Cognitive Health Strategist & Coach

Cognitive
health is a
people
strategy.

A people strategy for the digital age. Coaching, stress management tools, and science-backed frameworks that help people think clearly, communicate effectively, and move through change.

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Daria S. Maneche, Cognitive Health Strategist
Clarity Under Pressure
People-Centered Coaching
Resilience Architecture
Cognitive Performance
Strategic Coaching
Team Transformation
Clarity Under Pressure
People-Centered Coaching
Resilience Architecture
Cognitive Performance
Strategic Coaching
Team Transformation
Clarity Under Pressure
People-Centered Coaching
Resilience Architecture
Cognitive Performance
Strategic Coaching
Team Transformation
01 — About

A practice built at the intersection of neuroscience and people.

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Daria S. Maneche is a certified positivity practitioner and coach who partners with people navigating change at work, in relationships, and in their own thinking.

The premise is simple: in a world saturated with information, the most valuable asset a person has is the quality of attention they bring to it. Cognitive health is not a wellness perk. It's a people strategy.

When people feel seen, heard, and genuinely valued by their leaders, something measurable shifts, and self-awareness increases. Adaptability grows. Purpose stops being an abstract value on a wall and becomes something people feel in their actual workday.

The result offers individuals who know the HOW to activate their strengths, teams that communicate with honesty and trust, and organizations that retain the talent they've invested in, where people thrive and can adapt to change effortlessly.

  • CAPP
    Applied Positive Psychology
  • APPC
    Positive Psychology Coach
  • GTCC
    Transformational Coaching
02 — Services

Four ways to bring this work into your organization.

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01

1:1 Coaching

One-on-one coaching for people working through change, stress, or a season of growth. Grounded in positive psychology and transformational coaching.

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02

Group Coaching

Small-group sessions for people working on shared challenges — communication, stress, and building practices that last.

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03

Wellness & Stress Tools

Practical, science-backed tools for everyday stress management, emotional regulation, and cognitive clarity.

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04

Workshops

Custom built and meant to be implemented as brief teachings over a period of time — sustaining an operating system in place for success.

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03 — The Framework

The PERMA Model

Rooted in Dr. Martin Seligman's foundational research in positive psychology, PERMA names the five elements of human flourishing. This practice applies them as a working framework for cognitive health and wellness.

  1. P
    Positive Emotion
    Cultivate a daily emotional baseline and structures for clarity amongst teams, with reframing intention for adaptability in AI integration.
  2. E
    Engagement
    Engineer the conditions for flow and deep focus. Reduce cognitive friction so people can bring their full attention to the work that matters most.
  3. R
    Relationships
    Strengthen the connective tissue of teams. Communication patterns, psychological safety, and stress co-regulation that turn groups into true collaborators.
  4. M
    Meaning
    Design work around individual strengths — focusing people on the tasks that energize them and letting AI handle the work that depletes them.
  5. A
    Accomplishment
    Purpose happens when we track progress and when we celebrate rewards with our teams collectively — not individually.
04 — Wellness

Eight pillars of whole-person wellness.

Cognitive health doesn't live in isolation. These eight pillars define the conditions under which people stay clear, connected, and durable through transformation.

01

Listening

Deep, generative listening that surfaces signal others miss and builds trust. Empathy markers become a stage for growth and communication.

02

Emotional

Regulation skills that keep reactivity from hijacking decision quality. Emotional fluidity in the workplace is about naming your feelings so you can tame them and act on logic and practicality.

03

Cognitive

Resilience builds the adaptability we need to integrate digital tools well, through reframing, tapping into our strengths, and the curiosity we use to meet change.

04

Connection

We are wired for each other, not machines. When teams are built on belonging and psychological safety, trust, self-esteem, and the ability to co-create under pressure follow naturally.

05

Conflict Resolution

Structured repair and disagreement protocols that turn friction into momentum.

06

Purpose

A felt sense of why the work matters, anchoring effort across long arcs. Progress tracking gives more meaning to goals and becomes a core performance driver.

07

Physical

Sleep, movement, and nutrition as the substrate for cognitive performance. The gut is our other brain, often driving our choices and goals.

08

Recovery

Renewal rhythms — daily, weekly, quarterly — that protect against cognitive debt. Meditation and moments of pause embedded into the culture.

05 — Assessment

Take the Cognitive Health Index.

A 12-minute diagnostic that surfaces where you're paying a cognitive tax — and where the highest-leverage interventions live. You'll receive a personalized report within 48 hours.

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Confidential · 12 min
  • 01Focus & attention quality
  • 02Decision fatigue indicators
  • 03Emotional regulation under pressure
  • 04Recovery and renewal patterns
  • 05Communication clarity
06 — Contact

Let's design how your team thinks.

Most engagements begin with a 30-minute discovery call. We'll discuss what you're navigating, what you've tried, and whether a partnership makes sense.

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Based inBoston · Florida · Working globally