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How The Vietnamese Made PTSD Disappear – Not

How The Vietnamese Made PTSD Disappear – Not

Posted on 08.09.16 No Comments

The Vietnamese tried to make PTSD go away by systematically forgetting the past, while this is a good short term strategy its a terrible long term solution. In 1994 a group of American psychologists and psychiatrists visited Vietnam to see how they dealt with post traumatic stress Read More →

7 REASONS TO GET RID OF YOUR PTSD FOR GOOD

7 REASONS TO GET RID OF YOUR PTSD FOR GOOD

Posted on 04.20.16 No Comments

When you have a physical wound you do whatever-it-takes to get it to fully heal. Its just as important for you to do whatever-it-takes to get your PTSD wound to fully heal. PTSD doubles your risk of multiple sclerosis, shrinks part of your brain and sabotages your career - but with some Read More →

4 Words That Can Stop Any Marital Argument.

4 Words That Can Stop Any Marital Argument.

Posted on 03.30.16 1 Comment

These 4 words can 1) stop marital arguments mid-sentence, 2) help you become a super spouse and 3) help your spouse to become less defensive. The next time you have an argument with your spouse I want you to say the very last thing that they will expect to hear from you, “You Are Read More →

Marital Time-Out Plus – Communication Skills For Hot Topics

Marital Time-Out Plus – Communication Skills For Hot Topics

Posted on 03.16.16 No Comments

Do your arguments about some topics blow up into major explosions.  Here are some advanced communication skills to help you avoid those minefields. Start with the first 6 steps of the standard Marital Time-Out Program and then add these additional steps to tame those totally Read More →

MARITAL TIME-OUTS: 7-steps to better communication skills

MARITAL TIME-OUTS: 7-steps to better communication skills

Posted on 03.08.16 2 Comments

Vicious Circle Arguments? Explosive Disagreements? Here is a simple 7-step program to help you break bad habits & build better communication skills. The marital time-out program is designed to help couples who frequently fall into vicious-circle, explosive or nonproductive Read More →

Social Anxiety – My public speaking anxiety story

Social Anxiety – My public speaking anxiety story

Posted on 02.25.16 No Comments

Social anxiety may seem to come out blue but there is always a root, it just may be something that you have hidden in the back of your mind.  Here is how my public speaking anxiety seemed to come out of the blue. All through college and graduate school I had no problem speaking in Read More →

Premenstrual women develop 4 X more traumatic memories

Premenstrual women develop 4 X more traumatic memories

Posted on 02.02.16 No Comments

  Women are 4 times more likely to develop a traumatic memory of a car accident than if they have the exact same accident 2 weeks later. This is because your brain doesn't care if something is listed in some book as a trauma or not. As far as your brain is concerned, the only Read More →

A SIMPLE EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE SELF-TEST

A SIMPLE EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE SELF-TEST

Posted on 01.19.16 1 Comment

Do you have problems with ANGER, FEARS, SADNESS, OBSESSIONS or COMPULSIONS? Do a simple exercise to find out if emotional baggage is subconsciously causing your problems.  Think of an issue that is interfering with your life right now.  This may be anger, sadness, anxiety, an Read More →

Conquer Anxiety By Resolving Your Worst Memory

Conquer Anxiety By Resolving Your Worst Memory

Posted on 12.15.15 1 Comment

Fully healing the emotional wound from your worst memory conquers anxiety and allows you to calmly and confidently tackle your future challenges. EVERYBODY HAS A '10' If you were watching a video of all of the worst and most upsetting moments in your life and you were going to hit the Read More →

Start Breaking Compulsions & Addictions In 2 Minutes

Start Breaking Compulsions & Addictions In 2 Minutes

Posted on 12.08.15 No Comments

The difference between social drinking and problem drinking doesn't have anything to do with how ofter you drink, how much you drink, whether you drink alone or with other people.  Social drinking happens when you drink to make a good feeling better.  Problem drinking -  and any other Read More →

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