As the world gradually emerges from the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to in-person learning has brought with it a unique set of challenges for students, parents, and educators. The pandemic disrupted the education system in unprecedented ways,
We have all heard the terms Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, and our current younger generation, Gen Alpha. And I would like to introduce you to the term, Gen Rx, or, more accurately, Generations Rx. Note the
“Rather than take a temporary pill, self-hypnosis provides a life-time skill.” This reminds me of a wonderful article, The Long-Term Follow-Up of Self-Hypnosis Training for Recurrent Headaches: What the Children Say, by Daniel Kohen, MD.* In this article, Dr. Kohen described
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with a gentleman in his 40s. He had had IBS-D (this means irritable bowel syndrome with predominantly symptoms of diarrhea). It had limited his life severely. If he went out for an hour
Medical hypnosis has been shown to be as effective, and often more effective, than medication for certain medical conditions. Yet, despite a great deal of medical research supporting medical hypnosis as a very successful treatment option, it is often still
As a parent, this is one of the most frustrating and difficult situations we must face. And, I believe that people cannot completely understand this until they have children of their own, or are extremely close to a specific child,
Every year, May 31 has been designated as World Bedwetting Day. Is that a good name for this day? I don’t think so! Because, as my teacher and mentor, Michael Yapko, PhD, taught me, “What you focus on, you amplify.”
Which is better? The carrot or the stick? Is it better to criticize someone or to try to help build them up? When working with people of any age, we always want to be positive. Here are a couple of
How This Unique Approach For Treating Hard-To-Solve Conditions Is Different From Anything Else You’ve Tried “Do…or do not. There is no try.” This iconic quote is from Yoda, in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. * And it
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Treat IBS By Healing Your Gut Microbiome A couple of years ago, I spoke with an old friend whom I hadn’t spoken with for a couple of years. I asked him how he was doing,
