Your amygdala [ah-mig-dah-lah] is located in the limbic part of your brain. You have two of these structures, one in each hemisphere; roughly a few inches in from either ear. About the size and shape of an almond, your amygdala are responsible for regulating your emotions. They also serve as an “early warning, rapid response …
Sometimes clients want to talk about someone who’s hurt them. Maybe it was a long time ago, maybe it was recently. But something about the hurt is keeping it fresh, almost alive for my client. In such cases, we talk about many aspects of the hurt; we thoroughly process the experience. And, sometimes, even after …
