Making More Resilient Brains

Episode summary

Kristin traces her path from the lab to policy to education and makes the case that resilience is not something you either have or do not have; it is something you can build. The episode covers the neuroscience of anxiety and stress responses, why science communication matters for public understanding, and how mobility programs like Erasmus develop critical soft skills. Exposure to challenging experiences, academic or cultural, strengthens resilience pathways that benefit individuals and organizations.

Challenges discussed

• Changing careers more than once
• Managing anxiety and stress responses
• Communicating complex science to the public