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Easter just came and passed. I’m curious how you celebrated it, and what it meant to you? My father was an Episcopalian preacher man, so the rhythm of our family life revolved around the church calendar. My mother GG was known as the ‘hostess with the mostest’ because of the sheer volume of people who

At the beginning of every new year, I pick a word or phrase that I use to focus my hopes, dreams, and possibilities on for the next 365 days. In 2020, my key phrase was “What’s the Point?” as I focused on writing Whole Brain Living. In 2021, I participated in over 150 podcasts and

It was fun sharing my favorite book list for finding peace inside of your beautiful brain for Shepherd.com.  You can check it out here. I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do.

I hope you can listen to the Whole Brain Living course on Beyond the Fringe, co-hosted by psychologist, author and podcaster Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. and author and teacher Mark Matousek. You will hear how you can work with your four characters, towards greater integration and authenticity in yourself and your relationships. In our fascinating conversation,

Feeling hostile? Then your Character 2 has taken over—or you have crossed paths with someone else’s. So, how can you rescue yourself after stepping into the firing zone of an unhappy Character 2? I recognize my Character 2 as soon that part of my brain is triggered and comes online. Character 2 is an intense

Dr. Jill reintroduces us to an important part of ourselves, our brain and these innate Four Characters which we all possess, albeit undeveloped since we’ve been largely unaware of them! One of the things I really enjoyed about the book is the different scenarios mentioned that our Characters can encounter; Dr. Jill’s insights on how

With new surges and variants of the pandemic in full swing, many of us are feeling our anxiety levels at max capacity. Our fear, anxiety, and other emotional pains are skyrocketing. So much so that we don’t feel safe doing the simple things we were looking forward to doing again, like going to the store

Are you experiencing anxiety and fear that get in the way of you living life the way you want to? You are certainly not the only person who feels this way. In fact, from time to time, most of us do. One way to break out of the cycle of emotional reactivity is to use

I hope you are doing well. This is my first post, so I want to share with you why I wrote Whole Brain Living, what its power is, and why I want you to devour this material. I am a brain enthusiast. (I’m sure you have picked up on that by now.) But, beyond the

I hope you are doing well. This is my first post, so I want to share with you why I wrote Whole Brain Living, what its power is, and why I want you to devour this material. I am a brain enthusiast. (I’m sure you have picked up on that by now.) But, beyond the