Inspiration

This spring, I'm partnering with CBN to launch a transformational health and wellness challenge unlike any other. YOU are invited to take part in a FREE 8-week Shape Up for Summer Challenge to achieve your p...

Today’s interview on The Empowering Neurologist is with Josh Perry. Josh is a highly competitive BMX athlete who has a very compelling story to tell. In March 2010 he fell while training. This led to an MRI...

What does gratitude mean to you?

I recently found this wonderful quotation from author, Melody Beattie describing gratitude: Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptanc...

Always good to take a moment to think about the things you like. My list, clearly not in any particular order: Acts of compassion. Dedication to a cause. Love for my family and friends. Love of my famil...

No one is so bereaved, so miserable, that he cannot find someone else…who needs friendship, understanding, and courage more than he. The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a h...

There’s always a tendency in each of us to question ourselves when we consider our supposed foibles, but the following folk tale from Sacinandana Swami shines a different light on how we may choose to embrac...

These days we all seem to be pushing as hard as we can to meet our ever-increasing demands. I found the following verse by Eknath Easwaran to be instructional: Today’s mania for speed strikes right at the ro...

I found this poem ("For a New Beginning" by John O'Donohue) to be greatly inspirational in dealing with making life changes. - Dr. Perlmutter In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never ...

Over the past 15 years I have written several books including LifeGuide, BrainRecovery, The Better Brain Book, Raise a Smarter Child By Kindergarten, Power Up Your Brain, and now Grain Brain – The Surprising...