If you break your leg, you will feel intense pain. The pain is telling you there is something very wrong with your leg, and the pain is so strong you do not attempt to use the leg, which of course would cause further damage to the leg. If you went to the emergency room and the physician just treated the symptom of pain, he or she would simply use drugs to make the pain go away and send you home. Of course that would be ridiculous because everyone knows the physician would ha

Karl Friston is a British psychiatrist, neuroscientist and theoretician at University College London. Friston has played a key role in advancing our understanding of how different regions of the brain interact, and his methods have become standard in neuroscience research. He is renowned for developing the free energy principle and active inference theory. Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle (FEP) says that living organisms stay alive by reducing surprise and constantly tryi

I have listened to many people struggle with the issue of “Self Esteem.” I suppose the struggle comes with the idea that self-esteem is something that can be given and not earned. Self-esteem that is given is based on what others think of us and what we should be. Self-esteem that is earned is based on what we think of ourselves and know we can achieve ourselves. True self-esteem is built upon risk, constructed over the foundations of achievement over the pain of failure. N

“When was the last time you expressed anger and regretted it?” Anger can be our friend, but when the expression of anger causes undesired and terribly painful results, it can become our enemy. We may be ashamed and even horrified that we did not exercise better control of our anger and our behavior. Anger Management  is a popular topic. There are books, articles, workshops and even a movie dealing with the subject. Managing anger is not a new topic. It has been a subject of g

In 1968, the film adaptation of "Oliver!" introduced us to the beautiful song, "Where Is Love?" Its haunting melody and heartfelt lyrics ask a question that resonates beyond the screen: Where, “Indeed”, Is love? This simple and timeless question lingers in the heart, echoing across generations and circumstances. As I ponder this relevant question for today’s world, I’m struck by how universal it remains—reaching into every facet of human life and longing. We search for love