“Friends and family members often desperately ask themselves and others:”Why does he act like this? Doesn’t he care about us anymore?” The truth is that the Addict within does not care about them. What it cares about is acting out … Read More
“High emotional arousal can also trigger the physical symptoms of anxiety and panic, such as muscle tension, heart palpitation, increased blood pressure, and difficulty breathing; in turn the autonomic dysregulation of the lungs and intestinal function may play in such … Read More
Dr. Peter Levine states: “the (trauma) feedback loop is broken by helping people uncouple fear from immobility” This is done by helping a person safely learn to “contain” his or her powerful sensations, emotions and impulses without becoming overwhelmed. “When … Read More
Our emotions are not separate from our immune and nervous systems, say Dr. Gabor Mate. Non-expression of emotions leads to 400% increase in death rate, he continues. “If we repress our boundaries in life, we repress our immune system. Immune … Read More
“….without the warmth and companionship of others, the bitter cold sinks into their bones”, taken from the Nature TV series (winter 2015.) This quote refers to baboons staying warm by cuddling close to each other in the bitter cold winter. … Read More
What do you tell your 6 year old child about brushing their teeth everyday? Something like: “If you don’t brush every day, you will lose your teeth.” That simple, right? A fact of life. Well, if you don’t … Read More
“Eco-depression” is a new term I recently heard which made me take a double-take. ” Eco-depression! that is the prefect word for what so many of my clients are experiencing these days”, I said to myself. Just by beginning … Read More
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WALKED AWAY FROM A”FIGHT” OR HEATED DISCUSSION WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER FEELING FRUSTRATED AGAIN BECAUSE YOU FEEL THEY DID NOT HEAR YOU OR UNDERSTAND YOU? Male clients and male friends often ask me the following … Read More
Self image and self esteem problems often begin in the difficulties of the first developmental phase. The original holding environment, which includes care-giver relationships, becomes a significant part of the template of who we come to believe ourselves to be. … Read More
The tremendous power of the mind to think about things allows us to solve problems mentally before we actually put the solutions into action. It enables us to plan and imagine and write novels. THE DIFFICULTY OCCURS WHEN WE … Read More