Joy Points Finger Paints? YES! The right prefrontal cortex lights up with play. The reward center gushes feel-good chemicals. It's time to add to your Joy Point Bank!
laurel's life Tammy? Home Sweet Home When we come home and see Tammy waiting, and a few flowers that we somehow managed to keep alive, it feels like home. Yet, according to neuroscience, "home" is grounded in the emotional brain.
laurel's life What Brain Area Rules Us? When stress is low and the thinking brain (prefrontal cortex in GREEN above) is in charge, life is good. When stress is high, the bottom of the brain (in BROWN) takes over, which is what causes most problems.
Allostatic wires Joy After Trauma What a joyful world it would be if the BBH movement were successful and more people could heal trauma on the spot and turn stress into joy.
