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Archives for November 2015

Emotional Memories & Emotional Baggage

Emotional Memories & Emotional Baggage

Posted on 11.18.15 No Comments

Two Types of Memory Your thinking brain creates memories using a special part of your brain called the hippocampus which is Latin for seahorse because it has a curlicue shape that sort of looks like a seahorse.  This is the part of your brain that is responsible for remembering day-to-day Read More →

HOW STRESS MAKES YOU STUPID

HOW STRESS MAKES YOU STUPID

Posted on 11.11.15 No Comments

Stress enlarges your habit brain and shrinks your decision-making brain. Chronic stress hormones trigger mindless habits instead of thoughtful action.  When you are under chronic stress your brain releases stress hormones (adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol) which actually change your Read More →

Unconscious Flashbacks Cause Double Damage

Unconscious Flashbacks Cause Double Damage

Posted on 11.03.15 No Comments

Conscious flashbacks cause damage.  Unconscious flashbacks cause double damage. My client John had certainly overreacted to a little thing of a car backfiring, taking his hands off the steering wheel and covering his face. When he finally gets to my office he hesitates and his eyes Read More →

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