LEO Program Adams County

LEO Program Adams County The LEO Program is state approved program available to all youth ages 12-20 in Adams County, WI. LEO stands for Learn & Empower Oneself.

LEO empowers youth with practical tools to understand their brains and quickly improve resilience, adaptability, and fearlessness in a rapidly changing world. The LEO Program is a state-approved interactive resilience building program for youth ages 14-20 in Adams County, WI. The mission of The LEO Program is to empower youth to understand their unique brains and quickly improve resilience, adapta

bility, and fearlessness in a rapidly changing world. Resilience is the ability to bounce back during challenging circumstances. Resilience helps individuals recover from setbacks, adapt well to change and keep going in the face of adversity. LEO explores how the human brain works and why our brain is not prepared for the challenges of today’s world. Our lower brain, also known as the survival brain, dominants our day to day life. LEO challenges participants to use different tools and strategies like mindfulness, breathing, gratitude, and more to rewire their brains. By rewiring their brains, they are able to demonstrate improved leadership, creative problem solving, stress management, and become resilient. The LEO Program is funded through the Brighter Futures Initiative Grant through the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. LEO is operated by professional staff from CW Solutions in partnership with Adams County Human Services. Program curriculum is adapted from the Life Ecology Organization, founded by Dr. Niraj Nijhawan. LEO began operating in Wood County in January 2019.

In LEO our lower brain’s job is to keep us safe and alive. Our lower brain does not physically control what a threat is ...
06/19/2026

In LEO our lower brain’s job is to keep us safe and alive. Our lower brain does not physically control what a threat is and so it tries to predict any possible danger. When you are feeling overwhelmed that is your lower brain reacting. When you feel that emotion try to recognize it. Ask your higher brain is this in my control? This can really help you stay connected with yourself, and your higher brain.

This summer, LEO challenges you to take a break from social media, explore outside, hang out with friends in person, pla...
06/15/2026

This summer, LEO challenges you to take a break from social media, explore outside, hang out with friends in person, plan a picnic with family and enjoy the healthy dopamine!

Our lower brain and our higher brain reward us for taking action by releasing dopamine, but our lower brain reactions do...
06/15/2026

Our lower brain and our higher brain reward us for taking action by releasing dopamine, but our lower brain reactions do not help us fix stress. When you notice you are about to react from your lower brain try rainbow grounding. Look around your environment and find each color of the rainbow. Cool down your brain so you can respond activating your higher brain and reward yourself with healthy dopamine from your higher brain.

The higher brain helps us see the big picture and get creative. It’s where we can notice the first automatic reaction of...
06/05/2026

The higher brain helps us see the big picture and get creative. It’s where we can notice the first automatic reaction of our lower brain, and decide if it’s the right option, or if we want to try something different. Our first reaction may be what has worked for us in the past but use your higher brain to understand that other perceptions can be right too.

LEO is checking in with you. How are you doing today? To learn about our brain, we need to start by checking in with our...
06/05/2026

LEO is checking in with you. How are you doing today? To learn about our brain, we need to start by checking in with ourselves and our emotions. Our emotions are telling us what we need. Can you identify your current emotions?

LEO Tool Highlight: Pause, Delay, Ask questions (P.D.A.)Pause, take a deep breath and a moment to respond. Delay, get ou...
05/30/2026

LEO Tool Highlight: Pause, Delay, Ask questions (P.D.A.)
Pause, take a deep breath and a moment to respond. Delay, get out of the situation to reset and prepare if possible. Ask questions, am I in my higher brain or lower brain? What are my emotions? What is really happening in this situation? LEO encourages you to use the Pause, Delay, and Ask questions tool to help cool off your lower brain activation when you feel like flipping your lid.

Did you know there is a difference between happiness and joy? Happiness happens to us from the outside. Giving us quick ...
05/29/2026

Did you know there is a difference between happiness and joy? Happiness happens to us from the outside. Giving us quick short-term dopamine. Joy comes from inside us and from connection with yourself and others. Dopamine is released slowly and steadily. By choosing joy and intentionally reflecting on the joy we experience, we can release small amounts of dopamine just by thinking about it.

Anxiety is a lower brain alert from anticipated danger. Anxiety is a mixture of emotions we feel when our lower brain is...
05/22/2026

Anxiety is a lower brain alert from anticipated danger. Anxiety is a mixture of emotions we feel when our lower brain is alerted because of something we have experienced that has caused us pain, danger, or a threat in our past. LEO encourages you to set up your day for success! Here are some ways to get some healthy dopamine each day: 1) Take brain breaks for yourself, 2) Get outside or get some exercise, 3) Give your body rest and healthy food, 4) Take a break from social media, and 5) Practice gratitude daily.

To reduce intense anxiety in the moment, try grounding yourself! Focus and name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can f...
05/22/2026

To reduce intense anxiety in the moment, try grounding yourself! Focus and name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. This tricks your body into slowing down your reaction from your lower brain to connecting and responding with your higher brain. The higher brain rewards us when we stop and can proceed to take helpful action to support our needs to resolve stress/conflict.

The LEO Program and CW Solutions Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. We ...
05/22/2026

The LEO Program and CW Solutions Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26 at 8:00 AM. Wishing you a safe holiday weekend!

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Friendship, WI
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