The right brain vs left brain story sounds appealing but it’s misleading. Neuroscience shows both hemispheres work together, not as personality types. In psychotherapy, repeating this myth risks boxing people in—when what they really need is flexibility across the whole orchestra
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Neurobollocks in psychotherapy
Polyvagal Theory and “vagus nerve hacks” sound compelling—but when you dig into the citations, the evidence unravels. In my latest piece, I explore why massage won’t “activate” your vagus nerve and why we need sharper BS filters in psychotherapy