Neuroscience – The Femcast

Demanding and Demeaning Conduct – Whistleblower Series #19

The FEMCAST, WhistleblowerBy Dr Jen Fraser August 20, 2023

I am often asked about the difference between demanding and demeaning conduct. The first aims to raise expectations and enhance performance for all. The second is humiliating and degrading. There’s zero comparison between them, but those who demean like to say it’s actually to “motivate.” Don’t fall for that lie. Part of why I am an…

The Neuroscience of Bullying and Abuse

Education, featured, The FEMCASTBy Dr Jen Fraser July 2, 2023

In 2019, I was asked by students at Langara College in Vancouver BC to do a TEDx Talk on the work I was doing and this is what led to my presentation on the “Neuroscience of Bullying.” I was reading neuroscientific, neurobiological, medical, and psychological research about bullying and abuse in order to write my next book.…