OCD remains one of the least understood mental health challenges in our societies today. We're still very quick to judge individuals with OCD as if will-power is all that is required to transform OCD. OCD is much more than what you think. In this short video, I review the neurobiology of OCD and provide helpful insights towards transformation. For more info about our recovery course, here is the link: https://mindbodybreakthrough.net/workshops/ Continue reading
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Fragmented traumatic memories are the common causes of amnesia, somatisation and pseudo hospitalisation. If the mind represses it, the body will recycle it and subsequently somatise it through psychosomatic illnesses such as chronic pain, IBS, autoimmune conditions, etc. Here are some thoughts about working with fragmented traumatic memories. Continue reading
Self-compassion is a bridge to wellness. It's a regulator of the nervous system and builder of healthy neural pathways. Here is how self-compassion can work for you. Continue reading
An over-active brain is always an anxious one. The brain is involved in everything that we do including our emotional regulation, behavioural modulation and thought processes. If the brain becomes overly anxious as a result of chronic stress exposure or trauma, we can become overwhelmed with anxious feelings that generate painful physiological responses such as panic attacks, headache, nausea, tingling, palpitations, OCD, bodily pains and other psychosomatic symptoms. In this this short video, I share some easy steps towards calming down an anxious brain. Continue reading
Excessive worrying is a condition that has been associated with several maladaptive and psychopathological conditions. When over-worrying becomes a habit, the body learns to live in a survival mode which eventually puts the mind and body in a state of exhaustion. High cortisol levels produced in this process can break down the immune system and the autonomic nervous system, causing further complications regarding our emotions and physical state of being. Learning to transform overworking is a skill that can be cultivated, one step at a time. In this short video, I discuss how you can get started in this Continue reading
Intrusive thoughts can get stuck in the mind. If they do, what steps can you take to shift them. In this short video, I recommend a fews steps towards transformation. Continue reading
Fear is one of the biggest enemies of success. It hinders us from pressing ahead to achieve our personal potential. But if we are to achieve our goals and experience greater life satisfaction, we will need to transform fear. There are some principles to outsmart our fears. There are steps to take that will empower our to feel the fear but do it anyway. In this video, I share a few steps towards transforming your fears and getting ahead… Continue reading
One of the most powerful insights into the human mind and wellness is the understanding that humans can be addicted to their emotions of worry and anxiety. Once this happens, it becomes difficult to shift a worrying habit. In this video, I share two important steps to breaking the emotional continuity of worry and creating a mind of calm and tranquility… Continue reading
Stress has become a huge source disability in our societies today. Stress suffocates hopes, ruins relationships and destroys human aspirations. But for us to achieve happiness and fulfilment in life, we must understand how to shift a stressful state any time it crawls into our mental arena. In this short video, I share a few steps to transforming stress, starting from today.. Continue reading
Emotions are chemical signatures of all of our pattern of thoughts and past experiences. Human mental wellness is often at the mercy of his bio-chemical reactions. We cannot be healthy beyond the healthiness of the chemical mix within our body system. What you are thinking about all the time is deciding the chemicals that a component within your emotional brain is mixing. If you worry a lot, you are manufacturing stress chemicals in abundance into your system, which can then compromise the functions of some vital organs within you. What can you then do to make your body mix energising Continue reading