Redefining Normal : Stop Chasing “I’m Fine” and Build a New Baseline
Redefining Normal explores why “I’m fine” stops working and how to build a sustainable baseline for sleep, stress, and daily capacity—guided by Dr. John A. King and Mel King.
Author: Dr. John A. King
Mental Toughness: Build It Daily, Keep It When It Counts
Build mental toughness in 15 minutes a day with the Mindfire 3×5: breath reset, micro-win, integrity check. Science backed, story driven, ready to start now .
Exercise and Mental Health: Brain Health & Ways to Work Exercise into Your Routine
Regular exercise can improve your brain health . Let’s look some ways to work exercise into your daily routine.
Exercise and Mental Health: Getting Better Sleep
Regular exercise can help you get better sleep . Let’s look at the health issues caused by sleep deprivation, and discuss how exercise can help us get all the zzz’s.
Nutrition and Mental Health : A Word About Alcohol
Nutrition and Mental Health : A Word About Alcohol It’s up to you to know how alcohol affects you. If you can have a drink or two and really enjoy it, do that. If you can’t drink one without drinking ten, then don’t start.
Nutrition and Mental Health : Eat Plenty of Fat
More on nutrition and mental health – we chat about how research studies have shown improved brain function and memory associated with low carb, high fat diets. We have certainly found that to be the case.
Failure and a Growth Mindset – the Role of Failure in Successful PTSD Recovery
Failure and a Growth Mindset – the Role of Failure in Successful PTSD Recovery. An essential aspect of recovery is moving forward. Quitting means you’re giving up, failure means you’re still trying.
Do You See Him? The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Men
I wrote this piece ‘Do You See Him?’ after touring with a documentary on human trafficking that featured my story called Stopping Traffic. It discusses the impact of sexual abuse on men .
Overcoming a Victim Mentality : Are You F*cked Over by People, or Guided by Ars3rholes?
Overcoming a victim mentality is a matter of perception. If you allow someone to make your world for you, they will always make it too small.
PTSD is not a Competition
PTSD Is Not A Pissing Competition . I was contacted by a female veteran who made it very clear to me that she believes that REAL PTSD was only something that people in the military could experience. I very firmly and politely disagreed.