Mental Health & Neuroplasticity

Includes ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression, mindfulness, brain-NS connection, etc.

How suppressing our emotions and physiology can lead to depression

2024-04-30T14:18:06-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

I LOVED recording this latest vlog for you, because it tied in many different topics (plus I got to read a passage from one of my favourite books!).  Today I dive into topics like the importance of expressing physical pain at the visceral and primal animal levels. I [...]

Unpacking Feldenkraisian learning & neuroplasticity with Andrew Gibbons

2024-04-26T14:56:18-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Practitioners & Professionals|

One of my first entry points into neuroplastic learning, and the capacity for the human system to rewire, change and evolve past “usual” standards of human potential, was via the work of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais vis-à-vis the body of work called, The Feldenkrais Method.  I began this quest [...]

How high stress jobs impact us (and how to de-stress)

2024-04-26T14:59:09-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Mental Health & Neuroplasticity|

It goes without saying that stress impacts pretty much most humans to a certain degree. And it most definitely impacts those living in more westernized and industrialized places and spaces. If we aren’t careful, these stresses can accumulate and create what some call ‘toxicity’ with our body-mind interfaces, [...]