This video came to me via my friend Alana via facebook via upworthy via youtube via TED. We live in a world in which ideas bounce around like rubber balls on a linoleum covered floor, and I think that can be a good thing. However, it can also be extremely confusing. The focus of this video is stress, and our relationship...
I have not had the time or bandwidth to work on “Story of Pain” recently because I have been dealing with another project that has been demanding all of my energy. In fact it’s been demanding so much of my attention that the stress has led to a bout of severe pain, cramping, and numbness in my foot. As such,...
I just saw this article on the front page of Yahoo. This piece outlines the 10 most common reasons for doctor visits, from an investor's perspective. Where some people see pain, others see opportunity. However, if one is looking through the mindbody frame the results signal an opportunity for relief. Here are the 10 most common reasons the Mayo Clinic listed...
For years I have had intermittent anxiety dreams about houses upstate that feel so real and connected that in the in between space that one encounters before fully waking they seem to slip from my alternate anxious reality into this one. I had one this morning and I was pulled in to this realm when I wondered out loud why...
Last week I wrote several pieces in response to the reaction to Jonah Lehrer's apology speech. I published one, the second that I wrote, on my blog last week. This is the first piece that I wrote. I was told by others that it was too related to our own work to post elsewhere. As such I combined parts of...
Last week I heard on BBC radio that the National Health Service in England is instructing doctors to prescribe self-help books. The radio presenter seemed a little aghast at this idea and pressed a doctor by asking something along the lines of, “So you’re saying that you think that people will respond well to a doctor basically telling them that...
Last week I heard on BBC radio that the National Health Service in England is instructing doctors to prescribe self-help books. The radio presenter seemed a little aghast at this idea and pressed a doctor by asking something along the lines of, “So you’re saying that you think that people will respond well to a doctor basically telling them that...
As I travel with our film, "Battle for Brooklyn", I also discuss our current ongoing project "Story of Pain". At a recent screening in San Jose I mentioned the film and the fact that it focuses on Dr. John E. Sarno. David Lang, a silent film enthusiast from Santa Rosa, CA approached me after the film to let me know...
I just came across this old article about our 2005 film, "Code 33". This piece focuses on how the film isn't "about" media but has a strong subtext that deals with it. Our goal is often to follow a story that plays out in the media, from behind the scenes. Through this process one is able to discern on some...
I think a lot about point of view, and about how deeply our point of view affects us. For the most part our present thoughts sit upon a network of assumed truths, and those pre-conscious ideas serve as the foundation for all that we are consciously aware of. We thrive on stability and certainty and therefore often quickly (an unconsciously)...
There are really two ways to tell issue based stories, the general and the personal/specific, and often these two forms are combined. The general, broad overview, deals with larger numbers, which means that the statistics about these situations hold profound realities. The personal example though give us a way to connect on an emotional level with people affected by the...
Howard's Appearance On Larry King Live. 8/13/99. Howard was a guest on CNN's Larry King Live TV show last night at 9pm. He was doing a favor for his favorite doctor, Dr. John Sarno. Howard has praised Sarno in the past for helping cure his chronic back pain. Sarno was the main guest on Larry King Live along with Howard, Defense...