Monthly Archives: January 2019

Laughter – Communing

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Joel

Though you might think of laughter as a human phenomenon always associated with humor, such as the punchline of a joke, laughter does not require much in the way of cognitive complexity. Human laughter is rooted in the ancient PLAY … Continue reading →

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Video Games R Us

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Joel

Video Games You may have heard of the nine-year-old girl in the U.K. whose father discovered her sitting on a urine-soaked cushion playing the video game “Fortnite.” But before you get in an argument or debate as to whether “Fortnite” … Continue reading →

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Opioids R Us

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Joel

With the current opioid addiction epidemic, you may wonder what the existence of endogenous opioid systems serves. Endogenous opioids manufactured in our brains right from the day we are born are the very same opioids being chemically manufactured. They are … Continue reading →

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Mindset

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Joel

Mindset Do you really want to know your genetic risk for heart disease? Would knowing this information alter your genetic risk by making you more likely to get heart disease? This research study showed that just knowing this risk changed … Continue reading →

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Brain Lock

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Joel

Brain Lock Becoming familiar with the brain helps me to work more easily with the Four-Step and other methods. For example, it’s not me, it is my caudate nucleus locked in gear and unable to shift me out of these … Continue reading →

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Self-CARE In An Irrational World

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Joel

Care and Grief The bond is formed from the start, when infants are totally helpless, dependent for their life on their mothers and fathers, mostly their mothers, completely alone with no one to turn to. They cry to arouse the … Continue reading →

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Tough Love for Insomnia

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Joel

During my entire working career, I suffered from insomnia. I’d get in bed and just lie there wide awake. As the night progressed, my anxiety grew to panic. “How am I going to feel tomorrow?” I’ve got to get to … Continue reading →

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