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Nervous System

The block is not a skills gap. It is a threat response.

Why the most capable people in the room freeze in the moments that matter, and what the science of the nervous system tells us about the way back to presence.

JM 8 MIN READ · PLACEHOLDER DATE

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JM

Jade Matthew

Performance and Communication Psychologist and founder of Session. Creator of the ICOP Method and the Performance State Method, and the coach behind Mara. Works with leaders from Netflix, Deutsche Bank and Channel 4. Work with Jade.

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