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Lessons in Life, Love and Healing

Glenn S. Cohen - Center for Neurological Intelligence

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When Love Meets Reactivity:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/09

“Reactivity is not a weapon aimed at you,it’s a wound crying out to be healed.”When your partner is reactive, it rarely looks like a cry for help. It feels like claws out, words sharp, energy fierce. But beneath the surface, reactivity is not an attack, it’s an eruption of unresolved pain. What you’re seeing is not your enemy; it’s your partner’s nervous system in survival mode.Most people don’t want to spiral into rage, collapse into tears, or shut down in silence. They don’t want their past to

2:54

The Three Voices Within:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/05

“Healing begins when the Soulful Leaderwithin you learns to embrace bothyour wounded self and your protectors with love.”Inside each of us lives a cast of characters, some wounded, some protective, and one soulful leader, all longing to work together for our healing and freedom.Your inner world is more populated than you think. It’s made up of three key voices, like members of a deeply interconnected tribe:1. Neurological KnotsThese are your younger selves, frozen in impactful moments of the past

3:05

Reality or Reactivity?

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/02

“When reactivity outweighs reality,you’re no longer fighting about the present,you’re reliving the past.”One of the hardest parts of conflict is knowing whether our reaction actually matches the reality of the situation, or whether it’s being fueled by old wounds. This is where many couples get lost. They mistake a trigger for truth.In the heat of an argument, emotions blur perspective. Our nervous system floods with signals that scream “danger!” Yet if we pause and check in with our body, creating

2:49

Learning to Read the Code of Your Own Mind

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/29

“Your history wrote the code,but your awareness holds the pen.”Your mind isn’t a mystery, it’s a masterpiece. The more you understand its design, the more you can direct your destiny.Most of us step into adulthood unaware that we’ve been carrying the most powerful technology on Earth: our inner supercomputer. From birth, it’s been running nonstop, shaping how we think, love, protect ourselves, and handle challenges. But here’s the twist, most of the programming was installed long before we had a

3:11

The Trap of Validation: How Reactivity Reinforces the...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/26

“Reactivity doesn’t protect your wounds,it reinforces them, turning fear into prophecy.”Reactivity has a sneaky way of convincing us we’re protecting ourselves, when in reality, we’re digging deeper into the very wounds we want to heal. Our unconscious protective patterns are clever. They don’t just want to defend us; they want validation. They whisper, “See? I told you so!” every time our partner reacts in a way that seems to confirm our fears.Take Joan and Tom. Joan’s guardians pushed her to

3:06

When “Nothing Bad” Still Leaves Scars

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/22

“Healing isn’t about proving how heavy your story is,it’s about learning how to put the weight down.”We often think trauma only belongs to catastrophic stories, abuse, loss, disasters that split lives in two. But here’s the truth: your nervous system doesn’t measure wounds by the size of the story. It measures by the weight it carries inside you.Every human being has a “pearl” at their center, utterly unique. Two people can live through the same moment and walk away with entirely different imprints

3:29

Dueling Guardians: When Love Turns into a Battlefield

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/19

“Most fights aren’t about the present moment at all,they’re echoes of old wounds,replaying through the people we love most.”By now, you’ve likely seen how the cycle plays out: you meet someone who feels like your missing piece, and deep down, you believe they’re meant to heal your old wounds. Without realizing it, you expect them to instinctively know what you need, and to change themselves in ways that make you feel whole again. But unless your partner has done deep inner work, they don’t know this

2:50

The Stories That Shape Us, The Freedom That Awaits Us

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/15

“Your past is not your destiny,it’s the script you get to rewriteonce you learn you hold the pen.”Every person you meet carries a library of stories. Some are soft and golden, like favorite childhood books we return to for comfort. Others sit high on dusty shelves, heavy, unspoken, but always felt.Life has seasons. Sometimes we bloom. Other times we brace against storms that seem endless. In those stormy seasons, patterns appear: the same arguments on repeat, the same restless unease when things get

3:01

When Small Sparks Start Wildfires: Why Tiny Triggers...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/12

“The fight is never about the dishes or the socks,it’s about the hidden wound the trigger awakens.”Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a heated argument and thought, “Why are we even fighting about this?” In hindsight, the issue that triggered the blow-up seems laughably small, yet in the moment, it felt monumental.I’ve heard this story countless times. Couples describe nights lost to battles that start with something minor, who left the dishes in the sink, a forgotten text, a tone of

2:47

Coming Home: The Journey That Changes Everything

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/08

“Life’s greatest journey is not out into the world,but back into the wholeness of your own heart.”There comes a point in life when the way we’ve been living no longer fits. It may arrive as a quiet whisper of restlessness, a sharp heartbreak, or the slow ache of dissatisfaction. However it comes, this moment invites us to pause and ask: Is the life I’m living the one I was meant for, or is there more within me waiting to awaken?We don’t come with an instruction manual, but we are born with a human

