Dr. Monique Thompson
Your Nervous System Is Closing Deals Too: The Science of Stress, Anxiety and High Performance
What if the difference between thriving and burning out isn’t time management, mindset, or motivation — but your nervous system? Dr. Monique Thompson — therapist, trauma specialist, and 25-year clinical veteran — breaks down the neuroscience of stress and anxiety in a way that finally makes sense of why your brain and body respond the way they do. You’ll discover that your nervous system isn’t working against you — it’s working overtime for you — and that the capacity to adapt, recover, and choose what comes next has always been yours. Leave with real tools, a new understanding of yourself, and permission to stop treating your own biology like the enemy.
The science will surprise you. Through the lens of polyvagal theory and stress neuroscience, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how your nervous system influences decision-making, communication, leadership, relationships, and performance under pressure. You’ll discover why stress responses are not signs of weakness, but adaptive biological processes that shape how we navigate uncertainty, challenge, and change.
The story you tell yourself about stress may never be the same. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and enduring traditions of resilience, this session offers a new way of understanding adversity—not as evidence that something is wrong with you, but as part of the human experience of growth and adaptation. You’ll leave with a more compassionate and empowering framework for understanding both struggle and strength.
You’ll leave with practical tools you can use immediately. This session goes beyond inspiration. Attendees will learn evidence-informed strategies for regulating stress, increasing resilience, improving focus, and making clearer decisions under pressure. Rather than a temporary motivational boost, you’ll leave with a framework you can apply in your work, relationships, and daily life long after the conference ends.
ABOUT DR.
Dr. Monique Thompson, DHA, LPC, LPC-S, is a nationally recognized therapist, speaker, author, and educator with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and organizations understand the science of human behavior, resilience, and relationships. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist, trauma-informed life coach, and founder of a private counseling practice specializing in trauma recovery, infidelity, anxiety, depression, and relationship healing. Dr. Thompson has served as a university instructor for more than 15 years and has supervised numerous mental health professionals pursuing licensure. She is also the founder of the Zero Debt College Project, a community initiative that has helped students secure scholarships and reduce college debt. As an author, her bestselling Infidelity Recovery Workbook for Couples has sold more than 10,000 copies and has helped couples worldwide navigate the complex journey of rebuilding trust after betrayal. Known for translating cutting-edge neuroscience into practical, life-changing strategies, Dr. Thompson’s presentations challenge audiences to rethink stress, healing, leadership, and human potential. Her work integrates neuroscience, psychology, trauma research, and lived experience to help people understand that resilience is not something we earn—it is something we learn to access.