By Gilbert Martina, Author of Healthy Minds, Healthy Nation
Most people think healing begins in a doctor’s office. For most of my life, I thought that too. My background is in healthcare leadership, where solutions are measured, clinical, and often biochemical. But several years ago — while navigating a period of intense stress back home in Curaçao — I came to understand something that changed the entire direction of my work. Continue reading How Reframing Key Memories Can Calm the Nervous System and Change Your Life→
The capabilities of the human brain are fascinating and unique. Such a detailed structure supports everything in our bodies, and it facilitates our thoughts, memories, emotions, and abilities. Brain Trauma doesn’t just impact our behaviors. It also changes the physical makeup of the brain. When someone has PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, their brain becomes wired differently from someone who has not experienced trauma. Continue reading How PTSD Alters the Brain and Behavior→
