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Love Reincarnations

Blog, From the Blog, RelationshipsNovember 10, 2015131Views 1Like 1Comment

Hurt, fear frustration. The brain loves to self-heal, both consciously and subconsciously. Our childhood experiences do have a large impact on our relationships later in live, whether you are open to believing this or not. Aside from what you store in your conscious mind (ie. day to day working memory), your subconscious mind…

Well being therapy

Blog, From the Blog, HappinessOctober 15, 2015154Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well-Being Therapy, developed by Giaovanni Fava an Italian researcher, has been known to help people adopt a more optimistic outlook and hold onto positive emotions longer. This most likely results from strengthening interactions with Pre-Frontal Cortex and the reward and pleasure circuits in our brains. Well-Being Therapy consists of three exercises done everyday through out…

Trauma 101

Blog, From the Blog, TraumaAugust 28, 2015235Views 1Like 1Comment

Psychological trauma is the mind’s perception of an unpleasant event, stored as a memory. Each person perceives their experiences in their own way which means the limiting factor with traumatic severity is a personal recall of experience. No two experiences are the same and previous factors may add or detract from traumatic exposure.…

10 signs your relationship has become toxic

Blog, From the Blog, RelationshipsAugust 28, 2015278Views 0Likes 0Comments

Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School, Bessel van der Kolk, has been an advocate for the inclusion of Development Trauma Disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical…

Is my spouse depressed?

Blog, Depression, From the BlogAugust 28, 2015264Views 2Likes 1Comment

I am unsure of where to turn for help lately. My husband Gerry (name has been changed), comes home from work everyday and lays on the couch. If I have prepared a meal for him to eat he will get up and walk to the dinner table, eat something in silence and then go lay…