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Don’t Be A Psycho Killer!
Dr. Stuart Brown has studied psychopathic killers and has discovered that they have two things in common. First, their families were abusive and second, they never played as kids. In the last 42 years psychiatrist Brown has interviewed over 6000 … Continue reading
Thank Goodness!
Oprah tells us we should be more this way, books have been written espousing the benefits of this, we feel better when we are this way and we even have a holiday dedicated to it so why aren’t we more … Continue reading
Jesus Lives in Your Right Brain
Your right brain is relational, empathic and appreciative. It is visionary. It sees the big picture, the long-term. Your right brain is playful and joyful. It is experiential. It embraces abundance. Your right brain is compassionate, hopeful and nurturing. It … Continue reading
Laugh a Little
How often do you laugh? Do you think you laugh as often as when you were younger? Do you do things such as watch funny movies or television shows that will increase the likelihood of laughter? Would you like to … Continue reading
Quiet Down!
“Hey Doc, what do you make of the dramatic increase in the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder and the use of psychostimulants? Are we really that much more distractible than we were in the past?” I hear this question often. … Continue reading
Chris Botti, Coldplay but Not Beethoven or Bach
In the ongoing effort to live a more right brained experience with its joy, empathy, creativity and big picture vision I have found it beneficial for myself and my patients to listen to music. My clinical experience tells me that … Continue reading
Uncomfortably Numb?
Patient: “Doc, I don’t know if I‘m depressed but I know something is wrong. Life is blah. I mean is this all there is?” Dr. Sipes: “How long have you been feeling this way?” Pt: “Too long. Actually, I think … Continue reading
A Right Brain View of Life
You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think they are irrelevant and stupid. There are no mistakes, only … Continue reading
A Quarter of a Second Difference: Thriving in Tough Economic Times!
Economic times are tough. Energy costs are up, property values are down, credit is tight. Wall Street, with its ups and downs, would be exhilarating if it were an amusement park roller-coaster. For investors it is nauseating. These can be … Continue reading
Welcome to The RightBrain Revolution
An organization cognitively flexible enough to welcome change, adventurous enough to risk change and enthusiastic enough to drive change will seize the day in these difficult economic times. Of course the natural tendency is to freeze up and resist change. … Continue reading