3:10

Triggering the Other’s I: Let the Games Begin

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/10/01

“The one you love most will not just touch your heart,they will unlock the rooms you’ve kept hidden,so you can finally see what still longs to heal.”In our most intimate relationships, our partner comes to know us in ways no one else ever can and they often trigger us like no one else does. Picture your inner world as a radiant sun surrounded by orbiting rings. The outermost ring holds professional connections, the next holds friendships, the next family, and at the center, the place closest to your

2:47

Neurological Freedom: The Steady Ground Within

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/28

“True freedom isn’t the absence of obstacles,it’s the mastery of your mind in the midst of them.”Your journey home begins in the one place most people overlook, within. Freedom is not something life hands you; it’s something you claim, moment by moment, from the inside out. It’s the realization that your peace is not negotiable, not with people, not with circumstances, not even with the echoes of your old stories.Imagine waking up tomorrow with an unshakable calm. The inbox fills, traffic clogs,

2:41

Looking for the “One” or Healing the One Within?

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/24

“You’re not just looking for the one,you’re looking for the aspect of youthat never got to heal.”I used to believe I was searching for the “one” out there, the perfect partner who would finally make me feel whole, safe, and seen. But what I didn’t realize is that I was actually searching for the fractured parts of myself.We are all sensory human supercomputers, shaped by early experiences and the unspoken stories that get trapped in our nervous system. When a painful event happens that we can’t

2:53

The Two Gardens of the Mind: Choosing the Seeds You...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/21

"The colors of your life are not paintedby what happens to you,but by the stories you choose to tell about it."Every day, you carry an invisible paintbrush. With it, you color the canvas of your life, not with the events that happen to you, but with the meanings you give them. Some mornings you dip into greens, growth, love, and possibility. Other days, your brush swirls in reds, fear, shame, and blame. The surprising truth is this: you always have more choice in your palette than you realize.Green:

2:22

Breaking the Cycle: How Love Reveals the Wounds We...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/17

"The person you love the mostwill always show you the woundsyou’ve hidden the deepest."Have you ever found yourself wondering how the very qualities you once adored in your partner now drive you crazy? That shift isn’t random, it’s revealing something much deeper.Most of us don’t realize we’ve entered a reactive relationship pattern rooted in unresolved childhood experiences. These buried wounds shape how we hear tone, interpret gestures, and respond during conflict. Without awareness, we

3:02

Past, Present, Future: The Three Paths to Your...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/14

"Healing is not about erasing the past,it’s about giving your roots the nourishment they needso your branches can reach for the sky."Your life is a living story unfolding across three paths: the past, the present, and the future. Each carries its own wisdom; each requires its own kind of attention. The question is, where is life calling you now?The unconscious mind, much like a wide-eyed child, responds to pictures, metaphors, and symbols. To understand your journey, imagine yourself as the Tree of

2:42

Where Did the Spark Begin? Unearthing the Truth of...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/10

"To love deeply is to reflect bravelyon where you've been,where you are, andwhere you still want to go together."Every relationship tells a story. And the beginning, those early days holds clues to the essence of your connection. You met. Something clicked. A spark ignited. Maybe it was their smile, your shared laughter, the safety you felt in their presence. Something said, "This is worth it."Fast forward. What has shifted since then? The first six months were likely filled with intensity,

2:15

The Three Voices Within: Meeting Your Inner Family

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/07

“Inside you lives a cast of characters,some wounded, some protective, and one wise leader,all longing to work together for your healing and freedom.”Your inner world is like a household with three important residents. Some are tender and hurting, some are fierce and protective, and one carries the wisdom to lead them all. Learning who they are and why they show up, lets you navigate life with more compassion, stability, and choice.1. The Wounded OnesThese are your younger selves, children, teens, or

2:31

Triggered to Heal: How Conflict in Love Calls You...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/09/03

“Conflict is not a sign of failure in love,it’s the call to rise into your healing.”You may not realize it, but your most committed love relationship is designed to trigger you. Not to harm you but to help you grow. Deep down, your unconscious imago imprint already knew what it was doing when you were drawn to your partner. That magnetic pull? It came from the wounded aspects of you seeking healing.Once the attachment bond is activated, the relationship changes. The love becomes real. The stakes

2:36

Your Life’s Operating Manual: Learning to Read Your...

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/08/31

"Your mind is not a mystery,it is a masterpiece.The more you understand its design,the more you can direct your destiny."We all arrive in adulthood carrying the most advanced technology on the planet, our inner supercomputer. It’s been running since birth, silently shaping how we think, love, choose, and protect ourselves. Yet most of its programming was installed long before we could speak, decide, or even comprehend.From our earliest moments, every sight, sound, tone, and touch began writing code

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