Thought in Motion
Did You Know the Brain Functions Like a Huge Heart?
It has the power to inhibit or overactivate itself: fear slows it down, rage drives it into overdrive. Sadness causes the brain to shrink, while anger disrupts and intensifies its rhythms.
The Map is Not the Territory
Descriptions or models are not the same as the thing they describe. It’s a bit like saying that reality is not the same as the truth.
Getting Unstuck: The Science and Soul of Mental Blocks
Why does your mind sometimes “go blank” even when you know exactly what to do? This article explores the science and soul behind mental blocks and offers practical ways to move through them.
Designing Meaning: Narrative Intelligence and Shared Reality
Narrative intelligence is the ability to make sense of what’s happening, stay oriented in the bigger picture, and make choices that stay aligned even in complex or uncertain situations.
What Is a Higher Narrative?
What happens when actions are guided by something deeper than short-term goals? This article introduces the idea of a higher narrative, and why it matters in times of change.
From Sagres to Ephesus: What AI Still Doesn’t Understand
Exploring AI, consciousness, and human experience through two symbolic places: Sagres in Portugal and Ephesus in Turkey.
Why the Future of Work Demands Both Soul and System
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, one question keeps coming up: How do we stay human in the midst of all this change?
Attention, Focus, and the ADHD Flight Response
Our attention spans aren’t what they used to be, but maybe that’s not just about screens. Maybe it’s about how much we’re being asked to hold, all the time.
Stuck in Your Head? It Might Be Your Default Mode Network
What if your ego had a home in the brain? This article explores the default mode network, your mind’s inner narrator, and what happens when it gets too loud or stuck, like in ADHD or trauma.
Reclaiming Lost or Silenced Parts of Ourselves
Some parts of us don’t disappear, they just go quiet. This piece explores how surrealist art and ancestral ritual help us remember what we've left behind.
The Ruler and the Challenger: The Eternal Struggle for Power
Throughout history, every civilization has been shaped by an ongoing tension: the struggle between those who hold power and those who challenge it.
Issues in the Tissues: The Connection Between Fascia and Emotion
Scientific research increasingly confirms what healing traditions have long suspected: our connective tissue and emotional well-being are deeply intertwined.
The Unseen Script: How Trauma Shapes Our Choices and How to Rewrite It
This article explores some of the most groundbreaking insights on trauma, from Polyvagal Theory and the work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk to Brené Brown’s approach to healing through connection.
The Three Births of Life: A Journey Through Myth, Psychology, and the Mother Archetype
The idea that humans are "born three times" is a recurring myth found in various cultures, symbolizing the stages of personal transformation.
The Father Archetype: Authority, Absence, and Inner Reconciliation
A father’s emotional presence or absence strongly affects a person’s relationship with inner masculine energy influencing confidence, independence, and emotional resilience.
How Aphantasia Challenges What We Know About Imagination
Vision is so central to human experience that our brains devote more resources to it than to any other sense. Seeing feels effortless, yet beneath the surface, it’s one of the most complex cognitive functions, and not everyone experiences it the same way.
The Physiology of Attachment Trauma: How Early Experiences Shape Us
When early relational wounds occur, the nervous system doesn’t just register them as painful memories; it encodes them as survival strategies.