In the time of Jesus, the Jewish culture adhered to the principle of “an eye for an eye”. This meant that if someone else injured you in any way, such as accidentally killing your ox, you had the right to...
Oftentimes, when people think of PTSD they relate it to war time experiences, domestic violence, rape, natural disasters, being the victim of child abuse, or other severely traumatic circumstances. However, this is not always the case. PTSD can be developed...
The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model is the theoretical, neurobiological concept foundational to EMDR therapy. According to the AIP model, the human brain processes new information by a way of a physiological system of existing memory networks that are responsible...
Unfortunately, when one is depressed the inclination is to do the worst thing possible for depression, which is doing nothing at all. Lethargy, hopelessness, helplessness, and negative predictions of the future, all hallmarks of depression, combine to prohibit motivation. Often,...
In 1995 Kaiser Permanente, a Health Maintenance Organization ( HMO), studied the association between adverse childhood experiences and long term health risks, including depression, in 9,508 of its members. This is the largest study of its kind to date. They...
Depression is the common cold of mental health issues with more than 350 million sufferers worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 disability and death from depression will surpass that of war, accidents, cancer, strokes, and heart disease...
Did you ever wonder how a couple who loved each other when they got married could, “x” number of years later, treat each other so abominably during a divorce? What happened to them? Why do people, even family members, become...
Treating addictions can be tricky because addictions serve a purpose in the addicted person’s life, despite being self-destructive in the long run. Where to start first, the underlying trauma or the addiction, has always been a dilemma for trauma therapists....
Experiencing loss is inevitable. Due to the multi-aspect nature of our instinct to survive, our subconscious will not let us fully acknowledge that we too will certainly face the tragedy of losing a loved one. Death is a part of...
Normally one part of the brain communicates with other parts through a network of chemical connections relayed by neurotransmitters. Communication is almost instantaneous between the billions of cells in the brain. However, that level of connection is impaired during and...