I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Megan Gipson, LCSW on her podcast, The Family Brain. Megan is a long time friend and Georgetown alumni and I feel honored to be invited to talk with her (for the third time!!!). We discussed all things adolescence,...
I want you to ponder the items in the list below and identify what they have in common: Steve Jobs, political campaigns, the marketing industry, and cult leaders. What’s the overlap? They are all keenly aware that you are not aware of what you are not aware. In other...
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Georgia Ellis on her podcast, Ellis in Wunderland. Georgia nicknamed me "The Keeper of Secrets" as we talked about my approach to the doctor-patient relationship. Also in the episode, we discussed neurobiology, leadership,...
Today I am sharing another article I have written for Steven Kotler and his newest endeavor, The Flow Research Collective (AKA The Collective). It's an installment in the series Shrink Rap, where psychologists discuss the frontiers of human excellence. As a shrink,...
Authors note: This month I am sharing an article I wrote for Steven Kotler and his newest endeavor, The Flow Research Collective (AKA The Collective). Stay tuned for a monthly installment from the The Collective Every once in a while, something truly surreal happens...
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Kimberley Quinlan on her podcast, Your Anxiety Toolkit, about our relationship with anxiety and the complexities that face many of us as we begin to deeply observe that dynamic. I love what Kimberley is putting out there in...
I recently had the pleasure to connect with Courtney Townley on her podcast Grace & Grit. I was thrilled to be able to discuss: The Importance of Emotional Flexibility Learning How to Embrace Ambiguity Where to Start Improving your Mental Health The Role...
What if I told you there is something you can start tonight that will yield psychological benefits tomorrow? Would you do it? If it was a pill, would you take it? Consider these additional facts about what I am going to suggest in today’s post: It’s free to...
I recorded a podcast with Jennifer Tracy of the MILF podcast a few months back and something I said garnered a bit of inquiry from listeners. I mentioned that I had decided several years back to “inoculate myself against rejection.” In one of my many email attempts to...
I got you here because of the title of this essay. Plain and simple. It’s Psychology 101. If I title something in a certain way, you are going to click on the link. And lists, recipes and anything that promises a quick fix are top of the list of most viewed articles...
I recently spent a week in Mexico at the functional medicine institute, Sanoviv. I have known about Sanoviv for many years now, as my obsession with finding core origins of suffering and disease has deepened. Let me clarify the use of the word “institute.” Sanoviv is...
I was recently on Not Another Anxiety Show with Kelli Walker discussing epigenetics and neuroplasticity. I hope you will enjoy this episode as we unpack the power you have over your own sense of wellness and empowerment. It turns out that old dogs are uniquely...
I’ve logged a lot of hours in the pain cave, both self-inflicted and at the hands of others. There is no end to the various ways I have entered the arena with the gladiator that is pain and suffering. Toe-to-toe I found myself constantly returning to this wrestle, to...
You can participate in changing how your brain functions. You can change even something as elusive as your mind. You can change your health. You are going to have to do the work. This is an inside job.
What do passionate love and cocaine use have in common? Sarah Osteen of Swayed podcast series and I talk about love and its powerful and surprising effects on our brain and decision making.
There are terms and conditions of the behaviors and patterns you participate in within your own self. We accumulate these patterns over decades of acting and reacting to our world in certain fixed patterns.
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