New paradigm science provides an understanding of how complex adaptive systems like people, families, and communities change over time. Although scientists have a new paradigm understanding of the way human systems achieve sustainable change, the process called self-organization remains a…
Amygdala memories develop and are changed through emotional experiences such as living through unprecedented and, potentially traumatizing events like COVID-19. Likewise, I know a young man who was involved recently in cleaning up the high school debris that had been…
New paradigm science has changed many of our old assumptions about human emotion, thought, feelings, and behavior. One of the most important to understand during COVID-19 is the differences in our minds based on what is happening in a deep…
The stress caused by current, unprecedented events associated with COVID-19 and extreme weather conditions believed to be associated with global warming, provide the world with an opportunity to embrace the paradigm shift we all need. Increasingly, we hear spiritual leaders…
How quickly can a television show change a culture? Has The Big Bang Theory altered societal perceptions, self-perceptions, and future possibilities for people with learning, cognitive or behavioral differences? It’s hard to believe that Sheldon Cooper and his diverse group…
How is new behavioral science being used to improve treatment of children and adults with ASD, promote business success, and potentially make the world a better place? All new behavioral science has been influenced by decades of research in evolutionary…
The Red Queen Effect is a special form of the fight-flight-freeze response because it is activated by oppressively tight schedules and unrealistic demands on people’s time and attention. In this form of the fight-flight-freeze response, system unity has been lost…
The fight-flight-freeze response has been receiving lots of attention during recent years because of its role in behavior patterns commonly associated with post-traumatic stress. Some people are unaware that it has been a focus of occupational therapy since the early…
Fight-flight-freeze responses can be overcome using adaptive action cycles. Mindful practitioners have the presence required to observe and support a client’s natural ability to overcome unwanted responses and to develop new, healthy ways to cope. Whether we are working with…
The American Association of Multi-Sensory Environments (AAMSE) approach to treating people with special needs, is an evolution of earlier ideas put forth by occupational therapists, neurophysiologists, educators, and the energy techniques used by complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) experts. This…
