How are we just like Congressman Weiner? Like you all, I am both oddly perturbed that Congressman Weiner’s sexting scandal is front page news and mildly intrigued. No, not from some perverted visual curiosity of the inappropriate pictures, but from a neuroscience side—-this incident, for me, is rich with key commentaries about: Human Decision Making…
This past week a wonderful article entitled “NFL is Head-Serious About Safety” written by noted sports columnist Rick Telander came out in the Chicago Sun Times. In this excellent call-to-action piece of press, he tells the story of the NFL becoming more attuned to the subtle yet substantial effects that a blow to the head…
Information for companies and professional groups seeking renowned keynote speakers for conferences & events focusing on excellence and achievement It is a very well-known fact that people often learn more effectively while in the presence of others who are also seeking knowledge and/or self-improvement in a similar capacity. There is a certain sense of feeding…
A breakdown on finding effective professional coaches for executives and corporate-business teams seeking to improve success rates The concepts of executive and/or corporate-level coaching services are often misconstrued or drawn into a type of all-encompassing grey area. One of the most common questions I am faced with is, do these types of services only apply…
It seems that these days the superficial lifestyle, that being, a false sense of being based on nothing more than mere perception, is taking the nation by storm. There’s no question that the world as a whole has become much more advanced and thus, is enabling people to essentially live outside of their own personal…
Many mental health patients and families seek treatment services through their health insurance providers. The nation’s largest and most common insurance carriers are; United Health Care, Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield and several other. It is common to find treatment centers, therapists, counselors, physicians and other specialty mental health treatment services…
There’s one on every street in America…”the perfect couple.” They are the envy of all the neighbors. Everyone gazes at them with jealous eyes and thinks to themselves how this must be the most perfect marriage they know. The couple are both very attractive, both are professionals or maybe the husband is a major breadwinner…
It isn’t all that often that we hear of physicians and attorneys struggling with things like drug addiction, chemical dependency, gambling addiction, alcoholism, co-occurring disorders and so on. People who work in the field of law and medicine tend to be placed on a pedestal and often times have a God complex, and thus as…
There are endless reasons as to why a marriage may be suffering and ultimately may be on the road to inevitable ruin. People get married because of love, but often they do not realize that love is an action as well as a feeling. Since early childhood we become so accustomed to hearing terms like…
There’s no question that being wealthy and having endless financial means can be an enormous asset when seeking top tier mental health treatment services. As in any other similar scenario, money definitely buys options. But the question that is all too often forgotten is, is having wealth and riches sometimes the catalyst behind one finding…