Creative Expression with DrLisa

12/16/2025

"The truth was a mirror in the hands of God.
It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it,
and they looked at it and thought they had the truth." – Rumi

12/16/2025

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12/15/2025

Recent events—both close to home and around the world—can be unsettling and emotionally heavy. During the holidays, especially, these moments can bring up stress, fear, or memories connected to past trauma.

If you’re feeling impacted, you’re not alone. Support is available, and it’s okay to take care of yourself at your own pace.

NAMI offers guidance and resources to help people cope with stress related to traumatic events, including grounding techniques, ways to manage difficult emotions, and how to find additional support.

Learn more and access resources:
- nami.org/IncidentStressSupport
- En español: nami.org/IncidentStressSupport-espanol

12/13/2025

A bold new theory is flipping history on its head. Recent research suggests autism may have played a key role in the rise of human intelligence, giving early humans a major evolutionary edge.

Scientists are discovering that traits commonly linked to autism—hyperfocus, pattern recognition, memory, and intense curiosity—could have been vital in shaping the technological and intellectual leaps of our species. From crafting tools to tracking stars, minds that worked differently may have been the minds that changed everything.

In ancient tribes, individuals with autism-like traits may have been the early inventors, observers, and innovators, often noticing details others missed. Their unique thinking helped advance agriculture, language, navigation, and even culture.

This new lens challenges outdated narratives. Autism isn’t a flaw—it may be part of the reason our species soared beyond survival into exploration, creation, and imagination.

Researchers are now calling for a greater appreciation of neurodiversity, not just for inclusion but for recognition. Humanity’s collective progress could very well be rooted in the brilliance of autistic minds throughout time.

In celebrating every kind of mind, we uncover the full story of what makes us human—and what has always made us extraordinary.

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

Your brain is not a truth detector. It is a pattern learning machine. Neuroscience and psychology show that the brain strengthens whatever thoughts and messages are repeated most often, regardless of whether they are accurate or false. This process is rooted in neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to rewire itself based on experience and repetition.

When a thought is repeated, neural pathways associated with that idea become stronger. Over time, the brain begins to treat that thought as familiar and therefore believable. This is why repeated self talk can shape confidence, fear, motivation, and even self identity. Cognitive psychology explains this through concepts like confirmation bias and the illusory truth effect, where repeated statements feel more true simply because they are familiar.

Research also shows that the brain prefers efficiency. It conserves energy by relying on existing mental shortcuts rather than constantly checking facts. Once a belief is formed through repetition, the brain is more likely to seek information that supports it and ignore what challenges it. This mechanism can work for or against you.

Positive repetition can reinforce healthy habits, resilience, and learning. Negative repetition can deepen anxiety, self doubt, and limiting beliefs. This is why practices like cognitive behavioral therapy focus on identifying and changing repeated thought patterns.

What you consistently tell yourself matters. Your brain listens, adapts, and builds reality from repetition. Understanding this gives you the power to consciously shape your mindset using facts, awareness, and intentional thinking.

12/12/2025

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12/11/2025

It's not our place to try and talk someone out of their feelings. There's no "right" or "wrong" way to feel. Meet them where they are, not where you imagine they should be, and just support them as they work through what they are feeling. If you're professing to be there for someone, it needs to actually be about them.

Just my two cents as I decompress following some hurtful family drama.

What are your thoughts?

💙 Leila

12/11/2025

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/what-sound-therapy-and-could-it-benefit-your-health

Sound therapies such as sound baths, binaural beats and vibroacoustic therapy may help reduce pain, improve mood and enhance cognition.