Living At Cause
All Souls Unitarian Universalist ChurchJune 12, 2016
Walker Alan Wynkoop, MD
Living At Cause
Brain Science Teaches Us How
Living At Cause
Brain Science Teaches Us How- To get the A.N.T.s out of our head
My Background Story
• Life long lover of the scientific method
• Living as a hand surgeon
• A student of Human Happiness for 17.5 yrs
Human Happiness Journey• 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City
– Learning Emotional Literacy• 2010 – Present
– Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors• Tony Robbins• Steve Linder• John Assaraf• Brendon Burchard• Daniel Amen
Human Happiness Journey• 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City
– Learning Emotional Literacy• 2010 – Present
– Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors• Tony Robbins• Steve Linder• John Assaraf• Brendon Burchard• Daniel Amen
Human Happiness Journey• 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City
– Learning Emotional Literacy• 2010 – Present
– Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors• Tony Robbins• Steve Linder• John Assaraf• Brendon Burchard• Daniel Amen
Human Happiness Journey• 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City
– Learning Emotional Literacy• 2010 – Present
– Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors• Tony Robbins• Steve Linder• John Assaraf• Brendon Burchard• Daniel Amen
Emotional Literacy
• Emotions – We can manipulate them– Physiology– Thoughts
• Relationships between emotions– Anger usually covering up
• Sadness• Fear
Emotional Literacy
• Emotions – We can manipulate them– Physiology– The Amy Cuddy Story
• Brain injured as teen, lost her high IQ• She used “Fake it till you make it”• Now a Harvard Business School Prof
– Empowers business women with the “Starfish Position” (More at Circle Talk?)
Emotional Literacy
• Learn from People– I learn the most from
• People that bring up my my worst emotions• Situations that trigger me the hardest
• Learn from our surroundings– Cultures of Offices / Teams / Families– Books / Blogs / Etc
Living At Cause
• Why Introduce Living At Cause?– It summarizes the recommendations of all the
branches of psychology I’ve studied– Understanding and accepting this concept
usually shift one’s paradigm – It is difficult to accept at first so hopefully this
may prepare one for future growth
Brain Science
• Stuff– < 10 years
• Feelings– <16 years
Brain Science
• Stuff– Bio-Molecular– Electro Chemical– Functional MRI Imaging– Optogenetics
• Feelings– Positive Psychology– CBT & NLP
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Neuro Linguistic Programing
Brain Science
Brain Science
Brain Science: Stuff
• 90% of what we know about the brain mechanics we learned in the last 7 – 9 years
• “I feel really sorry for the people who retired five years ago,” says Michael Stryker, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.
Brain Science: Stuff
Brain Science: Stuff
• Optogenetics!!– Fiber optic wires into mice heads to turn on and
off specific neurons pre-treated with markers!
Brain Science: Stuff
• Functional MRI– Real time images of the brain– Can show rough images in the Visual Cortex
• How many objects• Placement of objects, close – far, right or left• Size• Color• Contrast
Brain Science: Stuff
• Memories – A Neural Pathway
– Groups of neurons that are primed to fire together in the same pattern that created the original experience, and each component of a memory is stored in the brain area that initiated it.
http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
Brain Science: Stuff
• Memories – A Neural Pathway
– The more Often the information is repeated or used, the more likely it is to be retained in long term memory
– The more Recently the information is repeated or used, the more likely it is to be recalled from long term memory
http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
Brain Science: Stuff
• Memories – A Neural Pathway• THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE
– That is why traditional talk-about-the-past psycho-therapy is no longer so popular
– New therapy helps get rid of the A.N.T.s so that the old hurtful pathways are not fired.
http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
Brain Science: Stuff
http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
Brain Science: Stuff / Feelings Connection
• The CMS – How Our Brain and Body Talk– The Chemical Messenger System
• Endocrine hormones – e.g. Adrenal glands• Neuro Endocrine – Nerves to blood• Paracrine• Autocrine• Cytocine
Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior
• Positive Psychology – First papers on topic 2000 by Martin Seligman– Started Positive Psychology Center, U of Penn– Authentic Happiness website
• Inventories / Questionnaires • Videos• Pod casts
Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior
• Positive Psychology – Scientific testing– Fun vs Philanthropy– Gratitude Visit (explained at circle talk?)
• 3 or more months of measurable improved Life Satisfaction in both parties.
Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior
Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy– Core Beliefs control
• Thoughts• Feelings• Behavior
– And we can choose our thoughts!
By Urstadt - Photoshop, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46525261
Brain Science: Human Identity
• Our Identity or Core Beliefs:– Define our Model of the World – Control our emotional life– Control our behavioral life– Are based on the Core Memories
Brain Science: Human Identity
• Core Memories– Change every time we access them– We can find new beneficial meanings for the
same core memory• Core Memories’ influence is a function of:
– Recency– Frequency
Brain Science: Human Identity
Brain Science: Human Identity
• Jennifer Ouellette, author, science writer– Best Seller: Me Myself and Why– Online Video Talk– Her experiential pathway led her to the same
conclusion: • Our ID is a function of only two things:
– The memories we focus on– The meanings of those memories
• And I remind: We can choose both!
Brain Science: Human Identity
Bottom Line Summary:
• Our Identity is a function of only two things
– The memories we Focus on– The meaning we Choose for those memories
Brain Science: Human Identity
The One Sentence:• Ones identity lies in the cellular/neuropeptide
neural pathway you strengthen by Recent and Repeated thoughts.
• So choose thoughts that benefit you and visit them often.
Brain Science: Human Identity
Super Modern Breakthrough!
Brain Science: My Emancipation
• Scientific American MIND publication– 10 Big Ideas in 10 years of Brain Science– #3 Adult Brain is Malleable
• So, I’m not stuck with my Old ID!– I Choose the memories I focus on– I Choose those memories’ meaning
A.N.T.s
A.N.T.s
• Automatic Negative Thoughts
– Literally shifts the neuro peptides in our brain– And neuro endocrine hormone in our blood
Towards negative emotions and health
A.N.T.s
• Positive personal results have been reported after one week of A.N.Ts eradication
• An easy way to learn Living at Cause– Practice on yourself first– Introduce into your relations at your own pace
A.N.T.s
A.N.T.s
A.N.T.s
• The Universal A.N.T. Poisons:– ‘there is no failure, only feedback’– ‘Everything that goes wrong in life is a
disguised teaching in some way’– If only to say – ‘don’t do that again!’
A.N.T.s
• Dan Davis Spoke at UU last month– His suggestions for Negative Thoughts
• Say "thank you for the suggestion, I will take that under consideration”
• Then just imagine it on a piece of paper, crumple it up and throw it away
A.N.T.s
• The sheet backside gives the long version– Use it on persistent A.N.T.s
• Use the info to dissect the A.N.T.– And make a stronger A.N.T. Poison!
A.N.T.s
Thank You for Your Attention
• This slide show and Much More info at:– Facebook Community– Do an FB search:
• Live at Cause or• WWBrainScience• Click on:
Thank You
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