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Wellness: The Stress of Stress Reduction - Flip Flop Your Thinking to Create a Life by Design

In a world where even stress relief has become a source of pressure, Dave offers a refreshing reset. In this energizing session, he helps audiences break free from perfection-based wellness traps by introducing clear, actionable tools to create structure, regain focus, and use joy as their GPS. Attendees leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more capable.

Description

Today’s workforce isn’t just stressed. They’re overwhelmed by the pressure to hold it together seamlessly. In WELLNESS: THE STRESS OF STRESS REDUCTION, Dave Blake flips the narrative. He helps them build a structure that actually supports their day, especially when everything feels upside down.


Drawing on his recovery from a life-altering medical mistake that caused a traumatic brain injury, Dave combines humor, neuroscience, and authentic, relatable storytelling to help audiences apply approaches that calm the brain, steady the body, and restore clarity under pressure. Using the Flip Flop Philosophy™ and tools such as “Joy Is Your GPS™,” Dave helps participants shift from reacting to pressure to building practical balance.


Attendees learn how to break big stressors into manageable pieces, calm the body to focus the mind, and lean into community rather than isolation. The session blends engaging stories with practical tools that can be implemented right away. The goal is not just to feel better but to feel more energized.


This keynote creates an open, supportive environment where professionals reconnect with purpose, swap burnout for clarity, and leave equipped to move from survival mode into renewed capacity and direction.

Learning Objectives / Takeaways

  • Redesign Your Day with “Joy Is Your GPS” Learn how to use joy as a directional tool, not just a distant goal, to bring more clarity and alignment to daily life.

  • Real Tools for Real Stress Walk away with simple, effective strategies to regain focus, reduce overwhelm, and return to the tasks that matter most.

  • Brain Science to Flip Flop Your Thinking Discover what’s really happening when triggered and how to help your brain reset, refocus, and return to clarity.

  • Mind-Body Sync Experience simple, science-backed techniques that calm the nervous system and sharpen focus in real time.

  • Connection as a Wellness Strategy Discover how authentic human connection fosters resilience, energy, and sustains well-being in any team.

Engagement Style
Dave Blake brings warmth, wit, and honesty to the stage. His interactive approach includes audience reflection, humor, and movement-based neurological resets that engage both mind and body. The result: people walk out calmer, sharper, and ready with tools that restore balance under stress. These are tools they can draw on daily for the rest of their lives.

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