Keynote Talk CPH-HW 2025 | Dr. Olivia Lesslar | The Perceived Survival Threats that Shape Us

Описание: The Perceived Survival Threats that Shape Us in the Modern World

Dr. Olivia Ly Lesslar, medical doctor specialising in psychoneuroimmunology and integrative medicine

Join us for an eye-opening talk with Dr. Lesslar - a renowned Australian medical doctor, biohacker, and leading expert in functional and longevity medicine.⁠⁠

As Director of Functional and Longevity Medicine at Cingulum Health and a TEDx speaker, Dr. Lesslar combines ancient wisdom with modern science. She is a global thought leader known for empowering both individuals and practitioners with innovative, science-based approaches to health and resilience.⁠

ABOUT THE SESSION:
The Perceived Survival Threats that Shape Us in the Modern World

This session explores how our ancient survival brain still shapes modern health by interpreting today’s stressors through nine core threat archetypes—symbolic categories rooted in evolutionary biology and mapped to psychoneuroimmunological pathways. Participants will learn how symptoms often seen as “maladaptive”—chronic inflammation, fatigue, anxiety, or autoimmunity—can instead be reframed as protective survival scripts: the body’s ancient attempt to guard us against perceived threat, chaos, or environmental mismatch.

What you will learn:

How to view modern stressors (psychosocial, cultural, environmental) through the lens of primal threat detection, using the Nine Archetypes as a memorable framework.

Real-world examples that link ancient triggers to modern equivalents, from clinical syndromes to everyday stress.

Practical strategies to calm and recalibrate survival scripts—through nature-based, sensory, and psychosocial practices.

A more compassionate narrative that integrates science, symbolism, and evolutionary wisdom—helping people see the body not as broken, but as a brilliant system striving to survive.