Self-Sabotage or Self-Protection
I call the work I do self-directed NEUROPLASTICITY change. I train people. I guide them. I point out blind spots. I am their cheer squad and coach. But I am not able to do the work. That is up to them. Only they can do it. So in the course of discussing whether someone is […]
Continue ReadingThe perception of threat
We give our brain far too much credit for being ‘smart’. Its real focus is PROTECTION. Good health requires the brain to have an accurate perception of what’s going on outside the skull (in the body and around the body). The accurate perception of threat is critical and it is often way off. If you […]
Continue ReadingOver-protective = Hypersensitive
Stress hormones protect us from the clichéd tiger. Chronic stress however puts us into an unnecessarily protective biological state. There is no tiger so we are over-protected. An over-protective brain & nervous system will assess ‘safe’ things as ‘dangerous’ and respond accordingly. Biologically overprotective = hyper-sensitive.
Continue ReadingIs Brain Plasticity the key to healing?
For those who can access Australia’s Radio National podcasts, this interview with Norman Doidge (author of ‘The Brain that Changes Itself’ & ‘The Healing Brain’) looks at the concept of Neuroplasticity. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/new-document/7024946
Continue ReadingNorwegian Medical Journal – Lightning Process – ME/CFS
The Lightning Process has been available in Norway for many years now and was recently written about in the Norwegian Medical Journal. (English version) http://tidsskriftet.no/article/3463468/en_GB Chronic fatigue syndrome and experience with the Lightning Process – Norwegian Medical Journal
Continue ReadingGetting better or just getting better at managing?
The understanding of NEUROPLASTICITY has become a valuable tool in working with both physical and mental health. NEUROPLASTICITY is the process where the brain alters its structure and function as an adaptation to experience. The implications of this are huge. One implication is that the things that people do to ‘manage’ their problem are also […]
Continue ReadingNeuroplasticity and the Sudoku myth
You may have heard that maintaining high cognitive function and memory is a simple as doing your daily Sudoku or crossword puzzle thanks to the wonders of Neuroplasticity. REALLY? Will doing Sudoku really change your brain at all? It turns out that the answer IS yes…. but only because everything does. However if you think […]
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