Explore the transformative power of Interoceptive Mapping with Twisted Minds VB Counseling to retrain your body-brain connection, heal anxiety, and calm your pain. When life gets loud—pain that won’t back off, anxiety that hijacks your focus, trauma that lives in your muscles long after the event is “over”—it can feel like your own body is betraying you. At Twisted Minds Counseling , we don’t shame the body, fight the body, or tell you to “just calm down.”Instead, we do

Turn down the noise. Turn up your values.  Make decisions you won’t have to apologize to your future self for. - Image generated by ChatGPT. When life gets loud—burnout at work, relationship uncertainty, family conflict—it’s easy to make decisions based on the loudest  emotion in the room: fear, guilt, anger, urgency, or shame. Value-based decision making is a way to turn the volume down on all that noise and turn the volume up on something steadier: what you want your life t

By Twisted Minds Counseling, Jasen Eberz, LCSW Exploring the Mind: A Guide to Understanding and Managing Intrusive Thoughts, Featuring a Creative Skull Design Symbolizing Mental Intrusions. AI Generated Image Intrusive thoughts are incredibly common—but when they get stuck, they can create spirals of anxiety, fear, shame, or obsessive rumination. Research across CBT, ACT, somatic psychology, trauma therapy, and neurobiology points to one essential truth: ⚡ You must calm the b

The science says about rebuilding trust and offers concrete, therapist-informed steps you and your partner can take, whether you’re healing from a single rupture or a long pattern of disconnection.

This article blends: the thought-regulation strategies from your earlier Twisted Minds article the sleep protocols and neuroscience tools from the Huberman Lab and peer-reviewed research on rumination, insomnia, and intrusive thoughts to help you break the cycle.

At Twisted Minds Counseling, we pair bottom-up tools that soothe the body, with top-down tools that reshape the story.

Your accelerator responds to erotic and emotional “green lights,” while your brake system downshifts when there’s stress, conflict, shame, etc. This article helps to explore your partner's patterns with curiosity - rather than pressure to improve intimacy.

When people say “just set boundaries,” it can sound like one more thing you’re failing at. Here’s the reframe: boundaries aren’t walls; they’re commitments to live your values in real time.   In Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), values are chosen directions (not goals) that guide behavior under stress; acting from values—especially when it’s uncomfortable—predicts better psychological flexibility and well-being. MDPI+4PMC+4IJPSY+4 DBT adds the “how”: skills for asking,

Addiction doesn’t come out of nowhere—it has roots. Learn the science behind why people develop addictions and how to prevent swapping...

Art Generated by Chat GPT Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood can present challenges with attention, time...

Breathwork is one of the quickest ways to shift your state—because breathing is a direct “handle” on your autonomic nervous system....

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1321664111 We often talk about emotions as if they live only in our minds— “I feel anxious,” “I...

6 Neuroscience-Backed Reasons to Stop Complaining (And One Powerful Way to Break the Habit)

The following information was initially obtained from the video below and expanded upon with linked peer reviewed journal articles....

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by your to-do list, you’re not alone. With countless tasks pulling for attention, it can be hard to know...

Understanding the patterns—and learning how to change them. You’re not alone if you’ve found yourself in more than one unhealthy or...

The Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson Let’s be honest:  how many half-baked 3-step methods and trendy coping tips have you seen on Instagram or TikTok? Probably too many to count. And of the few that seem  helpful, how many can you actually recall in the middle of a stress spiral? That’s why we created the A.S.S. Method  — a memorable, evidence-informed tool for real emotional regulation. It’s simple, science-backed, and designed to stick: 👉 A wareness👉 S oothe👉 S tep Back �

Have you ever noticed how some days you're able to stay calm and present through chaos, while other times even a small stressor sends you...

Intro Apologies are more than just saying “sorry”—they can rebuild trust, foster empathy, and promote forgiveness. Research shows the...

In the journey toward mental wellbeing, our thought patterns shape everything—our emotions, behaviors, and how we see the world. While positive thinking gets plenty of attention, there's a less talked about (but equally essential) strategy: productive thinking. Both approaches offer powerful tools. But used in isolation, they can backfire. The real magic lies in finding a balance between hopeful optimism and grounded problem-solving.