Advances in neuroscience are changing the world of psychology and how we understand and manage the way we explain the world to ourselves. This post is an introduction to the neuroscience of memories and our central nervous system, for better skills in self management – change your brain through ‘learning and doing’. Each of us moves through … Continue reading
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The science of FEELINGS (aka how stress deregulates your nervous system)
Neuroscience is changing psychology models and how we understand and manage our lives. With traditional CBT back in the day, it was all about thoughts causing feelings which cause behaviours – but in this ‘third wave’ of up to date CBT, which learns and adapts as new science informs us, it is just as important … Continue reading
A quick CBT look at the brain’s design flaw and psychosocial stress:
Know your brain: The ‘third wave’ of cognitive behavioural training uses everything that has been proven to work to help people to literally learn wellbeing and new skills in self management, outside of the traditional model of psychology that was concerned with disease and sickness and focussing on a medical solution for chemical imbalances. THINKING: … Continue reading
A CBT look at Fight or Flight, when the tail wags the dog…
Do you have anxiety? Does your physiological response to ‘stress’ rule your life? So, modern evidence based psychotherapy and neuroscience tells us that when stress becomes a disorder, it causes a shift in thinking, and we develop distorted and negative bad thinking habits, which cause inappropriate emotional and physical and behavioural responses to everyday life. … Continue reading