Our brains respond to fear by shutting down and so if we hope to sustain growth we may wish to address fears that could be holding us back. Certainly fear of dementia is one barrier to a sound, healthy brain, and yet so are other fears such as our failure… Read more »
Healthy choices are to the amygdala, what healthy food is to the stomach! We ignore our amygdala to our mental and emotional peril. As our brain’s vital processing center for emotions, the amygdala connects our emotions to other key brain abilities, that regulate memories, learning and our senses. An untamed… Read more »
“We never really understand others until we consider things from their point of view – until we climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (To Kill a Mockingbird) What if we imagine five qualities or habits we most admire in friends or family members. Then let’s consider one… Read more »
Even when depressed and down we are all still unique, and we each deserve unique approaches to healing depression that give us hope for a better future. Not that it’s easy, and at times it requires medications, therapy or both to help balance chemicals that work against wellbeing. Especially critical… Read more »
Inner kindness is a majestic force that lifts us beyond barriers into happiness and helps us see life as it might appear with wonderful opportunities at any moment. When kind to ourselves we set a magnificent mental and emotional stage to laugh more and celebrate life fully in every current… Read more »
Ever wonder why some seniors retire into loneliness while others run from retirement into liveliness We may think that loneliness is a non-fixable fate for seniors on their own, but actually our brains repair our social sensibilities when we adopt a growth mindset. Seniors who suffer from feeling alone, felt… Read more »
Do we lie about our age, or do others find inspiration from our maturity and mindfulness that come with a few wrinkles? Perhaps more importantly – can we laugh and glance lightheartedly at age and reality because it rocks for us? If so we’re likely the voracious seniors that Plato… Read more »
Fixed ideas of HOW SMART WE ARE keep us busy on gerbil wheels anxiously chasing perfection. Flexible growth mindset ideas of HOW WE ARE SMART keep us risking creativity to grow brilliance. How we think about intelligence has a lot to do with how we take advantage of our abilities… Read more »
