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Executive Functioning
What is Executive Functioning?
What is Executive Functioning?
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The Family Origins of Executive Functioning Deficits
The Family Origins of Executive Functioning Deficits
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The Secret Intelligence of Parenting
The Secret Intelligence of Parenting

How executive functioning leads to secure attachment

The Relationships That Shape Us
The Relationships That Shape Us
Attachment in Psychotherapy
Attachment in Psychotherapy

Three ways to facilitate a secure attachment in therapy.

Trauma
The Tenacity of Fear
The Tenacity of Fear
Stress, Trauma, and the Brain
Stress, Trauma, and the Brain
Interpersonal Trauma
Interpersonal Trauma

The catastrophic impact of a trauma experienced at the hands of those we love and depend on.

Warren
Warren

In the case of Warren, we get to see the tenacity of PTSD and how subtle the triggers for flashbacks and emotional dysregulation can be.

Our Primitive Response to Stress
Our Primitive Response to Stress

How the fight-flight-freeze response hijacks our brains and overrides logical thinking.

Survival of the Nurtured
Survival of the Nurtured
The Social Brain
Authenticity in the Age of Instagram
Authenticity in the Age of Instagram
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Managing the Effects of Secondary Stress
Managing the Effects of Secondary Stress
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The Tech Trap: Snap Judgements We’re Wired to Make
The Tech Trap: Snap Judgements We’re Wired to Make
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The Legacy of the Pandemic on Mental Health
The Legacy of the Pandemic on Mental Health
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What is Wisdom?
What is Wisdom?

Wise individuals are able to discard notions of a singular correct perspective and remain open to new learning.

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Case Study: Liam
Case Study: Liam

A glimpse into Dr. Cozolino’s session with a man whose sensitive intuition leads him down a path of unresolved trauma.

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The Power of Core Shame
The Power of Core Shame

It’s a human experience that impacts everyone, but there’s a vital distinction to be made between appropriate shame and it’s visceral counterpart core shame.

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What is the Social Brain?
What is the Social Brain?
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Neuroscience
What does Evolution have to do with Psychotherapy?
What does Evolution have to do with Psychotherapy?
The Evolution of the Brain and Mind
The Evolution of the Brain and Mind
Understanding and Working with Resistance
Understanding and Working with Resistance
Origin Story
Origin Story
Case Study: Suzanne
Case Study: Suzanne

The case of a woman who cared for everyone but herself.

Free Will and Free Won't
Free Will and Free Won't

It is not clear if our brains and minds have free will when it comes to our thinking, but it is clear that we are capable of exercising free won’t.

Therapy and Re-Parenting
Therapy and Re-Parenting

Nobody has a perfect childhood, but we still learn to be the parent.

Psychotherapy 101
Psychotherapy 101

An interpersonal learning environment, similar in many ways to proper parenting. 

Education
The Invisible Influence of Early Learning
The Invisible Influence of Early Learning
The Core Elements of Social-Emotional Learning
The Core Elements of Social-Emotional Learning

Brains grow best in the context of supportive relationships, low to moderate levels of stress, and through the creative use of stories.

The Connection between Learning and Laughter
The Connection between Learning and Laughter

How humor in the classroom can be used as a tool to reduce anxiety and enhance learning.

Sam and Jessica
Sam and Jessica

The story of Dr. Cozolino’s interactions with two children, Sam and Jessica, who taught him the healing power of being seen, heard and felt.

 
 

 

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The ability to demonstrate our full intelligence also requires management of our emotions and an awareness of others and self. Think about that handful of people who you associate with being supremely confident, intellectual, and magnetic. This aspir
The hustle is admirable, but don’t make the mistake of using work to avoid the rest of your life. One of the recommendations that Lou often gives when coaching high-power executives is this: reset at the top of every hour. Instead of ramping up
Your amygdala is constantly searching for a reason to fight, flight or freeze, because hundreds of years ago, those instincts were our only chance at survival. . Today, we rely on that same part of our brain to keep us safe and comfortable, but some
We’re so excited about this topic! Check out the link in bio for an introduction to Dr. Cozolino’s new integrative model of the three executive systems. It applies to parenting, relationships, professional life—you name it. Knowing

 

 
 
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