by Courtenay Monfore | Jul 29, 2019 | Brainspotting, Therapy, Trauma
We all know that rejection hurts, but neuroscience has concluded that it does in fact, literally, hurt. While the brain does not process emotional pain and physical pain identically, the reaction and cascading events are very similar, and a natural chemical...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jul 1, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy, Trauma
Philosophers and theologians have been speaking and writing about the search for meaning in life for thousands of years. And most of us reach a point where we want more than to go through the motions of living. That means identifying our values so we can live a...
by Courtenay Monfore | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
Toxic people wreak havoc on our lives, our bodies and our brains. The reasons we love bad boys/girls and emotionally unavailable partners is not just emotional and psychological – they are downright biochemical. The truth of the matter is, our brains can be rewired to...
by Courtenay Monfore | Feb 11, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
by Courtenay Monfore | Feb 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
Does it seem as though the same things keep happening? Destructive patterns such as dating the same kind of person, leaving friendships or jobs for the same reasons or having the same conflicts and internal struggles? Maybe you feel overwhelmed very easily. Early on...
by Courtenay Monfore | Dec 25, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
Our brain and gut are connected by an extensive network of nerves,neurons and a highway of chemicals and hormones that constantly provide feedback about how hungry we are, whether or not we’re experiencing stress, or if we’ve ingested a disease-causing microbe. This...
by Courtenay Monfore | Dec 19, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
The holidays are looked upon as family time. Advertisements, T.V. movies, pop culture and our own communities – such as in south Charlotte – reinforce the concept that happy holidays are spent around a gorgeous dining table with all the trimmings and the...
by Courtenay Monfore | Oct 3, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
These days, nobody really likes to pick up the phone and talk unless you’re at least 70 years old and it’s your main way of connecting with someone. And for good reason – it’s harder to multi-task when we’re on the phone (despite all the new research telling us...
by Courtenay Monfore | Sep 16, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
I thought I’d do something a little different in this blog. I was recently interviewed by a radio station that wanted to know a bit about my practice and why I do the work that I do.I have always been curious about people – wanting to know what leads people to...
