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Lessons in Life, Love and Healing

Glenn S. Cohen - Center for Neurological Intelligence

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3:09

Empowered Loving Relationship

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/12/30

Empowered Loving RelationshipIt’s a knowing from the depths of your soul,an inner voice that speaks softly and says:You are home.You are accepted.You are loved.You are safe.You are with the one who shows up for you,who is there for youthe way you need them,when you need them most.You are with the one who holds space for you,who listens, understands, validates, empathizes,and accepts, without judgment,your unique, special brand of weirdness.A joy radiates with alivenessas you see, hear, feel, and

2:24

The Cowboy of Love:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/30

“Patience in love is not passive waiting,it’s the quiet strength that opens the door for connection to return.”When emotions flare in a relationship, it can feel like the ground shifts beneath you. One partner becomes triggered, flooded with old wounds and fear, while the other is left waiting, wondering what to do with the silence and distance. The instinct is often to chase, to demand answers, to close the gap as quickly as possible. Yet, that urgency often creates more chaos.Imagine instead

2:59

Neurological Freedom:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/26

“Freedom isn’t found in a world without storms,it’s found in becoming the calm that no storm can shake.”True freedom isn’t the absence of obstacles; it’s the mastery of your mind in the midst of them.Imagine waking tomorrow with a calm so steady that no email, no traffic jam, no sour mood could hijack your peace. You feel grounded, not because the world is quiet, but because you’ve claimed something deeper, Neurological Freedom.Neurological Freedom is the state where your inner world is no longer

2:21

The Power of the Soulful Leader:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/23

“Surrender isn’t giving up,it’s choosing to stop the fight so love can finally begin.”Sometimes, couples come to me with one foot out the door. They feel stuck in an endless loop of conflict, convinced nothing will ever change. Yet, in nearly every relationship, there’s usually one partner more willing to lean in, open up, and step into vulnerability. I call this person the Soulful Leader, the one who chooses to lead with surrender, not control.The Soulful Leader isn’t surrendering to their partner

2:40

The Two Gardens of the Mind:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/19

“The moment you notice the weeds,you already hold the power to plant new seeds.”Your life is painted in colors not by what happens to you, but by the stories you tell about it. Every day, you hold an invisible paintbrush, sometimes dipping into vibrant greens of growth and love, other times swirling in reds of fear, shame, or blame. What determines the palette? Where you place your attention, and the language you use to tell your story.Green is empowerment. In this state, you own your choices. You

2:19

From Armor to Openness:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/16

“Defensiveness may protect the wound,but surrender is what heals it.”When relationships hit what I call dysfunction junction, two predictable defense patterns tend to emerge.The first is denial. One partner points the finger outward, certain that every problem belongs to the other. In session, it’s almost cinematic, no matter what the issue, their eyes plead with me to validate their case: “See what I have to deal with?” They’ve mastered the art of deflection, yet remain blind to their own part in

3:00

Past, Present, Future:

Lessons in Life, Love and Healing ·

2025/11/12

“Your past is the soil, your present the trunk,your future the skyward reach,healing is what lets them grow together in harmony.”Healing isn’t about erasing your past; it’s about nourishing your roots so your branches can reach for the sky.Your life is a living story, unfolding across three paths: past, present, and future. At different times, one of these paths calls louder than the others. Growth begins when you learn how to listen and work with each intentionally.Think of your journey as the Tree

2:33

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

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