In 1984, a research team did something to forty-three headache sufferers that would be hard to get approved today.Everyone in the study had recurrent tension headaches. They were hooked up…
The brain's design prevents "losing control" in hypnosis The most common reason people are concerned about hypnosis isn't skepticism about whether hypnosis works. It's a quieter worry: what if I…
The Breath That Actually Calms You Down (And Why "Take a Deep Breath" Is Half Wrong)Somebody has told you to take a deep breath. Probably more than once. Probably at…
Your Fear Isn't Working Against You. It's Working For You — Maybe Just Too Hard.You've probably heard someone say the subconscious mind "sabotages" people, or "works against" them. It's a…
If you asked most people where serotonin comes from, they'd say the brain. That's the story we've all absorbed — "happy chemical," brain chemistry, antidepressants targeting brain receptors. It's not…