Dr. Popescu sat down with me to talk about the more primitive parts of our brain and how they still affect us when it comes to emotions such as anxiety, anger, and aggression, and issues like trauma, we also explored what science is now telling us about how trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACES study) affect the brain and nervous system (polyvagal theory), and the long-term negative effects of this, and how we can change all that with psychological techniques.

Madelaine Claire Weiss (LICSW, MBA, BCC) is a Harvard trained Licensed Psychotherapist, Mindset Expert, and Board-Certified Executive, Career, Life Coach who helps people master their minds so they can maintain and enjoy satisfaction and success in all areas of their lives. She is a co-author in the Handbook of Stressful Transitions Across the Lifespan, and author of the new release “Getting to G.R.E.A.T. 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life.” Madelaine is a former group mental health practice administrative director, a corporate chief organizational development officer, and associate director of the Anatomical Gift Program at Harvard Medical School where she spoke before the Joint Committee on the Status of Women. As a corporate trainer, Madelaine designed and delivered programs for such diverse organizations as Harvard Medical School, Legal Services Corporation, and AARP. She has been featured on NBC, Bold TV, FOX TV, appears frequently as a podcast guest expert including Major, Lindsey, & Africa’s Erasing the Stigma; has written for Thrive Global, Authority Magazine’s Editors List, UpJourney, My Perfect Financial Advisor; and conducted webinars for such organizations as the American Bar Association and Harvard Law School Association-MA. Madelaine is a chapter co-author in the Handbook of Stressful Transitions Across the Lifespan. About The Book Getting to G.R.E.A.T. is a lively, practical guidebook for living with a proven method that has already changed so many lives. Loaded with science and stories, each information-packed chapter launches with a topic-relevant vignette from the author’s own experience, moves to research and practical recommendations on each chapter topic, and concludes with a chapter-specific case example and exercise for personal use. Beginning with the pivotal event that shaped the trajectory of her work and life, Madelaine Weiss reveals a powerfully effective five-step strategy for satisfaction and success in your own work and life.

Alright Cave Dwellers, welcome back. We pick up where we left off with Riana Milne and the 10 Childhood Traumas. We touch on the possible issues causing an increase in ADD, and ADHD in children. Riana also covers how childhood trauma shows up in relationships, later in life, and the signs of the Narcissist and Sociopath. So, sit back relax and enjoy the show. I’ll see you on the flip side.

Hello again Cave Dweller Community. Welcome back to this week’s episode, part one of two with Riana Milne. Riana is a Certified, Global Life and Love Trauma Recovery Coach, a Certified Clinical Trauma and Addictions Professional, a Certified Mindfulness Coach, #1 bestselling Author, the Host of her podcast, Lessons in Life and Love. Riana, if that wasn’t enough, is also an educational Speaker, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 21 years. She was also a Life and Dating Coach for the docu series; Radical Dating-Finding Lasting Love over 40. Riana specializes in helping those who have had past Childhood or Love Relationship Trauma to heal, Transform and Thrive! She offers coaching programs for both straight and LGBTQ Singles and couples globally for ages 16-76. Riana’s #1 bestseller, LOVE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS- Break free from toxic relationships to have the love you deserve, and, LIVE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS- from fear and doubt to personal power, purpose and success, addresses life difficult transitions, personal transformation, the mindset for success and having loving conscious relationships with yourself and others. So, sit back relax, and enjoy the show Cave Dwellers, see you on the flip side!

CAVE DWELLERS!! Listen, which I guess is the only thing you can do on a podcast, but, I took the played out, boring intro off of this episode, and more than likely the rest of the episodes. I know my Cave Dweller community knows who I am and what our, meaning cave dwellers, podcast is about, so I am going to just jump right into this episode and say…. Welcome to part two with Toby Pasman. Toby is a neurophysiology researcher who graduated from the University of Oregon in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He worked on the Emotions and Neuroplasticity Project at the Brain Development Lab while in undergrad, learning EEG acquisition and artifacting, if it’s not a word, it is now. Toby went on to work in the clinical mental health field, utilizing EEG, along with QEEG, transcranial stimulation, PEMF, and neurofeedback technology, the latter of which he has a board certification in. He is currently working on his Master's of Psychology at Lynn University and running Roscoe's Wetsuit Neuro Podcast, his applied neuroscience and psychology show. His show can be found on his Youtube channel “Roscoe's Wetsuit”, along with audio versions of the podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and just about anywhere else you can listen to podcasts. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. I will see you on the flip side Cave Dweller Community.

HELLO Cave Dweller Community. Let me start off with an apology. I have not put an episode out in over 3 weeks! I have no excuses, but I do apologize! But I am back and starting off STRONG with this weeks Guest. Toby Pasman is a Neurophysiology Researcher, who graduated from the University of Oregon in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Joining a research lab called the Brain Development Lab, Toby worked on what was called the emotions and neuroplasticity project, basically looking at the brain and heart electrical recordings that are associated with different sort of emotional states. Toby has been working the past couple years at Peak Performance Center up in Seattle, working to train the brain, train the electrical activity of the brain, through various technologies. Toby has spent about a little over a year at an Addiction Medicine Center in Florida, also utilizing these technologies to treat patients diagnosed with addiction problems along with mental health issues. We touch a little on ECG (electroencephalography), that's basically a tool used by researchers to measure the brain's electrical activity. Toby and I cover the subjects of, neurofeedback, biofeedback, transcranial stimulation, and PMF (Post Electromagnetic Frequencies. I will let Toby explain to the Cave Dweller Community, what all those words mean. We talk about enhancing cognition, nootropics, meditation, parasympathetic and sympathetic. He is currently working on his Master's of Psychology at Lynn University and running Roscoe's Wetsuit Neuro Podcast, his applied neuroscience and psychology show. His show can be found at his Youtube channel Roscoe's Wetsuit along with audio versions of the podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and just about anywhere else you can listen to podcasts. OK, you get the picture, Toby is about to lay down some serious psych on us and tie it all into the Neanderthal Mind and how it affects us today.

Well Cave Dwellers, I feel I need to apologize for this episode! It is my first attempt at a solo episode. To my dismay, I feel it is not of a quality episode as I believe my Cave Dwellers deserve, but, it is my first attempt, so, I can only get better from here. In this episode, I recap my very first interview with Joe Lawlor, aka, Neanderthal Joe. I define most of the terms Neanderthal Joe shared with us when He was explaining Flint Knapping. Joe is, what I would call, an expert of the process. Joe gives a history of Flint Knapping, and some of the more common terms used when talking about Flint Knapping and the history of it and our Neanderthal Ancestors. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. It is a lot shorter of an episode than your use to, but it is just a recap of a previous episode, which, you can go back and download to listen to the entire episode, if you have not already. Thank You again Cave Dwellers, for all the support you have given me. I look forward to hearing from my community any time you would like to discuss The Neanderthal Mind, and where we as a community, would like to see the podcast go and grow. Well, until next time Cave Dwellers.