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The Embodied Mind

How body, brain, and emotion become intertwined.

Unconscious
The Shocking Truth

John Montgomery Ph.D. on July 15, 2014

Research in neuroscience and psychology is beginning to illuminate why many people can use their own pain, in effect, as a drug.

Research in neuroscience and psychology is beginning to illuminate why many people can use their own pain, in effect, as a drug.

Mating
Sexual Attraction and Survival Mode

John Montgomery Ph.D. on January 29, 2013

As strange as it may initially sound, distressing "survival-mode" emotional states like anxiety and fear can unconsciously facilitate sexual attraction and lead us into destructive relationships.

As strange as it may initially sound, distressing "survival-mode" emotional states like anxiety and fear can unconsciously facilitate sexual attraction and lead us into destructive relationships.

Stress
Survival Mode and Evolutionary Mismatch

John Montgomery Ph.D. on December 6, 2012

When we live in environments that are drastically different from the ones we’re biologically adapted for, our threshold for "survival mode" triggers is lowered. Repeated triggering leads to stress and pain.

When we live in environments that are drastically different from the ones we’re biologically adapted for, our threshold for "survival mode" triggers is lowered. Repeated triggering leads to stress and pain.

Fear
Emotions, Survival, and Disconnection

John Montgomery Ph.D. on September 30, 2012

When we become triggered unaccountably into states of "survival mode," our emotions can turn against us, creating destructive patterns and disconnection.

When we become triggered unaccountably into states of "survival mode," our emotions can turn against us, creating destructive patterns and disconnection.