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We’ve been taught to think of anxiety as though we have a mental disease. Anxiety is primarily a physiological reaction. If we can sympathize over those fight or flight moments, we can start to retrain your brain and manage that moment in a different way. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Faust Ruggiero. Faust is a seasoned professional

There can be block in our lives. They can be emotional, food sensitivities, and other more chronic issues. With ECM, a clearing process, it can help get our brain to realign with our body in ways that we can transcend and be successful in life. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Dr. Ellen Cutler. Ellen is a best-selling author with over

Does “going to work” have to mean “back to the grind?” Not when you love, or at least like, what you do. Therapists hear a lot of complaints from clients who don’t like their work, dislike their colleagues and generally see the way they make a living as a source of unhappiness. 
 
Not everyone can be fortunate

Anyone who has undergone chemotherapy, or knows a loved one who has, has probably become familiar with what is commonly called “chemo brain.” Jennifer Kilkus, writing for Psychology Today, tells us that

Daydreaming. It seems innocent enough. Who among us has never taken a break from the here and now to indulge in a fantasy scenario or pleasant reverie? Occasional daydreaming is harmless enough, but there are times when it goes way too far, and begins to interfere with a balanced, happy life. 
 

It’s that time of year. As January begins, people almost robotically address that question, “What’s your resolution for the new year?” Clients, and those of us who work to support their mental health, have a list of things we would like to change.  
 

As a mental health professional, it’s likely that you’ve had discussions with your clients about their goals for the new year. People want to lose weight, stop engaging in bad habits, begin new, positive routines, reduce anxiety, and in general, do things that will improve their lives. 
 
In a similar way, you have goals

“Peace on Earth” is often bandied about as a wish for the holiday season, and it is definitely a general desire for most people all year long. Despite the popularity of that idea, we all know that bringing peace to the whole planet is a job no one human, or even 8 billion of them working in concert, can hope to achieve. 
 
However,

Therapists want to help people, and reach out to as many as they can possibly assist. There are times, though, when even the most ardent mental health professionals get stuck. That’s when it’s time to make some changes! 
 
Whether you’re in an agency role, making first steps to developing your private practice or simply hoping to re-ignite

When contemporary life is comparatively “normal,” clients and therapists have a wide range of issues to deal with. Once the “ordinary” becomes a fond memory, and chaos begins to make every day less predictable than the one before, the problems people face multiply. 
 
In a world where war is covered daily as though