The Naked Brain

Psychological trauma occurs as the result of an extraordinarily stressful event that diminishes or destroys your sense of security and involves a threat to life or safety. Traumatic experiences exceed your ability to cope, and your ability to integrate emotions involved with the experience. Psychological trauma can cause you to feel helpless and leave you struggling with upsetting emotions, memories, and anxiety. It can also leave you feeling numb, disconnected, and unable to trust others. When bad things happen, it can take time to get over the pain and feel safe again. Whether the trauma happened years ago or yesterday, you CAN make healing changes and move forward with your life!

As a Licensed Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, I have 25 years of experience working with individuals affected by trauma.  I am also a trauma survivor. Helping others heal has been a central focus of my therapeutic work.

Recovery from trauma is an individual process and will and look different for everyone. In today’s episode, I walk you through the four primary stages of recovery, and illustrate the steps you can take on the path to healing.

Mental barriers are limiting beliefs or assumptions that we have about ourselves in regards to our ability, potential, or self-worth. Mental barriers limit us from achieving our dreams, living up to our full potential, and creating the life of our dreams.

Most people are living their lives now by a set of standards, a set of beliefs, that they developed 10, 20, or 30 years ago. Quite often, we make decisions in our youth, when we were very young, about what we were capable of, about who we are as a person, and then that becomes the glass ceiling that controls us.

To break through that glass ceiling, you need to know how to overcome mental barriers. In today’s episode, you’ll discover four easy ways to break through mental barriers to achieve the life you deserve!

Do you ever wonder why some people seem to naturally attract success, wealth, and happiness while others continually struggle to get by? Have you ever noticed how some individuals appear to have abundant riches and exciting lifestyles, while others work month to month to pay the bills? How do successful people do it?

The answer does not lie in luck or birthright, as some of the world’s more powerful leaders come from humble and impoverished beginnings. The answer is that accomplished people have learned how to train their brains for success. One of the most powerful ways to do that is to understand how to prime your brain to achieve a goal.

In today's episode, we cover four simple, yet effective, ways to prime your brain for success that come to us from neuropsychology and the latest in neuroscience research. 

Ever feel like your relationship is driving you crazy? When you met your partner was he or she charming and the life of the party, and now you can't seem to do anything right in their eyes? Does your partner feel that the rules don't apply to him/her and get angry at the slightest form of criticism? Does it seem like the world revolves around them? 

It may be that you are in a relationship with a narcissist, a disorder marked by an inflated sense of self-importance, lack of empathy, and difficulty maintaining healthy, long-term relationships.  As a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist, this is a mental condition I see all too often in my private practice.  

In today's episode, you'll discover five signs that you may be hooked on a narcissist and why being in a relationship with a narcissist can make you feel crazy! I’ll define narcissism and show you fascinating facts about narcissistic personality disorder and the BRAIN! Most importantly, I'll show you how you can best cope with this situation. The stronger and more resilient you are, the better able you are to manage the stress of a difficult relationship…or …find the strength to leave it.

Welcome! I am excited to have you along on this journey!  

The Naked Brain is designed to expose your mind to the most fascinating and current topics in neuroscience today and to help you improve your brain and your life.  I will show you how to use the power of your mind to create a limitless life, full of abundance, joy,  wealth, and prosperity. 

I am Dr. Susan Spicer, a Licensed Psychologist and Neuropsychological Expert, but I'm also a trauma survivor with personal insight into the manner in which you can heal your life, overcome obstacles, and create the life of your dreams.  It is these and other topics we will explore as we go inside The Naked Brain.