![]() And then actively say that to yourself instead. We have to form new neural pathways around treating and speaking to themselves more kindly, more compassionately.Īnd a very large amount of this “rewiring” can come from teaching and supporting my clients to actively talk to themselves more kindly in between our sessions. ![]() To achieve the change that client ultimately wants from our therapy together, we have to, effectively, rewire their brain. So, for anyone particularly self-critical who has spent a lifetime lambasting, degrading and being outright unkind to themselves, they likely have strong neural pathways to reinforce this behavior. ![]() This phrase and contribution to the field of neuropsychology was first used in 1949 by Donald Hebb, a Canadian neuropsychologist.Įffectively, Hebb’s rule teaches us each thought (spoken or unspoken), every habit, every feeling and physical sensation we experience triggers the firing of neurons which, in time, creates a neural network in your brain.Īssociated channels of memory and habit as it were.Īnd when you repeat something again and again - consciously or unconsciously - you reify (meaning, strengthen) that neural network.
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