Drawing on a PhD in neuroscience and decades of independent research, Dr. Delia McCabe helps leaders, organisations, and schools harness the brain's potential.
Evidence-based talks on what modern life is doing to the brain, and how leaders can respond.
→Private, neuroscience-based advisory for high-performing leaders who need clarity and cognitive resilience.
→Science-based guidance for protecting the sensitive developing brain in the age of screens and AI.
→Dr. Delia McCabe began her career as a clinical psychologist before a pivotal discovery redirected her toward nutritional neuroscience. She completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide School of Medicine.
Based in Austin, Texas, she works globally with executives, corporations, schools, and parents who are serious about building brains that thrive in a complex, high-pressure world.
Evidence-based, intellectually rigorous, commercially relevant talks, ideal for leadership summits, executive retreats, women's leadership events, and parent and school communities.
Private advisory for leaders who want to protect and strengthen clarity, cognitive endurance, creativity, judgment, resilience, and sustainable strategic thinking.
“… Within a few weeks of starting work with Delia I felt my focus start to come back, my stress levels reduce & I felt more in control, more like my old self.”
Children are growing up in environments that place unprecedented pressure on attention, learning, social development, and self-regulation. Delia consults with schools and parent communities grounded in developmental neuroscience, not trends.
“I found Delia's talk nothing short of life-changing. Who knew the effect AI and technology are having on young brains? Without doubt, the best hour and a half I have invested in a very long time.”
“I came to Delia exhausted from stress, struggling with serious brain fog… The results have been transformative. I wholeheartedly recommend her to professionals anywhere in the world.”
“Delia is very knowledgeable and able to convey a lot of very complex information in a way that is easy to understand, as well as being very practical and easy for people to implement.”
“Dr Delia McCabe is an actual neuroscientist. Not a consultant who's bolted ‘neuro’ onto a framework.”
Every engagement is designed to protect and improve the quality of human cognition in a world of accelerating technological convenience, distraction, fractured attention & chronic stress.
Fees dependant on virtual or in-person events (see below)
“Attending a talk given by Delia, I was completely amazed at her knowledge and insight. I'm not sure how she crammed so much amazing and thought-provoking information into that hour and a half, it must have taken years of research to condense and present the life-changing information Delia shared in such a concise and simple way! Delia is very approachable, friendly, professional, and a joy to listen to, I wanted more at the end, as did everyone else in the audience!”
A high-impact keynote on what AI, cognitive-overload, offloading and surrender are doing to attention, creativity, judgment, and performance, and how leaders can respond intelligently.
Combines a flagship keynote on cognitive resilience during exponential change with a focused executive conversation on creativity, culture, engagement, productivity, and leadership during change.
A premium session for organisations that want to strengthen collective thinking, resilience, and decision quality across teams.
“Learning from Delia is a true privilege. By applying what I learned from Delia my thinking is sharper, I am more focused, creative, and enthusiastic, and my emotions are far more stable than ever before… it is TRULY amazing! For the first time in a long time, I have more control over how I feel, both physically and emotionally, and that, on its own, has been powerful as I live a super-busy life filled with continual challenges. Delia has also made me much more aware of how much damage ongoing stress causes, both physically and mentally!”
A focused advisory session for senior leaders who need immediate insight, sharper thinking, and a deeper understanding of how to optimise cognition despite intense pressure and stress.
A half-day for leaders who need space to think deeply, remove hidden sources of cognitive fatigue, and build a resilient approach for optimized cognitive performance.
For leaders who want to enhance and protect attention, improve creativity, judgment and decision-making, use AI wisely, and strengthen sustainable high performance over time.
A premium advisory for female executives navigating sustained cognitive load, leadership pressure, and the neurophysiological realities that shape performance across different life stages.
“Delia spoke virtually to our staff in three countries. She spoke about how to manage stress, and her presentation hit the mark brilliantly. Her message was practical, clear, and easy to understand, with the right mix of technical information. Delia has an excellent knowledge of mental health and wellbeing and is very effective at passing on that knowledge.”
A practical session helping teams understand the cognitive costs of distraction, cognitive overload and overwhelm and stress, and how to work in ways that better support attention, creativity, engagement, judgment and performance.
Designed for leadership teams navigating complexity, high cognitive load and uncertainty. Focuses on adaptability, creativity, decision-making, resilience and the neuroscience of effective leadership.
A strategic offsite for organisations that want to strengthen collective thinking, reduce and recover from modern burnout, and use AI without weakening core human capability and creativity.
“I found Delia's talk nothing short of life-changing. Who knew the effect AI and technology are having on young brains? I knew there was some, but I have been shocked into action by listening to Delia. Without doubt, the best hour and a half I have invested in a very long time. Thanks, Delia.”
A compelling presentation for parents on anxiety, attention, creativity and learning in relation to screens and the neurophysiological implications of growing up in a digitally saturated world.
For school leaders and educators seeking a clearer understanding of how technology, stress, and AI-mediated environments are impacting cognition and learning and what to do about it.
A practical workshop exploring why low anxiety, boredom tolerance, challenge, effort, and real-world engagement remain essential for healthy brain development, and how to cultivate them through fun, evidence-based activities.
Improve skills negatively impacted by excessive screen time, including communication, critical thinking, mood, and resilience.
FEES: Fees vary, starting at US$5,500 and depend on format, customisation, location, audience size, and strategic requirements. Bespoke engagements are available on request. Delia does some discounted work with NFPs related to Education and Veterans on request.
Delia's books translate cutting-edge nutritional neuroscience into practical, everyday guidance, available in multiple languages and backed by peer-reviewed research.
Delia's Substack explores what today's conditions are doing to our brains and what helps people remain fully human in a high-speed world. Insights, not platitudes.
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“I will always remember the first day I saw Delia speak. I felt she was speaking directly to me… You are inspirational!”