Last year, a survey conducted annually by the American Psychological Association indicated that stress levels in the US are at an all-time high and that the majority of adults (59%) consider this the lowest point in the nation’s history that they can remember.
At the same time, autoimmune illness, or disease, is recognized as a major […]
I truly love and agree with the saying, “In order to love someone else, you have to love yourself first”. So, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I want to share with you my top 10 Ways To Practice Self-Love.
Discover something new about yourself.
Stop being so hard on yourself, grow from the experience and […]
Hello dear reader,
As some of you know, I have recently been recovering from knee replacement surgery. It’s been enlightening, and I want to share an aspect of my journey with you.
My healing has been nothing short of miraculous. More than anything, I am stunned at the body’s capacity to heal, and not just my body, […]
Relationship issues, as well as attraction to a particular person, usually begin with the family of origin. We tend to pick partners that somehow resemble one or both of our parents. If we are fortunate enough to be brought up in a family with loving, supportive parents who genuinely love each other and are able to provide us with a […]
People often ask me: “Why do this, the process of therapy, when it might bring up old, painful memories?” I tell them: “Because what you don’t heal will hold you hostage and keep you from your greatest freedom and joy—the joy of being fully present and authentic in yourself.”
Emotional pain is trying to tell us […]
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is part of the peripheral nervous system, consists of sensory and motor neurons. These neurons run between the central nervous system and the peripheral organs, such as the heart, lungs, stomach and intestines. The ANS is largely involuntary and functions below the level of normal conscious awareness.
The two branches […]
Incoming sensory information takes one of two primary pathways in the brain. One pathway leads to the neocortex, which is more of the “thinking brain” where we make sense of the world. The other pathway, which stimulates the “fight or flight” response, leads to the autonomic, or peripheral, nervous system, which enables us to defend […]