Over the years, I have guided countless leaders on how to support their nervous system to stay flexible enough to think clearly, respond wisely, and tolerate uncertainty without collapsing into reactivity. We focus on resilience, stress regulation, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, communication, mindset, burnout, and the ability to stay grounded and adaptive under pressure. We also […]
What happens to the body when we contribute Contributing to someone else’s wellbeing changes the physiology of the person doing the contributing. This is not a philosophical claim — it is a measurable biological event. Research using daily diary data from the nationally representative MIDUS study found that on days when people engaged in volunteer […]
Eva Selhub, MD Physician | Resilience Authority | Chief of Medical Affairs at ForHumanity | Executive Coach to High-Performing Leaders | Bestselling Author | Former Harvard Medical School Faculty | Keynote Speaker May 15, 2026 I believe I speak for many in that most of us want to be seen. I don’t mean just seen […]
In 2015, I wrote a piece for Harvard Health titled “Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food”that introduced many readers to a then-emerging field: the science connecting what we eat to how our brains function and how we feel. A decade later, that piece continues to circulate — cited in academic papers, republished across health platforms, referenced […]
Your Nervous System’s Best Investment — Part 4 of 4 By Eva Selhub, MD Over the past few weeks, we have been exploring how the nervous system, as a living system in constant pursuit of balance, may perform, heal and sustain more effectively when its preferred strategy for achieving that balance is supported rather than […]
Your Nervous System’s Best Investment — Part 3 of 4 By Eva Selhub, MD Think back to a moment when you felt at your best — a time when everything came together with an ease that felt almost effortless: your thinking was clear and fast, and you felt genuinely connected to the people around you […]
Your Nervous System’s Best Investment — Part 2 of 4 By Eva Selhub, MD It is Sunday evening, but it feels like you are already in Monday. The week ahead is running through your mind — the meetings, the decisions, the people who need things from you. Your body might be in the room, but […]
By Eva Selhub, MD The nervous system invests in love as a biological strategy. The brain has one primary directive: maintain balance, or restore it as quickly as possible. Every physiological response the body generates — every hormone released, every immune cell deployed, every behavioral impulse activated — exists in service of that directive. Restored […]
You can’t turn on the TV for more than a few minutes without seeing an advertisement for a pill that promises to restore your memory to how it was before you began experiencing cognitive and memory issues. Really? We may be desperate, but we’re not that stupid. Put away your credit card and instead, go […]
What Kindness Does to Your Brain | Micro-Habits That Rewire Leadership You are three hours into back-to-back meetings, the third escalation email of the day just arrived, and someone on your team missed a deadline again. Your jaw tightens. Your breath shortens. The voice in your head says: Be firm. Hold the line. Show strength. […]
