About her presentations...
Dr.
Jill's presentation style is stippled with both appropriate humor and
beautiful slides of the brain. As a public speaker, her presentations are specifically designed for the education of
both the lay public and health professionals. Intended to be "Brain
101" presentations, Dr. Jill's audiences are made up of people who want to
better understand the beautiful human brain. How does the underlying
structural and functional anatomical organization of our brain
ultimately result in our behavior? How does our brain create our
individual perception of reality? How is it that someone else's
perception of reality can be radically different from our own? How can we get our brain to do what we want it to do?
Dr. Jill is a dynamic speaker who helps make the subject of the human brain not only manageable, but interesting, exciting, and intellectually stimulating to a wide variety of audiences:
Physicians and hospital staff will experience compassion in medicine from both sides of the stethoscope
Mental health providers will appreciate the biology of the brain and what it needs in order to recover
Parents, teachers, and teenagers will discover what is behind the phenomenon of the teenage brain
Communities of worship will resonate with the message of unity and peace residing in the brain's biology
Retirement communities will understand the value of movement and stimulation for their brains and bodies
As
an "Advocate for Humanity," Dr. Jill is a compassionate motivational
speaker who speaks from her heart, both as a well sibling of a brother
who has been diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia and as a
survivor of a debilitating stroke (AVM) which initially rendered her
completely disabled.
Dr.
Jill has dedicated her career to the advancement of postmortem research
into the human brain and to the education of the public about the
fragile, yet resilient, nature of this incredible organ. By sharing her science and her unique personal
journey, she communicates a message of hope, education, and celebration.
Presentation topics include:
- "My Stroke of Insight" with a focus on Dr. Jill's personal story: why she grew up to study the brain, her research activities, and her experience with brain disorder and recovery.
-
"How to Get Your Brain To Do What You Want It To Do" with a focus on
how to create a healthy environment for the cells inside our heads and
how to communicate with them for optimal health and performance.
-
"Who's Who Inside of You?" with a focus on identifying the two very
different personalities within each of our hemispheres with an
intention of developing our ability to choose, moment by moment, who
and how we want to be in the world.
- "How to Capitalize On Our
Two Hemispheres" with a focus on the talents and skills of each of our
hemispheres and how to develop them.
- "Ninety Seconds to
Happiness" with a focus on understanding how the choices we make and
the thoughts we think directly influence our level of joy.
- "Compassion in Medicine" with a focus on health care and the different approaches and options for caregivers dealing with people in need.
In addition, Dr. Jill is happy to create an original topic in order to cater her presentation to an organization's specific needs.
To inquire about bringing Dr. Jill to your organization for a speaking engagement, or for more details about the events on her schedule, please contact kat@mystrokeofinsight.com.