November 2009

Right after grad school I worked in health education and they taught us about combining neurotransmitter boosts, except they used more old fashioned terms. Now we know better. Getting a natural high is the most effective strategy to turning off cravings and drives, so how about pre-planning a Triple Joy Point?

I did that today. Keep in mind that any natural pleasure counts, but the trick is to combine them. I watched the rain come down (natural pleasure), raved at the wind blowing the leaves of the trees (natural pleasure) and talked to my dad about his day, having just gotten off the exercise bike. I thought of him at 88 on the bike, and felt a wave of pride . . . pretty great for 88. Read more »

We are emphasizing the use of The Quick Sanctuary Tool, just checking in, assuming Body at 1, lovingly observe yourself, connect with the sanctuary within, bring up a nurturing inner voice and say to yourself the words you most need to hear. Read more »

After 4 months of development and 1 month of waiting for Apple's approval we are proud to announce that "Check In: The Emotional Brain Training App"  is now on the iPhone App Store and will be free for the month of November. Read more »

How do you really know if you are a people pleaser, and who cares if you are one? Let's start with who cares. It's miserable to be a people pleasure because you aren't comfortable in your own skin. You are constantly looking for approval from others and paying attention to their feelings and thoughts about you, rather than developing a safe harbor inside. That is enough to create so much stress that you eat, spend, work, smoke, drink, pill pop and zone out on television, computer games or the Internet. Read more »