Stressed out? Anxious? Depressed for no apparent reason? Do you find you aren’t consciously generating stressful thoughts or focusing on something negative? You are just sad. Or unhappy. Sometimes this happens because of an unconscious memory or environmental source. Sometimes it's because of an emotion ingrained into your brain and...
Dr. Caroline Leaf: Cognitive Neuroscientist
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist. She has a Masters Degree and PhD in Communication Pathology and specializes in Cognitive and Metacognitive Neuropsychology. She is an international speaker and best selling author. From her website: "She teaches at academic, medical and neuroscience conferences, churches, and to...
What is Truth?
Aristotle said this about truth: “To say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true”. The world or our reality provides “what is” or “what is not,” and the true saying or thought corresponds to what the world provides. In other...
CBT: Changing the Way We Think, Feel and Act
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of talk therapy that has been clinically shown to improve things like mental health, human behavior and overall well-being. It is usually done with a professional, but it can be self administered. Now, if you’re like I was and you hear the word...
Purpose: We’ve All Got One and It’s Good for Us
I find it absolutely fascinating that we can use deep, rational thinking to discover truths about the world. We don’t need any other external source other than our minds to provide answers to some of life’s biggest questions. One in particular is the question of purpose. What exactly is our...