Dr. Jim Taylor

Open Your Arms (Literally) to Life

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2023-03-28T12:52:38-07:00 March 28th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: limbic system, open arms, openness, personal growth, positive change, protection, self-help, survival instinct, threat, vulnerability|0 Comments

We humans have a powerful and immediate reaction when we perceive a physical threat to our lives; we raise and cross our arms in front of our bodies (imagine someone throwing something at us, even if it’s a pillow). The goal of this instinctive reaction is to protect us from a threat to our lives [...]

Is Emotional Openness the Key to Healthy Relationships?

Have you ever been at a social event, whether a hosted dinner, picnic, party, what-have-you, and you meet someone who is obviously intelligent, well educated, and successful? You fully expect an interesting conversation, yet it stumbles from the start. The conversation stays at a superficial level and, within a short time, you are actually struggling [...]