Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout
12/11/2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM ET
Description
Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout for Wellbeing During Times of Change and Uncertainty:
Learn how to regulate your nervous system and calm the inner critic with science-backed practices for resilience
Part of the Neural Well-being and Performance Series
Thursday, December 11
12 - 1 PM via Teams
The Boston Club is excited to offer a three-part series, Neural Wellbeing and Performance, presented by TBC Board member Åsa Fanelli in partnership with the Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM). This series is designed to help you develop resilience, sharpen your focus, and lead with compassion through neuroscience-based practices. These interactive one-hour workshops offer practical tools to manage stress, reclaim attention, and foster connection for greater well-being and performance. In today’s fast-paced, constantly changing world, professional women face unique challenges to their well-being and performance. Grounded in neuroscience and mindfulness-based neural training, this three-part series offers practical tools to strengthen resilience, sharpen focus, and cultivate compassionate leadership. Together, we will explore how to manage stress and prevent burnout, reclaim attention and adaptability in a distracted world, and build the foundations of connection and belonging in the workplace. Each session combines science, practice, and connection to support both personal well-being and professional effectiveness.
In the first session, we’ll explore the neuroscience of stress and burnout—what happens in the brain and body, and why it’s so challenging in times of rapid change. You’ll learn practical neural training tools to regulate the nervous system, strengthen emotional resilience, and cultivate self-compassion practices that calm the inner critic and restore balance.
About the Presenter
Åsa Fanelli – Founder, IdeaLift Group & Chief Education Officer, IOSM
Åsa Fanelli is the Founder of IdeaLift Group, a boutique consulting firm that empowers leaders and teams to unlock their potential through leadership development and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence programs. She is passionate about cultivating resilience, emotional agility, and collaboration helping organizations thrive in complexity while enhancing performance and well-being to enhance performance and well-being. As Chief Education Officer of the Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM), she designs and delivers neuroscience-based programs that develop mental and emotional skills to improve stress management, prevent burnout, and elevate peak performance.
With over 25 years of executive leadership experience across corporate and nonprofit sectors, Åsa has led diverse teams in 35 countries and guided organizations through growth, transformation, and change. She previously served as President and CEO of Horizons for Homeless Children and held senior leadership roles at EF Education First, including President of EF High School Exchange Year and Head of North American HR & Talent Management, where she oversaw global leadership development initiatives. She has also led successful board governance and strategic planning projects for nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts.
Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and mindfulness, Åsa delivers transformative trainings, keynotes, and consulting engagements to help leaders navigate change and complexity, develop self-awareness, and foster psychologically safe, resilient, and collaborative teams.
She serves on the boards of the Epiphany School, The Boston Club, and The New London Barn Playhouse. Originally from Sweden, Åsa holds a degree in Human Resources Management and Economics from the University of Stockholm and has lived across Europe, Africa, and Asia. She resides in Newton, MA.