Mission Beach
By Silvia Damiano on 31 October 2010
While taking a few days rest south of Cairns – Mission Beach to be exact – I met artist Sal Badcock, who was born in Tasmania. A trained nurse until 1988, she moved to this area 9 years ago and is fully dedicated to making the world a more beautiful place. Her colourful pieces are ins …
A Psychotherapist Reflects On The Value Of Neuroscience
By Phil Boas on 19 October 2010
"Neuroscience might just be a rational person’s defence against engaging with their emotions. Or it might be gigantic step toward more sophisticated therapeutic interventions.”
Over Think
By Silvia Damiano on 7 October 2010
Undoubtedly, our brains process many thoughts and bits of information per minute. The question is how long do we ruminate over the same thoughts, or how far we go in allowing certain thoughts to guide our decisions. In a metaphoric sense, how loud is the small bird on our shoulder whi …
Mind Wandering
By The About my Brain Institute on 23 September 2010
When our mind wanders, a part of our brain called default network starts to work. This default network is a brain system that includes part of the medial temporal lobe, medial prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.
Strategies For Enhancing Memory In The Workplace
By Silvia Damiano on 19 September 2010
My workplace is mainly the classroom where I conduct most of the workshops on the topics of leadership and emotional intelligence. One of the challenges these days is to keep participants from dividing their attention between their mobile phones and what is going on in the room.
Fear And Memory
By Silvia Damiano on 10 September 2010
To add to my post last week, I thought I would expand on the topic of fear and memory. To this effect, I would like to share the story I have read about Dr. Claparede, a French doctor, who in 1911, published his observations of an amnesic patient.
Emotional Intelligence & The Limbic Brain
By The About my Brain Institute on 2 September 2010
Genos International has offered to be the major sponsor of the awards for the artists who enter the “Brain Art Competition”. Thank you Dr. Ben Palmer and the Genos team for becoming involved in this great event.
Paying Attention
By Silvia Damiano on 25 August 2010
In less than an hour, I am leaving for Melbourne to run a session on ‘Dealing with Change’. Before I leave, I thought I would share excerpts from a book by Dr. Candace Pert that I am reading at the moment. She is one of my favourite authors on the topics of emotions.
Feeling Creative?
By Silvia Damiano on 10 August 2010
Last night I was invited together with Ralph Kerle, Executive Chairman from the Creative Leadership Forum to conduct a session on “The Creative Brain and how it works” for the Sydney Facilitators’ Network. Approximately 60 – 70 professional facilitators attended this 90 minute present …
The Take
By Silvia Damiano on 24 July 2010
Last Saturday, I participated in a fantastic presentation on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) by Robyn Stratton-Berkessel. Even though I became familiar with this methodology some years ago, Robyn reminded me of the importance of continuously looking for the best in people: in their organisa …
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If Change Was Painless?
By The About my Brain Institute on 15 July 2010
Wouldn't it be nice if every time an organisation introduced change, everyone participated and did what was required enthusiastically. However, implementing change is not simple and neuroscientific research reveals that change is painful for the brain.
Dyslexia
By Silvia Damiano on 4 July 2010
Watching the 2005 film “In her shoes” with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette reminded me of dyslexia. My daughter showed signs of dyslexia when she was around 6 years of age so I have been quite close to it. Many parents usually ask me how we navigated through it. Here are some ideas for …