<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[BARDO Inclusive Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[An equality, diversity and inclusion consultancy with over 20 years of experience working in the field of diversity.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/rethinkblog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:38:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bardoinclusive.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 8: You Can’t Build Trust on a Deadline: How Oxytocin Fuels Belonging (and What Kills It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust. Everyone wants it. Every leadership team lists it. And every new team member is expected to “just trust the process.”]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-8-you-can-t-build-trust-on-a-deadline-how-oxytocin-fuels-belonging-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877616658aaace90af58c80</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4081675ab10d4c8699649487621736e2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 7: When Bias Becomes Background Noise: Waking Up the Brain to Injustice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever walked into an office where sexist jokes were the norm, or where only one kind of person ever seemed to get promoted?]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-7-when-bias-becomes-background-noise-waking-up-the-brain-to-injustice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68775f7752cbf7b0443043f4</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/599d5afdcec7458e9a131b2189cfd232.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 6: The Brain Hears More Than You Say: The Neuroscience of Inclusive Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever said something totally innocent, only to watch the mood in the room shift like a cold front?
Language is powerful — but not just for the reasons you think.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-6-the-brain-hears-more-than-you-say-the-neuroscience-of-inclusive-langua</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68775d18d79bbab9566cb4c5</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4d6ae752e0034d3190b201f333a93423~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 5: You Can’t Include on Empty: Why Your Workplace Needs Sleep, Snacks &#38; Serotonin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest: no one feels their most inclusive when they’re running on four hours of sleep, a packet of crisps, and 17 passive-aggressive emails.
Inclusion takes energy — literal, biological energy.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-5-you-can-t-include-on-empty-why-your-workplace-needs-sleep-snacks-se</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68775b17a88d6652e804529d</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0a43235ddb7a41ce8926ceaa121e49c3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neuroscience, Inclusion &#38; the Festive Brain: What This Season Really Lights Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[But whatever your December looks like, one thing’s for sure: your brain is having a moment.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroscience-inclusion-the-festive-brain-what-this-season-really-lights-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687762ccd6f9cbb3156ff5a8</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:14:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f955f42c8f1d40b5857c9ff3c5aa1998~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 4: NeuroInclusion Starts with the Senses: Why Inclusive Design Must Be Neurological, Not Just Social ]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can have the best EDI policy in the world. But if your office lights are giving someone a migraine, your inclusion strategy is already on thin ice.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-4-neuroinclusion-starts-with-the-senses-why-inclusive-design-must-be-neu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877561f52cbf7b044302a88</guid><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_701311f508f64dfa8851b7791e32c01a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 3: The Salience Network and Why Bias Feels Like a Shortcut (But Isn't).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever walked into a room and immediately clocked who you’d sit next to, who you’d avoid, and whether you were dressed appropriately? You didn’t overthink it. Your brain just knew.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-3-the-salience-network-and-why-bias-feels-like-a-shortcut-but-isn-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687755e7d79bbab9566ca203</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_736ad0424c81468b833c274126fa3b96~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series: Episode 2: The Default Mode Network: Why Inclusive Cultures Need More Daydreaming ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Stop staring out the window and get back to work."
Classic teacher energy, right? But neuroscience might beg to differ.]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-2-the-default-mode-network-why-inclusive-cultures-need-more-daydreaming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877532b01ae05ae224af7a2</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d2f2bc6e58364fa4939d10b87bc2fc32~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series - Episode 1:The Overloaded Brain Can’t Include: Why Cognitive Load is a Diversity Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA["Everyone deserves a seat at the table."
