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Part 1: Which Comes First, the Mental or Physical? : Why your mental health is essential for your physical health.
"I eat so well and exercise every day, so why is my blood pressure so high?" "He's healthier than anyone I know, yet he had a heart attack. I don't understand!" We often separate mental health and physical health as if they live in different rooms: You go to therapy for your thoughts and feelings, you go to a doctor for your body. But the body does not divide itself that way. Every emotion has a physiological signature. Every chronic thought pattern shapes our chemistry. E

Bri Kern
Feb 286 min read


The Anatomy of Your Anxiety: Your Amygdala is Running the Show
Anxiety is not all in your head, despite what others may say. It's very real, it's very physical, and it's very uncomfortable - even scary. It feels like our body is betraying us and we can't figure out why. The racing heart, the sweaty palms, the queasy stomach, the jittery sensations... then on top of it, your brain is going crazy trying to figure out what is wrong and why it's happening so you can fix it and make it JUST GO AWAY. The problem is, we usually take the wrong a

Bri Kern
Jan 227 min read


The Culture of Anxiety: Your Anxiety is Not Your Fault!
Have you noticed time seems to get faster and faster? And with that, we feel like constant failures in being able to keep up with everything? All we have to get done, all the information we need to keep track of - anxiety is no longer just a personal struggle, it's now a cultural norm. We live in a world that constantly pulls on our attention, demands our productivity, and with this, keeps our nervous systems in a near-constant state of activation. Our brain's were not built

Bri Kern
Dec 30, 20254 min read
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