Pictures of this… leave us with sweet longings for this. We’ve already had snow storms and school closings; we’ve seen the normally long lines at Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts get ever longer. In this time of cold, a warm beverage seems not just right, but necessary. And as researchers are finding, physical warmth may help […]
Thousands of Troops will be Coming Home . . . Someday. Will You Be Ready to Treat Them?
With 30,000 more troops scheduled for deployment for Afghanistan, a mission clearly defined and an exit strategy set before the American people, we forge ahead. And while we could debate the party politics and military merit of the road ahead, it’s the unintended fallout that deserves at least equal time. More and more, we’re hearing […]
Your Affect-Regulation Tool Box
Several weeks ago I had the good fortune to hear Elie Wiesel speak. Here’s a man who would have every right to be inconsolably bitter and pessimistic. Yet instead, his experience in the Holocaust has only made him stronger… His message, How to Rebuild a Moral Society, inspires us to build a place where there […]
In the Grip of Fear
A recent article in Newsweek “How we narrowly avoided a depression” (Robert J Samuelson – Newsweek 10/12) just caught my attention. Its business commentary but in a way, it relates so directly to our work. Samuelson drew distinctions between 1929 and 2007-09, and talked about The Depression as one of serious economic downturn and paralyzing […]
Why You Need to Know About Inflammation
For the past 5 years, Inflammation has been an up-front focus… and even in this teleseminar series, a front-burner topic simply because of inflammation’s increasingly common and threatening presence. So Dr. Shealy has argued that inflammation is the root of all disease. For more on this important topic, check out our mind/body programs. Meanwhile, go […]
Not Just a Gut Reaction…This is Serious
What exactly happens when the food we eat hits the stomach and begins the break-down process? Just how does the body get the nutrients it needs? In truth, digestion should work like clockwork. We should never have to give it a thought. But in a quick survey conducted by the CDC, two-thirds of the adult […]
Are Your Friends Making You Fat?
This is the cover story that sure caught my attention in a recent New York Times Magazine edition (9/13). And it continued with: “Is Happiness Catching? Your friends and even your friends’ friends can make you quit smoking, eat too much or get happy…a look at the emerging science of social contagion.” OK, leaving aside […]
The Dual Nature of Inflammation
How can inflammation signal healing yet at the same time, be the culprit in undermining our good health? We’ve all had the experience of inflammation – we trip or fall, our ankle or knee swells. We get a surface cut, it bleeds. We get blisters or hotspots, there’s redness and warmth. These signs of inflammation […]
Why Self-Compassion is Becoming a Psychotherapist’s Best Between Session Tool
Psychotherapy can be incredibly effective – we all know this. It is truly amazing how much can be accomplished between a patient and a therapist in each session. But the world outside the therapist’s door can often be cold, harsh, and lonely to vulnerable patients. Regression can occur while patients are still days or weeks […]
Ericksonian Hypnosis
Remember “You are getting sleepy” after the hypnotist urges his patient to stare at a swinging pocket watch? Popularized on TV and in the movies for years, this became the lay person’s image of hypnosis. Filled with a good deal of mystery and magic, audiences held their breath until the suspense of trance released itself […]