Do you sometimes avoid looking at credit card statements, bills, and account balances? Is stress about your financial situation affecting your sleep, your eating habits, and/or leading to a repetitive thought cycle about money issues? If you answered yes to some of these questions, it could be a good time to have a conversation with … Read more
The book Livewired, by David Eagleman, is based on the newest scientific discoveries about neuroplasticity, and further debunks earlier research that our brains are static. A gifted storyteller, David shows us, through countless examples, that the brain is constantly adapting, recreating and reconfiguring itself to better understand the world we live in and bring this … Read more
The John Hopkins article, The Science of Sleep, says that “a healthy amount of sleep is vital for “brain plasticity,” or the brain’s ability to adapt to input. If we sleep too little, we become unable to process what we’ve learned during the day and we have more trouble remembering it in the future. Researchers … Read more
The analogy of a bucket as a barometer of nervous system activation has been resonating with many clients lately. I primarily work with clients who are dealing with symptoms related to stress and anxiety who describe being overwhelmed by thoughts and emotions. They know that meditation, mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, exercise and other practices can … Read more
