ADHD

By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN New Year’s Resolution: FOCUS. GET ORGANIZED. FINISH PROJECTS. MASTER TO-DO LISTS. LISTEN BETTER… “BUT I JUST CAN’T!!!  EVERY YEAR I FAIL… I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAILURE.  I KNOW I’M SMART; I HAVE THE IDEAS AND THE KNOW-HOW… I JUST CAN’T FULFILL MY POTENTIAL!!” IF THIS IS YOU, OR […]

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Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 1

By Anna Raab, M.A. BCN, Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling Part 1: The Brain is an Electrical Organ In this article I am going to begin to explain the mental health technology that literally saves lives.  With this tool I’ve been able to resolve suicidal depression, anxiety, ADHD and so much more.  I have been […]

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Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 2

By Anna Raab, M.A. MFT, BCN Part 2:  Mapping the Electrical Universe In my last article I began an introduction into the world of Neurofeedback by explaining the mechanisms of the brain as an electrical organ. I explained that the brain is an electro-chemical universe, and that in order for that universe to be in […]

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Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 3

By Anna Raab, M.A. MFT, BCN Part 3:  Normalizing Brain Wave Activity In my last article I explained how we “map the electrical universe.”  Through brain mapping, or creating the electrical traffic map, we are able to measure the brain’s electrical activity in order to assess abnormalities and how they are affecting the individual.  I […]

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Depression

By Anna R. Raab, M.A., BCN Owner and Director of Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling Depression can be very misunderstood and even difficult to diagnose.  We’ve all seen the commercials of someone sitting on the side of their bed, crying, unable to start their day and in pain… but that represents a more extreme form […]

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The Anxiety Epidemic

The Anxiety Epidemic: The Syndrome of Uncertainty

World renowned life coach Tony Robbins believes that the need for certainty is our number one human need.  “Certainty is our need to feel in control and to know what’s coming next.”  I found it very interesting that certainty is the antonym of anxiety, along with words like assurance, security, trust, and peace. On the […]

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Triggered:  Understanding Warning Signs of PTSD

By Anna Raab, Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling “I’m so triggered!” is a statement I started hearing my teenagers say a couple years ago, usually in a joking manner.  However, PTSD is no laughing matter and affects many people who aren’t even aware that their symptoms are trauma related.  In addition, many people do not […]

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