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Be Adventurous

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#The Excitement Switch
ADVENTURE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Optimal Performance

Turn Your Brain onto Adventure

Dave Gallagher is the ​CognitvExplorer: 

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Adventure Neuroscientist. Psychologist. Explorer of Human Capability.

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As an anxious child, Dave Gallagher imagined climbing mountains, diving beneath Arctic ice and jumping from cliffs. But could not see how he would ever have the confidence to do so.

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Yet that anxiety fuelled a lifetime's journey to discover what happens to the brain when we deliberately embrace challenge - and ask the question:  what can extreme environments teach us about thriving under pressure?

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Today, Dave combines decades of adventure with scientific research to reveal what keeps people thinking clearly, adapting and performing when it matters most. His Excitement Switch® framework helps leaders, teams and individuals transform stress into focus, resilience and purposeful action.

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An Adventure Mindset  is key to coping with stress, and  thriving on challenge.

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Learn how to develop an Adventurous Mindset and take charge of your mental health.

Helping people and organisations stay capable under pressure through the science of adventure.

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ABOUT

Dave Gallagher is an Adventure Neuroscientist, Chartered Psychologist, Mountain Leader, Award Winning Photographer and motivational speaker whose work as the CognitvExplorer explores how extreme environments reveal what helps - and hinders - human performance. 

Drawing on decades of experience, from high altitude mountains to extreme cold Arctic SCUBA diving, sailing in wild seas, to extreme sports, alongside a career in cognitive neuroscience research, he translates lessons from the world's most demanding environments into practical strategies that help leaders, teams and organisations stay capable under pressure.

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Insights on the mindset required to PERFORM UNDER STRESS can benefit anyone struggling to cope with the demands of everyday life.  CognitvExplorer provides a framework for enhanced mental health and wellbeing: The Excitement Switch® 

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We all want to make the best of our lives, manage the demands on our time and fulfil our aspirations.

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Immersing in the wild

CONTACT US

Dave Gallagher, CPsychol

Adventure Psychologist

cognitvexplorer@gmail.com

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Tel. 07772706807

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