Remote workers at high risk of anxiety, warns neuroscientist

Reformed heroin addict leads speakers for ‘NBI Connected’ event to highlight need to focus on workplace wellness

Brian Pennie, a reformed heroin addict who is now a successful author, motivational speaker and Neuroscience expert.

Workplace awareness and support for people suffering from anxieties have grown since the pandemic, says Brian Pennie, a recovering heroin addict who is now a successful author, motivational speaker and Neuroscience expert.

“In terms of awareness of the need to focus on people’s wellness, I think the ball was already moving in this direction, but Covid has certainly given a big nudge to how we look out for people’s anxieties in a work context,” said Brian, who also lectures on the Neuroscience of Mindfulness in UCD and on the Neuroscience of Addiction in TCD.