[Video] Making sense of lockdown with the SCARF model

I had the pleasure of speaking at an online event organised by Thabiso Mailula of the Subconscious Frequency Academy back in the summer of 2020 and thought you might be interested in hearing what I had to say about how the SCARF model can help you make sense of lockdown. If you haven’t come across it before, the SCARF model is a piece of neuroscience that focusses on the social concerns that drive people’s behaviour.

Your Mind in Lockdown

After making this video, I looked further into the neurological effects of lockdown and wrote a free guide containing a number of practical tools and insights to get you back on track. The aim is to help you use your brain to get back to working at your best – regardless of the turmoil around you.

For instant, free access to ‘Your Mind in Lockdown’, click here and enter your details on the next page…

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  1. Brilliant. Likewise re routine and I can see how this familiar model relates onto lock down. Thank you.

    1. Thanks, Rachel. I’m glad you like it. The SCARF model is useful in so many different contexts.

  2. Actually, this was exactly what I needed at this time to make sense of what is happening to my productivity……and how to get back on track. Very helpful….I always learn something from your sessions and enjoy them immensely.

  3. I really like this model and found your application to our current situation really interesting. I will be spending some time contemplating this tomorrow in my office in London (currently not working at home)l

  4. Love this interpretation of the SCARF model applied to the current situation. Definitely something I can use and share with others. Thank you Dianne

  5. Great video Dianne, thank you. Even though I’m familiar with the model (which I think is really useful anyway) your explanation helped me to reflect on things I’ve done that have helped me during lockdowns, things I have struggled with and what else I can do to keep moving back into that ‘reward mode’ whatever twists and turns arise. Very reassuring and well…Brilliant!

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