The Neuroscience of Unhappiness
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.”
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~ Marcel Pagnol
The Neuroscience of Responding Vs. Reacting
“We don’t have to learn to react…it happens automatically. We do, however, want to learn to respond in a way that we would recommend to someone we love.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD
How to Use the Past to Change the Present & the Future!
“The past does not exist as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind… which means we can use the past to change the present and the future!.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD
The Neuroscience of Denial
“A life of denial can often be a form of self-delusion. . .What are we pretending not to know?!”
~ Ken Frogley
Training the Unconscious Brain
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will control your life!”
~ Carl Jung
Who is Pushing Our Buttons?
“If buttons are to be pushed, let’s ensure we are doing the pushing, and the buttons represent what we want in ourselves and others.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD
The Neuroscience of Exhaustion!
“Sustained exhaustion is not a sign of determination, it is a signal that we have depleted our resources, and are no longer able to function at our best.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD
The Neuroscience of Avoidance
“When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD
The Neuroscience of Stressful Situations
“Stress is a chemical reaction in our brain and body designed to prepare us for fight or flight. These chemicals do not exist in the situation but in us. No situation is “full of stress,” and therefore, there’s no such thing as a stressful situation.”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD