Ep 89: Adult Nervous Systems

Join Julie and Ginger as they speak with Dr. Lori Desautels

Dr. Lori Desautels has been an Assistant Professor at Butler University since 2016, teaching undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. The Applied Educational Neuroscience Certification, created by Lori in 2016, is specifically designed to meet the needs of educators, counselors, clinicians, and administrators who work with children and adolescents who have experienced adversity and trauma.

https://revelationsineducation.com/

Lori has written 6 books

https://revelationsineducation.com/the-book/

Register for her symposium here

https://www.butler.edu/education/education-neuroscience-symposium/

Register for her summer cohort certification in educational neuroscience here

https://www.butler.edu/education/graduate-programs/applied-educational-neuroscience/

Dr. Lori will be doing a 3-hour deep dive during our Academy Day/Pre-Con at our Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference in Feb in Atlanta! Register now!

Here are a couple of favorite takeaways from our episode that Lori beautifully teaches.

“Touchpoints are moments of connection that, when any of us feel heard and seen, just changes our biology. When someone sees, feels, or hears us…wow, that’s a lift. A dopamine hit or a serotonin hit. It feels so nourishing to us. “

“We have this beautiful nervous system, which is the brain and body, in constant communication; there’s this bi-directional highway. Our nervous system’s priority is survival. Anytime we sense or feel something in our environment, relationship, or experience that feels threatening or unsafe, our nervous system goes into a state of protection.”