First Steps to Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be by Lisa Wimberger
Some of the most complex emotional situations to navigate come from the way we learn or don’t learn to relate to one another. Relationships with individuals and groups are the […]
Goal Directed or Avoidance Directed?
Science is showing us that the left prefrontal cortex activates more with individuals who are goal-directed, and the right prefrontal activates more with individuals who are avoidance-directed. Consider this ad: […]
You are in Control of Your Stories
Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a system of arousal and neurotransmitters. If we take no action, our default system can favor […]
You Are NOT a Victim
Autonomy and control wire into our brains directly into the reward center: the ventral striatum. When we perceive we don’t have control, we deactivate the reward center and activate the pain/stress […]
What a Difference a Verb can Make!
I AM vs I FEEL Did you know that when the fight-or-flight center of the brain is engaged (the limbic system) saying things like I AM so angry keeps the blood […]
Connecting to Others Just might Require some Self-Reflection
How can you connect to others if you can’t connect to yourself? When we are in reaction or in our limbic response, otherwise known as fight-or-flight, we have disabled the […]
Wake Up or Die More Quickly Trying
Wake up or you might continue to experience each day primed for disease and negativity. Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a […]
Getting Rid of Unwanted Memories
There is likely an ethical debate that could ensue around the art of removing or rewriting unwanted memories. Perhaps words like denial or delusion come to mind. But let’s pretend […]
Who’s Writing YOUR Stories?
Wake up! Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a system of arousal and neurotransmitters. If we take no action, our default system […]
Beauty…where does it live?
In studies done at the University College London, it was shown that when people experienced looking at things they rated beautiful, or listened to beautiful music a consistent part of […]