Watch the YouTube version of this post! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w6bI2mNWGY A Little History The first link between omega-3 fatty acids and good health was … [Read more...] about Chewing the (Omega-3) Fat for Good Brain Health
101 Series
Feeding the Emotional Brain
Watch the YouTube version of this post! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKVML7fuO4 The Mind-Food Connection Many of our emotional memories involve food. Family … [Read more...] about Feeding the Emotional Brain
CBT 101 Part 10 – Discounting the Positive
The final cognitive distortion in this series may be best illustrated in the words of Eeyore, the curmudgeonly donkey in A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh series of books: Eeyore," said Owl," Christopher … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 10 – Discounting the Positive
CBT 101 Part 9 – Labeling (and Mislabeling)
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me."1 Labeling/mislabeling is an extreme form of overgeneralization in which we use a single characteristic to describe a whole … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 9 – Labeling (and Mislabeling)
CBT 101 Part 8 – Emotional Reasoning
Much of our communication in the early 21st century is done via social media: texting, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, etc. I find these various communication forms fascinating from a neuroscience … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 8 – Emotional Reasoning
CBT 101 Part 7 – Personalization
“The undisciplined mind confuses misfortune with mistakes.”1 Cognitive Distortion #7: Personalization (The Blame Game) The personalization/blame game can take on many guises. Some of the most common … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 7 – Personalization