ARTICLES + PODCAST EPISODES
How to calm down anxious thinking by understanding your brainwaves
In brainwave patterns that correlate with the experience of anxiety and anxious thinking, we see a higher amount of a very fast brainwave frequency range called high beta (or hibeta, which is about 20-35 hz). Clients and patients…
Brainwave patterns related to depression
There are certain patterns i see in brainwave profiles (that are obtained through quantitative EEG analysis) that are often linked with people who report challenges such as depression and anxiety One of those patterns is asymmetry. What…
The science of how to build a more resilient and adaptive mindset
What’s the difference between ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ behavior? As children, we don’t get to choose what our environment is or what kind of system we are a part of. Since we don’t get to choose, we must…
Signals and Frequencies of Our Social Nervous System
If aliens landed and wanted to communicate with us, what kind of team would you assemble and how would you go about communicating with them? What would you do to try to understand them or help them understand us…
The importance of inner intelligence
Self-directed neuroplasticity is one of the first topics that drew me in to study neuroscience. One of the most important aspects of it is ‘self-directed’. We can’t help that our brains get built through our experiences and relationships. …
The neuroscience of a self-aware mindset
We can’t change our reactions or behaviors if we don’t realize they are being driven by our mindset. We can’t change our mindset if we don’t realize we have one. A mindset is a ‘setting’ of our mind. It’s…
How we block this primal mechanism for safety and connection
When we leave the womb, the first moment of feeling ‘disconnected’ from our place of safety is the loss of all-encompassing warmth. We emerge into a world with air and light and un-muffled sounds. Our main reassurance that we are…
What ‘social frequencies’ are you transmitting?
https://youtu.be/zNWORt7vW3o Every mood, intention and internal state you experience transmits audible and visible signals to others – whether you know it or not. Brain imaging is interesting, but you don’t actually ever know what part of your brain is activating…
update of what’s going on behind the scenes + new video!
I just wanted to send you an update of what’s going on behind the scenes here… First – thank you to all of you for sending beautiful messages of understanding and encouragement. The insights I’ve had over the past…
Taking time off from my blog/podcast/social media
before i could release the weight of my sadness and pain, I first had to honor its existence -yung pueblo Hello friends, I need to be more personal with you than I usually am. I’m taking a big risk here,…
The neuroscience of a ‘seeking’ mindset
One of my favorite music artists of all time is a French singer named Francis Cabrel. Acoustic guitar* is to me one of the most soothing sounds and the French language does something to me 🙂 One of my favorite…
Season 2 Episode 6: Why are humans so anxious? and the dark side of mindfulness
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Listen on Spotify Listen on iTunes Listen on Blubrry When we focus on trying to ‘fix’ dysregulation without acknowledging how it emerged, we are conveying a message that somehow the anxiety or overreaction just ‘appeared’ because of an imbalance…
The Shame-Submission Response and Weaponizing the Human Voice
The most dangerous form of human interaction is shame. If some of your past experiences involve feeling shame, it’s quite possible that you do not have conscious awareness of where those feelings come from. This is because shame…
Season 2 Ep 5 – Resilience, Stability and Hyper-Coherent Networks
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The formation of self-identity and group identity through the lens of hyper-coherent networks, key features of what makes a system resilient. (remember – your brain, your relationships and human society are all systems).
To help systems become more flexible and innovative, we need to understand the mechanisms of change.
A mindset or paradigm shift is one of those mechanisms.
A level higher than that: being able to rise above paradigms altogether*.
This is what can free our mind to experiment with perspectives that are guided by our values – rather than only confirming a narrow field of vision based on our past, which is largely driven by our tribal identity.
The science of why mindset changes behavior
A mindset shift is a visceral, sensorimotor experience. What does ‘visceral’ mean? Viscera refers to the soft internal organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, excretory, reproductive, and circulatory systems. …
The dark side of resilience and why we need to talk about trauma
Being trauma-informed is an act of science-based compassion. When we understand the neurobiological impacts of trauma, violence and what I call ‘sociobiological insults’ to our psychological safety – we naturally become more understanding of human pain. We need to discover…
This is why I chose to study neuroscience
“We don’t passively forget that something is scary. We must actively learn that it isn’t anymore.” – Stanford Neurology professor, Dr. Robert Sapolsky The day a young man I had been counseling told me that, for the first time…
VIDEOS
How to calm down anxious thinking by understanding your brainwaves
In brainwave patterns that correlate with the experience of anxiety and anxious thinking, we see a higher amount of a very fast brainwave frequency range called high beta (or hibeta, which is about 20-35 hz). Clients and patients…
Brainwave patterns related to depression
There are certain patterns i see in brainwave profiles (that are obtained through quantitative EEG analysis) that are often linked with people who report challenges such as depression and anxiety One of those patterns is asymmetry. What…
The science of how to build a more resilient and adaptive mindset
What’s the difference between ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ behavior? As children, we don’t get to choose what our environment is or what kind of system we are a part of. Since we don’t get to choose, we must…
Signals and Frequencies of Our Social Nervous System
If aliens landed and wanted to communicate with us, what kind of team would you assemble and how would you go about communicating with them? What would you do to try to understand them or help them understand us…
The importance of inner intelligence
Self-directed neuroplasticity is one of the first topics that drew me in to study neuroscience. One of the most important aspects of it is ‘self-directed’. We can’t help that our brains get built through our experiences and relationships. …
The neuroscience of a self-aware mindset
We can’t change our reactions or behaviors if we don’t realize they are being driven by our mindset. We can’t change our mindset if we don’t realize we have one. A mindset is a ‘setting’ of our mind. It’s…
What ‘social frequencies’ are you transmitting?
https://youtu.be/zNWORt7vW3o Every mood, intention and internal state you experience transmits audible and visible signals to others – whether you know it or not. Brain imaging is interesting, but you don’t actually ever know what part of your brain is activating…