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Week 2 of our neuroscience deep dive with Dr Catherine Franssen from The Science Museum of Virginia. Today we are exploring anxiety, performance fear, stress and all the things most people think of when they think of doing stand up or speaking publicly. Talking about talking…I got a little excited during this episode and officially talked a little too much – sorry Catherine – I just find this all so interesting I couldn’t help myself – note to self Ms Georgia: she is the expert not you!! If you are someone that suffers from anxiety or performance stress hopefully you will find this helpful and comforting to know you are not alone and get some tips for managing it all. Feel free to reach out with questions or for help – you do not need to go through this stuff alone!!!

Week 2 of our neuroscience deep dive with Dr Catherine Franssen from The Science Museum of Virginia. Today we are exploring anxiety, performance fear, stress and all the things most people think of when they think of doing stand up or speaking publicly. Talking about talking…I got a little excited during this episode and officially talked a little too much – sorry Catherine – I just find this all so interesting I couldn’t help myself – note to self Ms Georgia: she is the expert not you!! If you are someone that suffers from anxiety or performance stress hopefully you will find this helpful and comforting to know you are not alone and get some tips for managing it all. Feel free to reach out with questions or for help – you do not need to go through this stuff alone!!!

For the next three weeks I will be talking with the brilliantly insightful interesting, wise and wisdom packed Dr. Catherine Franssen. Catherine, along with being one of my very fav new friends of 2021 is a Life scientist at the Science museum of Virginia who is described as a multi-faceted scientific communicator with deep knowledge at the intersection of brain, behavior, and biology. She has made it her personal mission to advance scientific literacy using the lens of neuroscience to explore daily life experiences, such as stress, parenting, joy, decision making, and more. So basically she has made a career of answering all those questions we have ever had about why we do the things we do – so cool!!

This week Catherine and I are going to dig into the neuroscience of comedy! I am so excited to explore why we laugh why comedians chose stand up as a career and so many more quandaries I’ve always had about this bizarre world of comedy.

Speaking event for the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society (Gamma Gamma Chapter)

The Science Museum of Virginia has always encouraged Virginians to question their world. With emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine for children just around the corner, the Science Museum recognizes that parents, caregivers, and guardians have lots of questions about the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine for their loved ones. To help provide science-based answers, the Science Museum has teamed up with board-certified physician Dr. Danny Avula, Director of the Richmond City and Henrico County Health Departments, for a question-and-answer session about kids and the COVID-19 vaccine. During this free, virtual event, Science Museum neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Franssen and Dr. Avula will address questions submitted by community members. These experts will explain the science behind the vaccine development, the way it works in the body, the impacts it will have on children in the future, and more.

Stress and joy share neuroendocrine pathways. The brains of thrill-seekers might hold stress management tools for us all! This presentation is part of the Lunch Break Science Series at the Science Museum of Virginia.

Neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Franssen will discuss how modern research and technology innovations in neuroscience are transforming mental health fields. This presentation is connected to the August 3 visit to the Science Museum of Virginia to experience the Mental Health: Mind Matters traveling exhibition and Creative Arts Therapies gallery. This is a private virtual event for Western State Mental Health Hospital.

The science of pumpkin spice is one of my specialties! I enjoyed the interview and participating in this segment on sensory marketing and the “magic” of pumpkin spice.