, Goolkasian P. Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: evidence of brief mental training. Conscious Cogn. 2010;19(2):597-605. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.014
- National Sleep Foundation. Sleep Statistics. Published May 18, 2023. thensf.org
- Morris MC, Tangney CC, Wang Y, et al. MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging. Alzheimers Dement. 2015;11(9):1015-1022. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.011 18.
- Morris MC, Tangney CC, Wang Y, Sacks FM, Bennett DA, Aggarwal NT. MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2015;11(9):1007-1014. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2014.11.009
- Chieffi S, Messina G, Villano I, et al. Exercise influence on hippocampal function: possible involvement of Orexin-A. Front Physiol. 2017;8:85. doi:10.3389/fphys.2017.00085
- Baker, L.D., Cotman, C.W., Thomas, R., Jin, S., Shadyab, A.H., Pa, J., Rissman, R.A., Brewer, J.B., Zhang, J., Jung, Y., LaCroix, A.Z., Messer, K. and Feldman, H.H. (2022), Topline Results of EXERT: Can Exercise Slow Cognitive Decline in MCI?. Alzheimer's Dement., 18: e069700. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.069700
- Fowler, J. H., & Christakis, N. A. (2008). Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337, a2338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2338