--- title: "The Courage to Understand: Inspire Magazine" description: This article features in the latest publication of 'Inspire Magazine' by Møller Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. image: https://blog.neurozone.com/hubfs/NZ_Press-header_Publication_v2-1.png --- [![neurozone\_logo](https://blog.neurozone.com/hubfs/neurozone_logo.png)](https://www.neurozone.com/) - [Home](https://www.neurozone.com) - [For Leaders & Teams](https://www.neurozone.com/-for-leaders-and-teams-) - [For Organizations](https://www.neurozone.com/organizations) - [Masterclasses](https://www.neurozone.com/-masterclasses) - [For Coaches](https://www.neurozone.com/coaching-with-assessments) - [About Us](https://www.neurozone.com/nz-about-us) [Get in Touch](https://www.neurozone.com/get-in-touch) [Create Account / Login](https://neurozone-portal.neurozone.com) Neurozone® Coaching # The Courage to Understand: Inspire Magazine This article features in the latest publication of 'Inspire Magazine' by Møller Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. [Dr Chrisna Swart](https://blog.neurozone.com/author/dr-chrisna-swart) Sept 13, 2022 --- To read the full article, you can [click here](https://indd.adobe.com/view/f7335a5b-245c-4236-8553-4b17e47bc1c3)and find it on page 16: What will contribute most to our collective thriving, our collective resilience, is the quality of our relationships - and the key to enhancing relationships is understanding.  - **The psychology of 'feeling' understood:** The importance of psychological safety, and how it reduces imposter syndrome, as well as the impact on our baseline relaxed physiological state. - **Understanding cognitive contributions of different age groups:** The strengths and weaknesses of different age groups, and how to utilize these for best organizational outcomes. - **A neurobehavioral blueprint for understanding:** The role of mindfulness in  overcoming the biggest barrier to understand, which is our unconscious misreading of the intentions of others. - **It takes courage to understand.** Dr Chrisna Swart, neuroscientist and consultant at Neurozone, highlights the importance understanding, and makes one think about how one can actively engage in meaningful ways to bring this about. ### How can we help you? ### We specialize in training professionals who use a coaching approach to optimize their people. 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