Primitive Brain
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Your Primitive Brain Was Not Built for Global News
For most of human history, danger news was local. If people in our community repeatedly discussed a fire, attack, illness, or shortage, it was probably close enough to require action. Now the nervous system can receive vivid reports of suffering from everywhere, all day long. The same event may reach us through television, alerts, social…
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Move Through Change: From Shock to Grief to Uncertainty
Change is not one emotional event. Even a wanted transition can move through shock, grief, and uncertainty—sometimes in sequence, sometimes all in the same afternoon. When we expect ourselves to “handle change” as one skill, we may use the wrong support for the stage we are in. Shock needs orientation. Grief needs room to move.…
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When Money Fear Pulls the Parking Brake
Smart, conscientious people can struggle with money in ways that do not yield to more discipline. We know what action would help and still avoid the statement, delay the invoice, undercharge, or become foggy when numbers appear. The primitive brain is powerful but not subtle. If money became associated with conflict, shame, deprivation, failure, or…
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Rick’s Primitive Brain
We share this ancestral mind — we are all tuned to it… no matter the country, the ethnicity, the social status or lack thereof. Our Art and our Dance are our unique expressions. Our fears are our common ground.
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Find the Financial Ceiling Your Body Is Enforcing
Money can carry the survival energy that food once carried: will there be enough, will the supply continue, and what happens if the group sees that I have more? We may work toward financial growth while a protective system keeps us safely below an invisible ceiling. The closer we get, the more distraction, undercharging, hesitation,…
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Do You Want To Spend Your Life at Tug-o-War or…
A lot of people spend their entire life at tug-of-war. They work very hard. They put in a lot of effort and focus. And they just don’t get anywhere. The sad thing is, they don’t know what’s going on… they start blaming themselves for not being effective.