I was part of the first batch of coaches trained in Whole Brain Living by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. I am the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Give Back Yoga Foundation, my second career. My first career was working as a senior manager at the World Bank in Washington, DC. I've worked with leaders in both nonprofit and corporate sectors. Rescuing Myself on Mt. KilimanjaroIn the fall of 2021, my daughter and I embarked on a climb of the 19,340-ft mountain in Tanzania. By this time, I had read both of Dr. Taylor's books, and had been practicing the "brain huddle." After several days of climbing, at around 17,000 ft, I heard familiar voices in my brain that would lead to my giving up on reaching the summit: I was tired, cold, and defeated; my brain had begun catastrophizing.I sat down on the trail and called all the characters in my brain into a huddle, where it became clear that my fear-based, defeatist character was monopolizing the mic. As I soothed him, the other characters were able to show up and take their turns at the mic, which allowed me to find the motivation to go on, and several hours later, my daughter and I summited. Whole Brain Living works!