
Maturing the Safety Reflexes
Supposing that you have determined that you, or someone you would like to help, is not only dealing with this fundamental fear reflexes from the
Supposing that you have determined that you, or someone you would like to help, is not only dealing with this fundamental fear reflexes from the
If we don’t have strong nervous system connections where our body first learns to be safe, we are very creative in the number of ways
The function of the nerve chassis is give us our ability to be present in the world— a way of saying how vividly can I pay
Anxiety, in its various forms, seems to be the most pervasive problem of the day. But how do we differentiate conscious anxiety from somatic (sub
One of the core convictions of my life is that addressing the root cause of problems is the best way to solve them. Another core
Mental health therapy should be seen as a three-legged stool. One leg, perhaps the most important, is talk therapy. We need a companion, sometimes, to affirm us, to
About 5 years ago, Katy’s mom brought her to see me. Nineteen years old, tall, with long honey-blonde hair and stunningly beautiful, Katy was STUCK.
ANXIETY. How does a fetus and infant learn to tell the difference between safety and danger? Their first awareness is of their own body, then
The body’s anxiety is different from regular anxiety! Regular anxiety is a sensation that just about everybody would be anxious about: driving in icy conditions.
What if Michelangelo thought he was a so-so artist? What a tragedy would it be if he couldn’t accurately see his own gifts? The more I