by Brian Balke | Mar 13, 2024 | Mind Management
If you are working in a high-stress environment, you are using adrenaline to compensate for the fact that most of your mind is hidden behind a protective barrier to the subconscious. In his books “The Talent Code” and “The Culture Code,” Dan...
by Brian Balke | Aug 29, 2022 | Basics
Does the thought of taking time off drain your energy? Believe it or not, it can. Our body has two energy production modes, corresponding to anxiety or calm. They require different diets and schedules. The mode of anxiety is opportunistic and reactive; the mode of...
by Brian Balke | Oct 15, 2021 | Case History
We know the value of virtue when it shines into our lives. Those that bring that grace, however, often fail to realize how important it is to turn that light inward. That oversight allows corruption to take root in the darkness. My client – “Gustav” below – was a 51...
by Brian Balke | May 13, 2021 | Basics
The movie “Inside Out” reinforces the idea that emotions are all in your head. They are not. Emotions are your organic response to experience. They involve hormones and blood flow and muscle tension and more – all contributing to create subtle...
by Brian Balke | May 7, 2021 | Basics
Spirituality is the negotiation of the boundaries between “me” and “we.” Unilaterally imposing “me” is megalomania; dissolving into “we” is schizophrenia. The principle that sustains balance is love. Therapy is a...
