As mentioned in my previous post on feeling, many people go through much of their lives ignoring or suppressing their feelings. This can be for a multitude of reasons including fear of falling apart through experiencing strong emotions and messages from childhood that...
Many people who come into therapy report that they are disconnected from their feelings. A notable symptom of many psychological conditions including depression and anxiety is disconnection with one’s own feelings. It makes sense that people who are experiencing...
It has been evidenced that changes in thyroid hormone is associated with mood, neuropsychiatric and cognitive changes (1). Thyroid hormone receptors are widely distributed in the brain including in the emotional center of the brain (limbic system structure), and...
Generation Effect: Information that is self-generated, or generated from your own mind, is remembered better than information supplied to you. This effect has been studied and observed in the general population for decades,1, 2 but was recently studied in multiple...
Many of the people we see in therapy are inundated with derisive, attacking, and at times, verbally abusive self-talk. So subtle and pervasive is the way that we deal with ourselves, that it is often invisible and nearly impossible to observe. Examining your...
Pediatric patients diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition and their families are catapulted into crisis mode as they embark upon a challenging journey with numerous potentially traumatizing situations. These children and adolescents may experience...
