SPAN BLOG

Today we’re getting into the hardcore neuroscience behind why SPAN’s work is important. I’m going to tell you a story, teach you about your autonomic nervous system (ANS), and translate all the ideas into one concrete principle we at SPAN believe you should keep in mind—and in your voice—when working with people in transition.

In the first decade of SPAN's existence, we compared transitions to the loss of cabin pressure on an airplane. Put your own mask on first. We may be inclined to help others first; the reality is that our long-term capacity to do so requires caring for ourselves. Someone who's lost consciousness in the stratosphere can't help. If we started in the stratosphere, our second decade sees SPAN landing on the ground. On bedrock. This Bedrock Principles Series is a journey designed

In five minutes, I hope to give you an accurate understanding of attachment theory and why SPAN considers it essential. In particular, you'll understand why I still believe unmanaged mobility is threatening the attachment security of our students. John Bowlby began formulating ideas about attachment in the 1940's and 50's. Attachment theory would go on to became the dominant, most highly-researched theory in all of psychology. This was partly because of the brilliance of Bowl