In this episode, I explore: - -the difference between our autonomic and somatic nervous systems and why knowing the difference gives us power to change -biomechanisms we use to protect or defend ourse

What is moral injury, and how can we use it as a path to cognitive flexibility, sense of purpose and forgiveness? - In this episode, we explore the following: - - what is moral injury - what is morali

“The residues of the past and the content of the future tend to be formulated, constructed, and reconstructed in terms of that [traumatic] experience”   (Dowling, 1986)   Every aspect of our cellular

Many of us don’t realize how many of our behaviors are automated. We need a certain amount of this automation to free up cognitive processing energy to learn new things, try new behaviors and deal ada

Attachment theory is not a 'theory'.. it's a part of our neurophysiological operating system Attachment is a way of seeking proximity to an attachment figure.  It’s a biobehavioral adaptation that hel

Have you ever had the experience of feeling like someone really ‘gets you’?   This can take various forms - like being able to share what’s on our mind and the other person holding space for us to exp

Why do systems fall apart or become dysfunctional? - A system can be a family, relationship, community, business, organization, society. The human mind-brain-body is also a system. - One reason dysfu

In this podcast episode, I talk about something called ‘shifting the burden’. It’s about the topic of what we depend on ourselves for, and what we look to others to help us with. The balance of our

Normal is based on historical data. It’s based on what has happened the most often in the past. Our past ‘normal’ can make it easy to not question if there is more that’s possible in terms of wellb

Listen on Spotify Listen on iTunes Listen on Blubrry   Where does anxiety come from?   Why is it a part of the human experience?   In a quantitative EEG, we can see anxious-type of thinking reflected in high frequency...READ MORE