Conference Programme 2025

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Brains & behaviour: The neuroscience and psychology of mental health in practice

21 Nov 2025
Gallery Suite 15-16
Health and Wellbeing , Nursing

This is a high-energy, evidence-based session showing vets, nurses, and managers how to master their minds rather than be run by them.
Blending practical neuroscience and psychology with CBT, NLP, coaching and hypnosis, Lahni translates complex concepts like Amygdala hijacking vs Pre-frontal cortex thinking, cognitive restructuring, childhood conditioning, schemas, negativity bias, REM sleep and more into easily digestible bites.

Expect interactive rapid nervous-system resets and live demos to help you/your team overcome the toughest of scenarios. When you understand how your brain works, you stop obeying every thought and start directing it.

  • Brain 101 (meet your co-pilots): Pre frontal cortex or Amygdala? Learn how schemas & conditioning create anxiety, depression and anger, then how to reverse the script.
  • Stress & sleep science: Waking up in the middle of the night? Trouble getting to sleep? Understand REM cycles, how the brain processes stress, what blocks it and how to reduce rumination and install sleep friendly routines.
  • Feelings, meet brakes: How to manage and self-regulate fast, challenge bossy thoughts, quieten the noise, and upgrade old belief systems to break the anxiety loop.
  • In practice Zen kit- practice rapid resets physiological sigh, box breathing, 4-7-8, grounding, confidence anchoring and hypnosis taster.
  • Master the loop: Turn psychology into practice - observe, pause, and choose. Common communication breakdown, conflict resolution, de-escalate flare-ups, reduce errors, and boost psychological safety.
Chairperson
Joy Shutt, BSc(Hons) RVN C-SQP DipNCS(RVNCons), Head Veterinary Nurse - AllPets Veterinary Surgery
Speakers
Lahni Butler, DipRVN Ncert (Anaes), HPD, DSFH, NCH, AfSFH (Acc), CNHC (Reg), Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist for Veterinary Professionals - Transformative Therapy
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