by Shawn Phelps | Jul 3, 2015
You wake up and…what’s that? A vaguely uncomfortable (or, perhaps, distinctly awful) feeling that you immediately want to get rid of.
No worries. You drown it with coffee, maybe even distract yourself with mantra meditations but, a few hours later, you notice it’s still there. You tell yourself you’re just bored, or restless. Maybe you need a “new” thing: a lover, job, hobby, TV series, iPhone.
by Shawn Phelps | Jun 19, 2015
When we believe a thought that isn’t true, it causes us pain. Here’s why.
by Shawn Phelps | Dec 5, 2014
Disclaimer: What I’m sharing is what I’ve learned through studying my own amygdala’s complex defense systems (I grew up with PTSD and disassociation), my extensive research into how the mind processes emotions, and especially my intuitive ability to...
by Shawn Phelps | Aug 15, 2014
*Robin Williams. Photograph: Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times/ContourPhotos.com in The Guardian [Since I wrote this, it has come out that Robin Williams had Lewy Bodies Dementia, which is almost certainly the real reason he killed himself. This article is about what...
