Sasha Tanoushka BCH IACT

Many people move through life believing their emotional reactions are simply “personality traits.” Too sensitive. Too defensive. Too jealous. Too needy. Too distant. But neuroscience increasingly suggests something deeper. What we call “triggers” are often nervous system responses shaped through repetition, memory, emotional conditioning, and survival adaptation. The body and brain learn patterns through experience. When certain experiences repeat, especially during childhood or prolonged...

Over the past two years I’ve intentionally reduced my driving and increased my walking as part of a personal commitment to lowering my carbon footprint. What began as a transport decision gradually became part of my nervous system regulation and daily rhythm too. Between my regular walks from Glanford suburbs to Tillicum Mall and back several times a week, along with additional walks toward Quadra McKenzie Broadmead, I now walk approximately 40–100km weekly as a baseline. Walking has become...

Why the Brain Often Hears the Opposite of What We Say “Don’t panic.” “Don’t fall.” “Don’t screw this up.” “Don’t think about them.” And suddenly…that is exactly what the nervous system begins rehearsing. This is one of the most fascinating paradoxes in neuroscience, psychology, performance, and language. Human beings often believe that the word “don’t” protects us from a behaviour. Yet research repeatedly suggests the brain first activates the image, action, or emotional pattern before it...