Is anyone aware of Prof Steve Peters books/work?
His book The Silent Guides, understandings and developing the mind throughout life.
Just wondering what people thought of the book and how relevant it is for people with a TBI.
With reduced tolerance of behaviours and emotions, your inner chimp may need more training.
Hi Plenty not come across these, will have a look. Would suggest a look at split brain/split hemispheres. Their functions work in different ways both cognitively and emotionally. Your rehab needs to take this into account so you do the correct exercises. Check out 'Whole brain living' by Jill Bolte Taylor. She was the neuroscientist that had a stroke and managed a full recovery over 8 years.
I've been doing 'cross hemisphere' training over the last 2 years, eg one pair was drawing the four basic structures deliberately fully focussed for an hour, then doing balancing exercises for spatial awareness for an hour. That's one set, they work on opposite hemispheres cognitively, emotionally, sensory and stimulates connection with precise motor skills. The improvement over a couple of weeks is startling, you have to keep doing them for at least 8 weeks to hardwire the neural connections. If you sit and use the activities as an object of meditation before and after each exercise it increases the connectivity by 30% over the 8 eight weeks. This has been done many times in scientific experiments and is solid info.
Cross hemisphere training, would I ask an neuropsychologist, if I wanted to do that?
Hi, this is a DIY method I made up based on current techniques used separately in the US. I just put them together. These are from the 'functional TBI rehabilitation' paradigm. Unfortunately you won't find this in the health system. I had to go down this route because there was no real help at all in my health authority and I had to look further afield. Kind of a stoke of luck really.
I loved the chimp paradox which was his previous work. I’m not sure I’d read The Silent Guides as it’s aimed at parents/caters/teachers of children, but I bet it’s a good read if relevant.
Yes maybe I should read the chimp paradox.
I believe Steve Peters has worked with a lot of sports stars too.
Point I’m really thinking is, with a TBI, is the inner chimp more in charge. Probably like children in the book.
Possibly? 😊
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