Making Better Decisions Under Stress: Accessing Heart Coherence in Life, Work, and Leadership

Making Better Decisions Under Stress: Accessing Heart Coherence in Life, Work, and Leadership

From HeartMath's Add Heart by Deborah Rozman, Ph.D.

March 17, 2026 · 31 min

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This episode discusses how to make better decisions under stress by accessing heart coherence.

Guest: Amy VaaS When stress is high, and the future feels uncertain, how do you make good decisions—at work, in your relationships, or in everyday life? This captivating episode explores a practical, science-based way to stay clear and grounded when it matters most. HeartMath CEO Deborah Rozman has an intriguing conversation with Amy VaaS, former Global Well-Being Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who helped bring HeartMath’s heart coherence practices into high-pressure, highly analytical environments, including cybersecurity and risk teams. Amy shares how she moved from focusing only on the brain and neuroscience to realizing that the missing piece was the state of the heart—directly affecting clarity, judgment, communication, and how we show up under stress and overload. Hear Amy’s real-world stories of how science-based heart coherence practices helped: Leaders and teams think more clearly, listen better, and make better decisions even in challenging conversations.Teams, under intense pressure to shorten meetings, reduce reactivity, and become “the calm in the storm” for their clients and colleagues.People experience improved sleep, feel more emotionally regulated in…

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