Brain

Transforming Leadership: Coaching Beyond Therapy for Anxiety

Leadership stress management coaching: Coaching leaders for stress requires a distinct approach, focusing on performance enhancement and practical solutions for…

10 months ago

The two distinct pathways in the brain that generate anxiety

There are two main pathways in the brain that can generate anxiety: the cortex pathway and the amygdala pathway. Both…

10 months ago

Guide to CPR for the Amygdala: Understanding, Application, and Benefits for Managing Emotional Reactivity and Stress

CPR for the Amygdala is a tool that helps individuals manage their emotional reactivity and stress by using the SNAP…

10 months ago

Breaking the Grip of Dread: Overcoming Persistent Apprehension

It's important to be compassionate with yourself during this process. Choose one or two techniques that resonate with you and…

10 months ago

The Interplay of Trauma and Anxiety: Brain Mechanisms, Healing Pathways, and Professional Guidance

Trauma significantly affects anxiety, altering brain function and leading to avoidant behaviours and heightened emotional reactivity. Addressing past traumas can…

10 months ago

Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Practical Exercises and Techniques

Rewiring an anxious brain involves using a combination of techniques that target both the amygdala and cortex pathways. These exercises…

10 months ago

Cortisol

Cortisol is a key hormone in the body's stress response system. While essential for immediate reactions to danger and having…

10 months ago

Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Tools, Techniques and Strategies

Rewiring the brain from anxiety is an achievable goal that focuses on a change in the relationship with anxious thoughts…

10 months ago

Anxiety and the Brain: Understanding and Treating Anxiety with Havening

Anxiety involves the amygdala's stress response to perceived threats, which can become heightened by encoded trauma. Havening is a powerful…

10 months ago

How does mindfulness affect the link between thoughts and emotions?

mindfulness helps to create a different relationship with thoughts and emotions by increasing awareness, promoting acceptance, and reducing reactivity. By…

10 months ago

Havening Techniques for Anxiety Relief

Havening is a psychosensory technique that combines touch, attention and positive visualisation to alleviate anxiety and other emotional and physical…

10 months ago

Understanding Your “Nervous Mind”: what helps calm your mind

When you feel like your mind is "nervous," it often means that certain parts of your brain are overactive or…

10 months ago

How to retrain your anxious brain

To retrain an anxious brain, it's important to understand that anxiety is a complex response involving different parts of the…

11 months ago

The amygdala and trauma: understanding what your brain is doing leading to roots for your recovery.

The amygdala plays a central role in the experience of psychological trauma. It is a part of the limbic system,…

11 months ago

What is self havening touch and what it can do for you.

Self-havening touch is a simple, yet powerful technique that uses gentle, soothing touch to specific areas of the body to…

11 months ago