I grew up in an era where video games did not really exist until I was in elementary and more so in middle school. I remember when we first got an Atari with games like Asteroids, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Missile Command, and Donkey Kong. What children have access to is very different today as compared […]

I wanted to provide some links about porn and how some research has found that it changes the brain. As I have written about in previous blogs, the role of dopamine is huge concerning addictions. Dopamine is the feel good chemical in your brain that can create a dependency dependency to just about anything. This […]

Dr. Rachel Yehuda is a renowned Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and works as the Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She has been studying PTSD and intergenerational trauma for years focusing on cortisol levels in holocaust survivors and their children.  I recently listened to a podcast […]

I wanted to share this article by Eric W. Dolan titled: Ketamine may ease depression by restoring the brain’s sensitivity to prediction error, study suggests. Some of my clients have researched and tried Ketamine as a way to shift depression.  As with all my clients, I encourage you to read more information and find out what […]

If you are interested in understanding trauma, healing trauma, the research behind trauma, and podcasts, check this out Healing Our Ghosts: Stories and Strategies for Healing from Childhood Trauma. This is great with Ana Joanes.  She has a number of interesting interviews with people that have had their own journey of healing and share their knowledge personally, […]

I wanted to include this great resource on my website. Esther Perel does incredible work and specializes in counseling couples. I recently went to her website and found her blog that includes articles, videos and additional resources you may find helpful. Topics she covers includes sex and sexuality, marriage, marriage with children, dating, current events, […]

Susan Davis, PhD is a psychologist at Harvard Medical School and researches emotional agility.  I have included her TED talk that is described below: “Psychologist Susan David, PHD shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially […]

This is a great resource and I thought I would share.  This site gives information about the four main attachment styles including secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment.  They also provide a quiz that can help you identify your particular attachment style.  I have previously written about the book Attached: The New Science of Adult attachment […]

Disclosure is a Netflix documentary that examines how transgender people have been portrayed on screen.  Interviews include Laverne Cox, Jen Richards, Sandra Caldwell, and many more influential people in the industry.  Please click the links below for different reviews of the movie.   Disclosure: Behind Laverne Cox’s Netflix documentary on trans representation ‘Disclosure’ Review: A […]

In a recent article about how brains sync together, researchers studies how a mother and a child’s brain work together.  The article is called is called:  When Mom Is Happy, Her Brain Syncs With Baby’s – University of Cambridge I work with my clients on regulation of the system as this is the basis for […]