Healing

. ”Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.” – Rachel Naomi Remen

Reblogged article: Your food influences your mood: The second brain residing in our stomachs | | Independent Editor’s choice Blogs

    Now, scientists just need to make the link between how cortisol inlfuences the gut brain and we will know that stress causes an increase in food and other types of sensory sensitivities….. The moral of the story: eat well, be zen….. Here is the article: Your food influences your mood: The second brain … More Reblogged article: Your food influences your mood: The second brain residing in our stomachs | | Independent Editor’s choice Blogs

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: The Gifted/ADHD Connection

As an educational consultant and private tutor, I’ve seen children medicated needlessly. I’ve seen the prevalent side effects, I’ve heard from frantic Moms after their sons were rushed to the emergency room. The sad fact is that the majority of children who are diagnosed as ADD or ADHD (often by their teachers!), are actually highly … More Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: The Gifted/ADHD Connection

Reflection 6: HSP and Learning

HSPs learn differently. They learn through their senses/bodies/spirit. In that sense they are like visual-spatial learners who, according to Linda K. Silverman and Jeffrey N. Freed:”  learn holistically rather than in a step-by-step fashion.” While these authors see visual sensing as primordial, in the HSP context, all senses play an important role in learning.  HSPs  … More Reflection 6: HSP and Learning

Reblogged: Behavioral problems linked to cortisol levels: Study finds intervention needed as soon as behavioral problems appear

Behavioral Problems Linked to Cortisol Levels: Study Finds Intervention Needed as Soon as Behavioral Problems Appear Feb. 10, 2011 — Cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, seems to behave in contradictory ways in children. Some youngsters with behavioral problems have abnormally high levels of cortisol, while others with identical problems have abnormally low levels. What’s going … More Reblogged: Behavioral problems linked to cortisol levels: Study finds intervention needed as soon as behavioral problems appear

In the Face of Trauma: A Depth Psychological Approach

reblogged article from Depth Psychology List – Blog. In the Face of Trauma: A Depth Psychological Approach 20 Dec 2012 1:08 AM | Bonnie Bright (Administrator) In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy of the Sandy Hook Newtown Connecticut mass school shooting, many of us are experiencing some degree of trauma–whether we knew the victims … More In the Face of Trauma: A Depth Psychological Approach

The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 By Kate Wong | December 19, 2012 | Comments4 ShareShare ShareEmail PrintPrint Australopithecus sediba skull PALEO DIET: Analyses of tartar on the teeth of Australopithecus sediba show that this early human species ate bark and other unexpected foods. Image: Kate Wong Recent years have brought considerable riches … More The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

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By Micheal Cornwall, Ph.D., posted in Mad in America He will be featured this Saturday, December 8th, (11amPT/2pmET) on MindFreedom Radio with the theme:  “If madness isn’t what psychiatry says it is, then WHAT IS IT?” Hope you can join the conversation!! ____________________________ In my last three blogs I posed…

UPDATES IN MICHIGAN FAMILY LAW: Understanding Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes

Understanding Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes This is an incredibly powerful video, for those of you who do not know what sensory overload is like, it may help understand.   via Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) on Vimeo.   Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes.