Open Door

Welcome to Open Door.

Open Door is a monthly online series where you can learn and practice resilience tools. Each session offers a 45-minute pause to (re)discover practical exercises that will help to recalibrate your nervous system, refresh your energy and gain a new perspective. 

Upcoming session topics:

13 November – Exit emergency mode: how to switch off fight-or-flight

11 December – Managing uncertainty: unhooking from anxiety

MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING SESSION: EXIT EMERGENCY MODE

You've likely heard that our nervous system evolved to deal with a saber-toothed tiger, and that in modern times our body reacts to emotional stress the same way it reacts to a physical threat. But what do you do about it when the things pushing you into fight or flight are mostly out of your control? New gas and oil contracts. The relentless news cycle. Being exposed to negative data or outcomes.
 
You can't outrun those.
 
But you can learn to be the tree in the storm. The storm isn't going to stop, but you can develop strong roots that hold steady through it. When you give your nervous system what it needs to return to baseline, you can respond with clarity to what’s in front of you, rather than reactivity.

Exit emergency mode – how to switch off fight or flight is the topic of this month's Open Door session. We'll be exploring how to recognise what your nervous system needs and some practices that can help get you back to baseline.

Sessions are run by resilience and capacity specialist Emily Buchanan who offers coaching-based support grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people working in complex mission-driven environments.