When Your Brain Lies to You: Befriending Your Fears

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.”   –  Winston Churchill Fear vs. Reality: How Your Brain Creates False Alarms The Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr....

When Your Brain Lies to You: Unmasking Imposter Syndrome

“The exaggerated esteem in which my life work is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”   –  Albert Einstein You’ve achieved great things. You have the track record, the credentials, and the...

Overcoming Pain with Resilience: Adaptive Coping Mechanisms

Be Brave Be Strong 4 Words Have 4 words ever changed your life? Those 4 words changed mine. Be brave be strong were spoken to me by my father in 2022. I was a full year into grappling with a mysterious chronic illness. Plot twist; my dad went to be with the Lord in...

Overcoming Pain Appraisal

Choose Your Stressor You’ve just lost your job. The relationship you dreamed of is suddenly on the rocks. The business you’ve built with blood, sweat, and tears is threatened by rumors of a looming recession. You’re facing a huge unexpected financial challenge....