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Sharon Heller, PhD is a developmental psychologist who specializes in books on holistic solutions for anxiety, panic and sensory processing disorder (SPD). She is the author of several popular psychology books including "Uptight & Off Center: How sensory processing disorder throws adults off balance & how to create stability" (Symmetry, 2013), "Anxiety: Hidden Causes, Why your anxiety may not be 'all in your head' but from something physical" (Symmetry, 2011) and "Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight, What to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world" (HarperCollins, 2002). She can be contacted via email at [email protected] and via her website, www.sharonheller.net. You can also follow another of her blogs at http://sharonhellerphd.blogspot.com

Uptight & Off Center? You May Have Sensory Processing Disorder

“Behavior is a reflection of the organization of your nervous system at that moment and under those conditions. ~Patti Oetter, O.T. Are you jittery, anxious, panicked, depressed, or obsessive/compulsive? If so, do any of the following also apply to you?… 0 Shares |

Jump Start Your Morning with a SENSEational Shower

Aah, the wonderful, effervescent feelings of the morning shower. Yet, is it as sensational as it can be?  Far from it. To make one of life’s great pleasures even more pleasurable, add healing touch, sound, color, scents and movement to… 0 Shares |

THINK YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT EXERCISING? YOUR BRAIN BEGS TO DIFFER

What has happened to our bodies in modern, technological life is a travesty:  we were never designed to be couch/mouse potatoes. Body and mind totally interconnect. Our sedentary lifestyle designed around sitting, often slouching in front of a screen has… 0 Shares |

SIMILARITIES FOUND BETWEEN ANOREXIA AND AUTISM

What would make anorexics starve themselves?  It’s anti-biological.  Could something different be going on in their brains?  Indeed.  According to a new study conducted by autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen at Cambridge University’s Autism Research Centre anorexics may have autistic traits. … 0 Shares |