Sometimes there is not an obvious, stand-alone cause of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  An accumulation of small “t” traumas can also result in PTSD such witnessing an accident or domestic violence, having an illness with a long recovery time, experiencing...

Our three brains perform different functions while continuously working simultaneously, exchanging messages between each other, other parts of the brain, and the body. Most of this communication is beyond our awareness on a subconscious level. This is one reason why...

There are multiple ways to conceptualize an idea. Richard C. Schwartz introduced  his conceptualization of how the human psyche organizes oitself in his book Internal Family Systems in 1995 which is still relevant today. He said the human mind is...

The only moment we ever truly have is now . . . this moment. In response to life stressors, difficult memories and other triggers, our mind shifts awareness to outside the present moment into rehearsing future expectations, most of which...