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Thoughts Are Like Viruses

Thoughts Are Like Viruses

Resisting intrusive thoughts can make them more powerful.

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David Hanscom Md

Stress Physiology Drives Rumination

You must calm your body to heal your mind.

02.06.2026 60

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Work Is Medicine, But We Keep Prescribing the Wrong Dose

Being unable to work can destroy your nervous system.

18.05.2026 80

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Why Music Has the Power to Heal

The right music induces a physiologic state of safety—a requirement for healing.

14.05.2026 90

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Stop Fighting Unwanted Thoughts

Healing happens when you get out of the way of your nervous system.

28.04.2026 100

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Honoring Loss by Living

23.12.2025 70

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Let's Wake Up and Move Beyond Survival-Mode Reactivity

01.12.2025 60

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Connect to Your Dark Side to Heal

05.11.2025 90

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Need Pain Relief? Schadenfreude or Altruism: It's Your Choice

16.07.2025 60

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David Hanscom Md