Brennan A. Wheeler, BS, MS is a technology consultant and sometimes blogger, writing about his travels and microblogging his every opinion. He also moonlights as a philosopher, economist, and freelance humanitarian. He is currently on sabbatical is Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is learning Spanish and also that there are people who think, feel, and live differently than he does. …
Why we stay stuck: Part 4
Welcome back to our series called “Why we stay stuck.” It’s an exploration of the barriers to being mentally healthy. There is a great deal of literature out there/ We’ve covered what our brains do and how we think. Now to talk about the interpersonal level ie how we interact with other and the impact it has on our ability …
Why we stay stuck: Part 3
We’ve been reviewing the basic literature surrounding why people “stay stuck.” There is more information than ever out there now, but we’re organizing it into several different levels. Having explored the biology that affects our ability to change, we’ll now move on to the cognitive level. The cognitive level of a person is the way a person interprets inputs, sensory …
Why we stay stuck: Part 2
The question in this series of post is why we stay stuck. Why is changing or feeling better or whatever sooooooo very difficult. As I previously wrote, there are many, many reasons why. One way to organize those reasons in into different levels, starting with the biological level. The biological level of a person, as it relates to mental health, …
Why we stay stuck: Part 1
The primary purpose of therapy is to relieve psychological distress. In therapy, we often spend time figuring out how our belief systems and thoughts came into being. However, such information may not explain why or how a person keep behaviors and feelings that are painful. Knowing you ran over a nail does not necessarily explain why your tire stays flat. …
Purpose and Recovery
Have you ever looked in the mirror and been unhappy with what you saw? Maybe you’ve even hated what you saw or even thought “if I could change that one part of me, I’d be ok.” As an eating disorder therapist, I am especially interested in how people see their physical bodies and their relationship to it. Often times, someone …