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...

Doctors often see patients presenting with physical ailments affecting the nervous systems that are not associated with any true injury or illness. These ailments arise from the embodiment of intense psychological distress and can range from epileptic-like seizures where there...

Imagine that life is a buffet full of delicious and nutritious food – all your favorites. What would happen if you tried to put all that good food on your plate at once? Textures and flavors would blend together becoming...

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...