The MindFields College Blog

Panic attacks occur when the amygdala (the emotional brain) wrongly pattern matches to a situation and responds inappropriately with a full fight or flight reaction, ready to deal with a perceived threat to your survival that doesn’t really exist. It’s like your brain is an overly sensitive smoke alarm, going off when you’ve burned the […]

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The inter-tribal genocide in 1994 left a huge legacy of trauma in the population of Rwanda.  People who suffered or witnessed terrible events may still be living in the same village as those who inflicted these horrors.  Dealing with the personal memories of these traumas is vital for the future wellbeing of both the individuals […]

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When clinical trials compare the effectiveness of different therapeutic schools and approaches, the results are very interesting.
Many studies have concluded that the difference in effectiveness between psychological therapies is minimal, however, when you examine the data* it’s clear that this result is produced by the mean and that there are clear differences in effectiveness between […]

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Here is some background from our Human Givens Institute website on the origins of the human givens approach. I thought it would be interesting reading for people new to the concept who might be visiting this blog:
It is now commonly realised that there is a core set of principles for stabilising the human mind, creating […]

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Hot off the press, the very first delivery of the next title in our ‘Essential help in troubled times - the human givens approach’ series has just arrived.
We experienced a lot of anxiety ourselves in getting this book to print, so it’s very satisfying to finally be able to hold a copy!
Here’s some further information […]

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