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A SIMPLE EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE SELF-TEST

A SIMPLE EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE SELF-TEST

Posted on 01.19.16 1 Comment

Do you have problems with ANGER, FEARS, SADNESS, OBSESSIONS or COMPULSIONS? Do a simple exercise to find out if emotional baggage is subconsciously causing your problems.  Think of an issue that is interfering with your life right now.  This may be anger, sadness, anxiety, an Read More →

Conquer Anxiety By Resolving Your Worst Memory

Conquer Anxiety By Resolving Your Worst Memory

Posted on 12.15.15 1 Comment

Fully healing the emotional wound from your worst memory conquers anxiety and allows you to calmly and confidently tackle your future challenges. EVERYBODY HAS A '10' If you were watching a video of all of the worst and most upsetting moments in your life and you were going to hit the Read More →

Start Breaking Compulsions & Addictions In 2 Minutes

Start Breaking Compulsions & Addictions In 2 Minutes

Posted on 12.08.15 No Comments

The difference between social drinking and problem drinking doesn't have anything to do with how ofter you drink, how much you drink, whether you drink alone or with other people.  Social drinking happens when you drink to make a good feeling better.  Problem drinking -  and any other Read More →

Emotional Memories & Emotional Baggage

Emotional Memories & Emotional Baggage

Posted on 11.18.15 No Comments

Two Types of Memory Your thinking brain creates memories using a special part of your brain called the hippocampus which is Latin for seahorse because it has a curlicue shape that sort of looks like a seahorse.  This is the part of your brain that is responsible for remembering day-to-day Read More →

HOW STRESS MAKES YOU STUPID

HOW STRESS MAKES YOU STUPID

Posted on 11.11.15 No Comments

Stress enlarges your habit brain and shrinks your decision-making brain. Chronic stress hormones trigger mindless habits instead of thoughtful action.  When you are under chronic stress your brain releases stress hormones (adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol) which actually change your Read More →

Unconscious Flashbacks Cause Double Damage

Unconscious Flashbacks Cause Double Damage

Posted on 11.03.15 No Comments

Conscious flashbacks cause damage.  Unconscious flashbacks cause double damage. My client John had certainly overreacted to a little thing of a car backfiring, taking his hands off the steering wheel and covering his face. When he finally gets to my office he hesitates and his eyes Read More →

Emotional Baggage: Putting Memories Out Of Your Mind

Emotional Baggage: Putting Memories Out Of Your Mind

Posted on 10.28.15 No Comments

Putting memories and emotional baggage out of your mind does not put it out of your brain. So how is it that people can put things out of their minds? Well, it seems to be surprisingly simple. If you distract yourself every time a memory comes up - after a few hundreds or thousands of Read More →

How Your Emotional Brain Pulls The Plug on Your Thinking Brain

How Your Emotional Brain Pulls The Plug on Your Thinking Brain

Posted on 10.06.15 No Comments

While your thinking brain has several ways of containing and controlling emotional reactions (neuroscientists are mapping these out as you are reading this) your emotional brain has one giant kill switch that allows it to pull the plug on the thinking brain. The way this works is that your Read More →

Your Internal GPS-How anxiety can make you lose your way

Your Internal GPS-How anxiety can make you lose your way

Posted on 09.30.15 No Comments

Your internal GPS was designed to help you chase your dreams, anxiety resets your GPS to make you run away from nightmares. Now at any moment in your life you are either chasing a dream or you are running away from a nightmare.  Your brain has just 2 gears, forward and reverse, you are Read More →

Emotional Baggage Transformed to Wisdom

Emotional Baggage Transformed to Wisdom

Posted on 09.23.15 1 Comment

You are walking down your path of life and someone throws a rock and hits you.  You stoop down and pick up the rock.  To prevent them from throwing it at you again you put it in your backpack.  You also find that since the rock is in your backpack you do not have to see it and be reminded Read More →

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