Sure. But what if your brain is already too full to notice who’s missing?]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/neuroreal-series-episode-1-the-overloaded-brain-can-t-include-why-cognitive-load-is-a-diversity-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877507552cbf7b044301996</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[NeuroReal Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b4f91993e24f4f938ff64eb28756e55a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change Is Hard. Your Brain Is Wired That Way.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why We Resist, And Why That’s Normal A new sustainability policy. A surprise merger. A fresh line manager who swaps out the sacred office...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/change-is-hard-your-brain-is-wired-that-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68760aa20be91a1929edc385</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2f69251cb244a16a0c1f7d6f87aba1e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privilege and the Plastic Brain: Why Some Mindsets Win Before the Race Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you’re at the starting line of life’s marathon. Some of us are laced into Nike Vaporflys with cheering squads and protein bars....]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/privilege-and-the-plastic-brain-why-some-mindsets-win-before-the-race-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875fd32f9d5786c5f44df39</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95eb8462730c43979c1fb8c26b83e5be.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wolves in Our Boardrooms: Why Leadership Traits Matter for Inclusive Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we think of psychopathy or sociopathy, most of us picture villains in movies — Hannibal Lecter, Tony Montana, maybe even the...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/the-wolves-in-our-boardrooms-why-leadership-traits-matter-for-inclusive-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e0da4bfabe64c932f34077</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9f233_41b474cdbc7c4bfd8edb4c9c7d301f7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finale, Episode 15: Heraclitus and the Flux of Belonging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why “You Can’t Step Into the Same River Twice” Is the Ultimate Neuro-Inclusive Insight Forget job titles. Forget diversity metrics. Let’s...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/finale-episode-15-heraclitus-and-the-flux-of-belonging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68723efbe3d13fcb032e8071</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d2d9baad4aef47388f31ad02f049bdf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 14: Tara Brach and Radical Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-Compassion, Inclusion, and the Brain’s Deep Need to Belong If inclusion begins with others, it often fails. But if inclusion begins...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/episode-14-tara-brach-and-radical-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68723a89e3d13fcb032e7754</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1fa99edfb520455996c9fe54ff15df44~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 13: Resmaa Menakem and The Body Keeps the Score of Inclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racialised Trauma, Somatics, and Why Culture Change Must Happen Through the Body We often ask: Why is culture change so hard? But what if...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/episode-13-resmaa-menakem-and-the-body-keeps-the-score-of-inclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687232bde3d13fcb032e6723</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_100ad262848b4c0ba14fe0b5fc279611~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASK BARDO Q&#38;A! Q: Why do I come up with my best ideas in the shower — and forget all my inclusive leadership training the moment I open Outlook?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes. mirror neurons, the amygdala and a whole lot more… you’re absolutely barking up the right neurological tree!]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/ask-bardo-q-a-q-why-do-i-come-up-with-my-best-ideas-in-the-shower-and-forget-all-my-inclusive-le</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68777e1bb859d5b21b052b25</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[ASK BARDO!]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/24d0197ed9964c18917093e7c237a3bd.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 12: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett and the Myth of the Emotional Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rethinking Emotional Intelligence, One Construct at a Time Feelings. We all have them. But what are  they, exactly? Are emotions...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/episode-12-dr-lisa-feldman-barrett-and-the-myth-of-the-emotional-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68722fc5ac041791c789f2a5</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b8ebf6f7070e47bf9d4d3d48855a00a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASK BARDO Q&#38;A! Q: Is the reason why dogs act aggressively towards people who fear them or behave nastily neuroscience — or is something else going on?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes. mirror neurons, the amygdala and a whole lot more… you’re absolutely barking up the right neurological tree!]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/ask-bardo-q-a-q-is-the-reason-why-dogs-act-aggressively-towards-people-who-fear-them-or-behave-nas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68777bf6036729d520af62ae</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellbeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[ASK BARDO!]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9f233_e0446683c13b4327a3dd6c3bd505ed6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_540,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 11: Iain McGilchrist and The Divided Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Inclusion Looks Like When Both Hemispheres Are In the Room If your organisational culture had a brain, which hemisphere would be...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/episode-11-iain-mcgilchrist-and-the-divided-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68722b0fb296b70667738eaa</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:02:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/89fb6a1d08c053d23841feac45b66b61.jpg/v1/fit/w_827,h_355,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 10: Brené Brown and the Neuroscience of Vulnerability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Bravery Looks Like Feeling Everything at Work Let’s get one thing clear: bravery isn’t bold. It’s tender. And leadership? It’s not...]]></description><link>https://www.bardoinclusive.com/post/episode-10-bren%C3%A9-brown-and-the-neuroscience-of-vulnerability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68722728b296b7066773860c</guid><category><![CDATA[EDI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category><category><![CDATA[The BARDO Reading Room]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9f233_88baac127ee0404ea27a5fcadb5a226c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_614,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Georgina Brown (hershe)</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>