East vs. West It’s hard to watch TV and not come across an advertisement of pharmaceutical companies touting products. Have you noticed the smiling and laughing faces as a scary list of side effects [...]
Dental Fears Several months ago, a person called asking if hypnosis could help with "dental fears." My mind raced, wondering what fears he had? The sound of the drill? Office smells? Fear of choking? [...]
“Congratulations! You’ve been selected to speak at this year’s conference!” If you received this announcement, how would you feel? Excited? Happy? Nervous? Nonchalant? Just the idea of making a presentation throws many people into [...]
Just imagine... John walks into a bank and notices things look different. A moment later, he’s roughly shoved against the wall. He hears a gunshot and smells the gunpowder. He looks up to see a [...]
Getting Older I’m getting older, and that’s a good thing, considering the alternative. Reading articles about the aging brain makes me wonder what my future brain health holds. I mean, I am in the mind-body [...]
Stress Verses Anxiety A few weeks ago, I posted a blog about stress. Then people began asking: What's the difference between Stress and Anxiety? Having experienced both conditions myself and having studied the two, let [...]
7 Rules of Life Part II How about that for a title! Continuing with the discussion of the 7 Rules of Life, this is the second rule: What Others Think of You is None of [...]
It’s Spring! I love this time of year when the earth is re-awakening from the winter cold. The sun stays up longer, the temperatures are getting warmer, and trees are budding and blooming. Early spring [...]
Happy Tuesday! Today, I'm diving down to explore the first rule in the 7 Rules of Life, which I mentioned in last week's post. Rule #1: Make peace with your past so it does [...]
What Exactly is Stress We hear how bad stress is for us, but have you wondered: What exactly is stress? One formal definition is how the brain responds to a physical, emotional, or perceived [...]
