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Recently in my group, I spoke about how my survival response takes over when Dalia, my partner, and I fight. From a brain perspective, our amygdala, an almond-shaped piece in the middle of our brain, is there to keep us safe. It is what others call our reptilian brain — the oldest part of our…
Have you ever done something you said you would never do to have it change your life? For me, it was 1976, living with a group of guys in Boulder, CO. Breck, one of my roommates, moved to Boulder to give up his law practice to learn Rolfing, a form of bodywork. Breck being a…
Years ago, I was driving down Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Arizona, when I starting nodding off. It was as if I had just driven from LA nonstop, rather than from my clinic a few blocks away. I could barely keep my eyes open. It was then that I realized I was exhausted and burned out….
I remember, as a young teenager, hanging out with my friends and talking about what we would do with a particular young teenage girl. We had no idea what we were talking about, but that was irrelevant. We were bonding, bragging and mostly B-S-ing. The more graphic you could be, the better. It was all…
Trauma and chronic stress significantly impacts us. More than any other phenomenon they impact our emotional intelligence. You don’t need to have gone to war to be experience their physiological or psychological effects. Much of the work I do with men and women can be traced to trauma. Bill Smythe, a colleague of mine wrote…
What is as controversial as politics and religion? Diets. The more health conscious a person is, the more adamant he is about his diet. Everyone has his reasons why his diet is better. Many of the reasons make sense, so how do you decide what is right for you? Where to start Knowing my holistic…
