• Two women sitting on a tan leather sofa laughing and enjoying a moment together; one woman is holding a gift bag, and the other is looking at a laptop on her lap.

    Emotions are not hardwired.

    No brain has an emotional circuit. Your emotions stem from the predictions your brain is continually making, based on your past experiences. It is constantly making guesses to construct a moment you are in…

  • A woman with short blonde hair standing outdoors at sunset with closed eyes and one hand on her chest.

    Taming anxiety.

    Today, subliminally, and sometimes overtly, the average person will sense six threats (or negatives) for every positive. At times, anxiety can be triggered as the prehistoric, or “lizard”, part of the brain called the Amygdala goes into overdrive...

  • Diagram of the human nervous system showing the facial nerve and vagus nerve highlighted in yellow in a semi-transparent blue human body, with labels pointing to each nerve.

    Take a breath.

    The information on breathing techniques in the video below did not fit into my way of thinking until a client asked me to investigate breathing techniques.  I did and thought "Wow!"  I've now had great feedback from those who have used the techniques…