Psychological Preparedness – Train Yourself for Crisis & Communication (2x3hrs)

How do you respond under pressure?

In this time of growing uncertainty, rapid change, and social strain, knowledge and compassion is not enough. You also need psychological preparedness – the ability to stay centered, adapt quickly, and collaborate effectively when it matters most.

This workshop gives you practical tools to lead yourself and communicate with precision – even under stress, conflict, or crisis, whether internal or external.

Professor Mattias Desmet, author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism, has shown how fear can lead otherwise good people into mass psychosis. Yet he also notes that if just one in twenty remains calm and critically thinking, we can keep calm and uphold justice – together. Even when we hold different views. Or, especially when we hold different views.

During this, you will train to:

• Recognize and regulate your own reactivity

• Navigate difficult conversations without losing respect or connection

• Negotiate under pressure – both inwardly and outwardly

• Calibrate your signals and read others with greater accuracy

• Stay present in complexity without being pulled into polarization

You will receive practical tools from:

• Clean Communication – a model for exploring another person’s worldview

• Triple Frame Ontological Testing – critical thinking for high-stakes reality

• The Living System Map – a behavioral and biological model of how we function and why

• F.A.S.T. – First Aid for stress, trauma, and panic, developed by Peaceful Heart Network

• Black Swan Negotiation Tools – rhetoric and social strategy when lives are on the line

Dates

• Sunday, June 15th

• Sunday June 22nd

Times

This is a hassle with the world rotating all the time.

Check TimeBuddy for your local setting. I try to be Europe-Canada-US-Afrika-Latin amerika friendly.

• 3pm-7pm Central European Time

• 9am-12am Virginia, New York

• 6.30pm-9.30pm India

• 6am-9am Los Angeles

• 8am-11am Colombia

For those of us who want to influence – without losing their grounding.

For those of us who choose to be One in Twenty.

It’s enough to give peace & compassion a chance.

Ulf Sandström

The methods I share come from a diverse professional background. Since 2015 I’ve worked in humanitarian contexts both in Sweden and abroad, primarily with trauma and stress relief through Peaceful Heart Network – an NGO I co-founded with journalist and activist Gunilla Hamne.

I’ve also worked in sports psychology, supporting teams like Dalkurd FF in their climb to Sweden’s top football league alongside coach Andreas Brännström.

Together with Gunilla Hamne and psychologist Stefan Sandström, I’ve trained over 1,000 professionals in addiction recovery. I’ve also provided supervision for social outreach programs, such as Sociala Insatsgruppen (SIG) – Sweden’s coordinated support initiative for at-risk youth, and Fryshuset: a foundation that runs three leading exit programs in Sweden – Exit, Passus, and 180 Degrees – offering support to individuals seeking to leave extremist environments, organized crime, violent groups, or other destructive contexts. In total, I’ve supported over 5,000 individuals at critical crossroads in life – from crisis to performance.

I grew up abroad, the son of a Swedish civil servant stationed in seven countries. I often say I have Swedish genes, but many cultural blind spots – I moved to Sweden permanently at age 12. I’m a working musician and have played stages in over 20 countries, making communication and cross-cultural understanding central to everything I do.

I’ve co-authored books with Gunilla (Trauma Tapping Technique) and with hypnotist Fredrik Praesto (Unpack Your Existence). You can read more on my website.