A Mind of Your Own

A Mind of Your Own At A Mind of Your Own I offer neurofeedback therapy and a program in expressive arts. Neurofeedback is biofeedback for the brain.

The goal is to provide holistic services in order to help individuals stabilize their own brain and offer outlets to express emotions and guide clients to finding joy. It helps regulate, calm and stabilize the brain. Using computerized feedback, the brain learns to increase or decrease certain brainwaves based on parameters that have been set in order to improve brain function. The brain helps regulate sleep, emotions, thinking, behavior and human physiology, among other things. The training doesn't directly change sleep or other problems. It just helps the brain become better regulated, more balanced. Since sleep, emotions or behavior are regulated by the brain, improvements of conditions related to these areas are generally seen after training. In other words, although neurofeedback doesn't target these specific conditions, a stabilized brain translates to a more calm and stable body as a whole.

02/25/2025

Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Brain Development and Mental Health

A decade-long study reveals how childhood adversity alters brain development, increasing the risk of mental health disorders and substance use.

Researchers found that adolescents who experienced early adversity showed delayed cognitive control and unusual brain activity in self-regulation regions.

Brain connectivity, rather than cognitive control behavior, was a stronger predictor of substance use initiation.

Specifically, weakened connections between key brain areas responsible for self-regulation dropped significantly one year before substance use began.

Despite these challenges, the study also highlighted the brain’s resilience, as cognitive control function often improved in late adolescence.

These findings suggest that early interventions targeting brain development could help at-risk youth build resilience and reduce long-term mental health risks.

https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodevelopment-adversity-mental-health-28437/

https://youtu.be/91DC5JY0CEY?si=tefiEeCjZks8CmOsPhysiologically there is a purpose for everything the body does. As a m...
11/24/2024

https://youtu.be/91DC5JY0CEY?si=tefiEeCjZks8CmOs
Physiologically there is a purpose for everything the body does. As a modern culture, sometimes we can be a bit arrogant in suppressing what nature has intended as essential for our well being.

We all shed tears. We cry when we are sad, but also when we are glad, surprised by beauty, love, or touched by other deeply felt and uniquely human experienc...

10/24/2024

Removing Pre-Bed Screen Time Improves Toddler Sleep

A groundbreaking trial shows that eliminating screen time in the hour before bed improves toddler sleep quality.

In the study, 105 families were asked to remove screens before bed and engage their toddlers in calming activities like reading or playing puzzles instead.

The results showed improved sleep efficiency and fewer night awakenings in toddlers who participated in the intervention.

The study is the first randomized controlled trial to confirm the link between reduced screen time and better sleep in toddlers.

Parents found the intervention easy to implement, with all families successfully completing the 7-week trial.

These findings support pediatric guidelines that recommend limiting screen time before bed to promote healthier sleep.

https://neurosciencenews.com/screen-time-sleep-toddlers-27921/

Did you know that among other things, neurofeedback therapy can help with brain fog post Covid? Masuko T, Sasai-Ma...
07/16/2024

Did you know that among other things, neurofeedback therapy can help with brain fog post Covid?
Masuko T, Sasai-Masuko H. Efficacy of Original Neurofeedback Treatment Method for Brain Fog From COVID-19: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Mar 20;16(3):e56519. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56519. PMID: 38646408; PMCID: PMC11026996.

12/14/2023

On October 13th, the filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass posted a photo of himself on Instagram—what looked like a red-carpet closeup, with a bow tie on his neck and a forced smile on his face. “I have been struggling with anxiety and depression for most of my life,” Duplass wrote in the caption. Supportive comments poured in, from the likes of Glenn Close, Carson Daly, and Jennifer Aniston—Duplass’s co-star on “The Morning Show”—as well as thousands of non-famous followers moved by his uncommon rawness. In the following weeks, Duplass posted apprehensive selfies, with real-time updates on his depressive episode. “There was a small part of me that felt, Oh, Mark, don’t turn yourself into the ambassador for this while you’re going through it, because that’s a lot of pressure,” Duplass says, in a new interview. “But the most basic emotion I got from it was: Here’s the community. You’re not alone.” Read a new interview with Duplass on the ups and downs of depression and his new role as a mental-health advocate: http://nyer.cm/89GEYQ7

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11/28/2023

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Professional artists aren't the only people who can make art. In this episode, learn how to weave art into your everyday life. Because whether you're doodling, making pottery or embroidering, creativity is good for you and your health.

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Neurofeedback is an all natural approach to stabilizing the brain, and by doing so, can alleviate conditions like anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder and post traumatic stress disorder. It is a type of biofeedback that uses the EEG. It helps regulate, calm and stabilize the brain by balancing brainwaves. Using computerized feedback, the brain learns to increase or decrease certain brainwaves based on parameters that have been set, in order to improve brain function. It helps the brain become better regulated, more balanced.

Since sleep, emotions or behavior are regulated by the brain, improvements of conditions related to these areas are generally seen after training. A more stabilized brain translates to a more calm and stable body as a whole.

​When you give the brain information about itself, (which is what the computerized feedback does) it has an enormous capacity for change. Neurofeedback makes the information available to the brain almost instantly, and asks it to make adjustments. This gives the brain a greater ability to self-manage or regulate. Think of it as the brain looking at itself in the mirror for the first time. With this tool it now has the capacity to notice poor habits and change for the better. We're saying " This is what you're doing. This is what we'd like you to do. How does that feel?"