[Video length:16 mins] On #VitalSigns, host Brendon Fallon asks Dr. Daniel Monti MD how unresolved stress and trauma can be relieved using the neuro-emotional technique (NET). “If we can alleviate the stress of those events that are unresolved it makes the communication in the brain better. And when you encounter cues, reminders … of the…

On #VitalSigns, host Brendon Fallon asks Dr. Daniel Monti MD how unresolved stress and trauma can be relieved using the neuro-emotional technique (NET). “If we can alleviate the stress of those events that are unresolved it makes the communication in the brain better. And when you encounter cues, reminders … of the distressing event, you…

“A wonderful, smart young woman” with a beautiful singing voice. That’s how Julie describes her 19-year-old daughter Eileen. Four years ago, when her formerly “boy crazy” daughter announced that she wanted to have gender reassignment surgery, Julie was initially overwhelmed. Then she began “scouring the earth” to find help for Eileen. Julie embarked on a…

Carol Bowman, a past life therapist and author of “Children’s Past Lives” and “Return from Heaven,” sat down with Mysteries of Life to discuss the topic of reincarnation, past life therapy, and research that backs it up. …

Kiva Schuler experienced neglect and trauma in her childhood, fortifying her resolve to offer her own children a better life. She is now a mom of two; the founder of The Jai Institute for Parenting, an organization that trains parenting coaches; and the author of “The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How…

As an incurable optimist, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause us to smile and celebrate. As a mental health professional, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause people pain and peril. Many of the troubles plaguing our society subject people to traumatic experiences, usually at no…

Ever wonder why, in the face of tragedy, some people remain calm and collected and others fall apart? It’s called resilience and all of us have it, to varying degrees. The thing is that most of us don’t know how much we’ve got until we are faced with a crisis. There are many ways to…

COVID-19 infections are responsible for an upswing in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but now the underlying mechanisms are emerging from research, offering a deeper understanding of this virus-induced mental health disorder. A metabolic process ongoing in the gut is interrupted when angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2), the receptor site for SARS-CoV-2, is occupied by the virus. Tryptophan…

For most of his life, Isaiah Heller has oscillated between panic and prescriptions, alcohol, and marijuana to numb difficult emotions and a mind that “moved at 100 miles a second.” The U.S. Army veteran tried to take his own life twice. He couldn’t keep a job, and his driver’s license was once revoked after he…

Trauma survivors are learning that a simple pen and notebook can unlock healing, improve resiliency, and bring balance to a haywire nervous system. The beauty of this remedy is that so little is required. You don’t need a background in writing. You don’t even need to love writing. You don’t even need to go anywhere…