PIVT Lab

02/27/2026

Become the observer of your thoughts 🔎

02/25/2026

TOURNAMENT TIME! ✂️🏀🏆🧠🤝🏼

Been busy this season.

02/24/2026

The Olympics remind us: there’s no one “right” personality for success.

Alysa Liu—her energy radiates freedom and fun.

Eileen Gu—she thrives in focus, clarity, and control.

Elana Meyers Taylor—grounded, veteran presence carrying perspective and steadiness.

Mikaela Shiffrin—showing up through grief, loss, and meaning, fueled by courage to keep going.

Mental health isn’t about being someone else. It’s about:
✨ noticing what lifts you
✨ understanding what drains you
✨ working WITH your unique wiring, NOT against it

The real win isn’t imitation—it’s alignment.

💡 Save this if you’re learning to honor your energy, your style, and your nervous system.

SelfAwareness

02/16/2026

02/15/2026

Effective leaders don’t rely on sarcasm or “tough love.” They know how to give feedback that builds trust, not defense.

At PiVT, we support the reflection, education, and skill-building that turn reactive comments into regulated, clear communication. Because growth doesn’t come from shame — it comes from conversations that actually land.

01/09/2026

Giving feedback starts with relationships. Not transactional exchanges, but connections grounded in care, trust, and respect. ’s research on leadership shows that care and connection are essential in the workplace. Leaders that truly care about the people they lead build environments where honesty and growth are possible.

Receiving feedback is our responsibility. It takes self-awareness, courage, and the willingness to do the work. And giving feedback well isn’t automatic either… It requires your own emotional work, clarity, and presence so it lands effectively.

12/23/2025

In 2022, I joined the ’s ADHD Center for Evaluation and Treatment as part of the Summer Treatment Program (STP)— one of the most challenging and rewarding roles I’ve held. It turned into a foundation for how I think about leadership today.

Grateful to reconnect with old coworkers and especially to Eric, whose leadership left a lasting imprint on me and continues to shape my work with .

Clear feedback. Encouragement. High standards with humanity. A commitment to *getting it* right over *being* right. Introspection and personal development… and the wisdom to keep it playful. A true team leader amongst chaos!

[Shoutout to AI for helping get these light streaks out but still posting the originals because it feels SO weird to post 🤣]

12/12/2025

Empathy alone isn’t the goal. Feeling with someone matters—but stopping there leaves us stuck. Real growth requires people who can hold us with care and challenge us with perspective. Surround yourself with those people 💪🏼

12/10/2025

Humiliation isn’t harmless—it carries real psychological and social consequences. Research shows that social humiliation activates the same areas of the brain as physical pain. It lowers self-awareness, fuels self-defeating behavior, and can even lead to aggression or violence when people feel cornered or devalued.

Shame tells us we deserve our unworthiness. Humiliation forces it onto others. Neither creates growth, justice, or accountability.

If we want healthier teams and communities, we have to interrupt humiliation wherever we see it. Dignity is not optional—it’s a responsibility.

12/08/2025

Research consistently shows that emotional self-awareness predicts leadership effectiveness.

As Brené Brown describes, calm is “creating perspective and mindfulness while managing emotional reactivity.” Leaders who practice this regulate their own physiology—heart rate, breath, tone—before influencing anyone else’s.

That’s why self-awareness isn’t optional. It’s foundational. And often, we need someone reflecting back what we can’t see on our own. That reflection is where growth begins—for us and the people we lead.

12/03/2025

Did you know? PiVT Lab offers an internship program for undergraduate and graduate students. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis… See our website (link in bio) for more!

you rock, homie 🤘🏼

11/27/2025

Gratitude can be loaded. It’s amazing for our brains and wellbeing— yet bullying ourselves or others into feeling it is not the solution. Notice when gratitude is there, and know that others (like us) are holding hope for you when it feels out of reach. Happy Thanksgiving from PiVT Lab!