Part 3 of a 5-part series Exactly what the title implies: We can literally use our fingers to tap on acupressure points to relieve a host of symptoms, feelings, and triggering events from our past in a painless, cost-effective (free), and time-efficient manner. I am...
Therapy modalities
Learning to reprocess cyclic thoughts with EMDR therapy
Part 4 of a 5-part series Is there some piece of your life that, when you reflect on it, makes you feel tense or stressed? Is there something you harbor long-term anger or resentment about? Need to forgive someone? As mentioned in the first installment of this series,...
Therapeutic hypnosis: Ah-ha moments and afterthoughts
Part 5 of a 5-part series I’ve been in a reflective mode lately. There are so many categories in our lives in which we feel compelled to keep striding forward, but once in a while it comes to light that in another category we are “just getting by.” There’s nothing...
Thumbs up to HeartMath + expert insight
Part 2 of a 5-part series It was one of those mornings. You know, the one where everything was zooming by a million miles a minute. The near constant pinging of work emails, anticipation of a deadline-driven day ahead, and the feeling blood pressure was on the rise....
“Fear is the fuel for pain,” says expert
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is “an evidence-based treatment for chronic pain.”* It centers on “retraining the brain” to reduce and in some cases, eliminate cyclic pain. Paulina Assaf, ASW, serves as Director of Operations at Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center in Los...
Patients’ inconclusive diagnostic results led doctor in new direction
It can and does make a difference when a physician treating us goes the extra mile, spends a little more time listening, and is whole-heartedly dedicated to helping their patients. I am pleased to welcome back Dr. David Clarke, an expert in gastroenterology and...
Stanford expert explains PTSD
Most of us are familiar with the term PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but what many may not know is that a significant number of those affected with the condition have not sought help. Not only have they not reached out for help, but may be undermining their...