http://www.ted.com Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

Stress is ubiquitous these days - it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully. Western medicine, in theory and practice, tends to treat mind and body as separate entities.

http://www.nicabm.com/trauma-therapy/?del=youtube One of the traps of trauma is its effect on our sense of time. It has us constantly reliving a past experience as if it were in the present. Treating trauma with traditional trauma therapy doesn't always help a patient heal PTSD.

The RAIN of Self-Compassion - Tara Brach (12/16/2015) This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces a guided meditation based on a new version of the acronym RAIN that awakens self-compassion and de-conditions the suffering of being at war with ourselves.

Healing Trauma: The Light Shines Through the Broken Places with Tara Brach (03/08/2017) Most of us have encountered trauma either in our own direct experience or with someone in our immediate circle. This talk examines the shame and suffering that arise from trauma and how meditation practices can support a path to full spiritual healing.

Healing Addiction: De-conditioning the Hungry Ghosts (03/29/2017) This talk examines the suffering that arises when due to unmet needs for love and safety, our desire becomes narrowed and fixated on substitute gratifications. We then explore how we can bring mindfulness and self-compassion to the habits of obsessing, over-consuming and hurting ourselves and others that keep us from true happiness, connectedness and peace.