mental health
How LOVE Transcends TIME
Any one who travels returns with a undefined grief that they have changed yet the people they left behind have not. The fact that life moves on with or without you creates a temporal void. A gap that we will bridge by the end of this post. This temporal distortion is perhaps best depicted in…
Read MoreScience vs Reality – Psychedelic Assisted Therapy is a Lie
When it come to psychedelics, scientists are either for or against it’s use. There is very little in between. In the recent Netflix documentary on psychedelics called How to Change your Mind, there isn’t a single scientist that gives an opposing view. When you see a documentary with this level of bias, it is easy…
Read MoreRAPID Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback to REPAIR Trauma Response
In this post I’ll share with how to rapidly repair your trauma response in real-time using heart rate variability. Follow the steps till the end and you’ll find that the exercise works not only for trauma but is deeply beneficial for navigating every day threats such dealing with traffic, getting impatient when someone is running late…
Read MoreThe INSANE Truth about Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma when unspoken, remains trapped in time. Adverse childhood experiences reduces life expectancy by 20 years. Childhood trauma magnifies dysfunctional relationships. Question is – should we be paying attention to experiences that the brain has tried so desperately to cover up? If you looked at the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) score – nearly half…
Read More5 Meaningful tips to take your Mental Health to the Next Level
The Australian mental health budget for 2021 has nearly doubled that of last year at $2.3 Billion, yet there is no end to the mental health crisis in sight. It is not that science is incorrect, it is more to do with how it is applied. In this post, I’ll breakdown some of the healthcare constructs…
Read MoreHRV biofeedback training with the Oura ring to lower stress, anxiety and improve performance
I don’t meditate. Let me explain why. I didn’t end up studying neuroscience by accident. I got into neuroscience because I was fascinated about the performance of our brain and body. I started meditating relentlessly when I first discovered it at the age of 19. Contrary to popular belief, meditation was anything but relaxing. It only…
Read MoreForest School and ReWilding the Heart with Lee Trew
In Episode 5 of Primal Heart TV, we speak with Lee Trew as he shares a battle of will that no parent should ever face – fighting a loosing battle to cancer and doing what they think is best for their daughter. A word of caution that you may need a box of tissues to get through this episode. For…
Read MoreThe Power of Giving Back with Dave POW Tabain
Dave POW Tabain is a 3 time world Kettlebell Champion and a real-life Superhero from his Kid’s book series POWMAN. In this explosive episode of Primal Heart we deep dive into Dave’s story of growing up in a small town, working 4 jobs and training till midnight and showing up wrecked to the bone at…
Read MoreConquer your emotions
The first episode of my youtube series Primal Heart is out now. On this channel I feature exceptional individuals who put me to the test in their own area of expertise. I wasn’t satisfied in simply sharing stories, as the saying goes – “you can’t judge a man until you walk a mile in their…
Read MoreThe merry-go-round of mental health
Stay positive, don’t give up. There is light at the end of the tunnel. We hear this all the time! Even when things are really bad we expect darkness to crawls back to its corner and hide it’s ugly face. Truth is we cannot hide our darkness behind positive affirmations. Darkness often emerges from parts…
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