Embracing Conflict as Opportunities for Growth

These are children’s stories that explain how repeating  patterns of conflict can be interrupted and resolved, to be integrated as wisdom and used as opportunities for growth after they are observed and redirected using the FCP method: The Puzzle Piece Problem Liam sat at the kitchen table, frowning at his puzzle. Pieces were scattered everywhere,Continue reading “Embracing Conflict as Opportunities for Growth”

Breaking The Pattern

These are children’s stories that explain our fractal Universe and how humans are in control of their own destiny and can alter the course of their lives by observing the patterns in them, using the awareness to make different choices using both MIT and FCP methods: The River That Changed Its Path Theo loved throwingContinue reading “Breaking The Pattern”

How FCP Rewires Conflict Processing from Childhood

FCP has the potential to create environments that “program” children’s minds to develop intrinsic conflict resolution skills as adults by shaping their early neural pathways, emotional regulation, and social conditioning in a way that makes cooperative, integrative conflict resolution their default state. I. How FCP Rewires Conflict Processing from Childhood Neuroscience shows that early relationalContinue reading “How FCP Rewires Conflict Processing from Childhood”

The Loneliness Epidemic and Descartes’ Legacy: How Mind-Body Dualism Shaped Our Emotional Disconnection

The Loneliness Epidemic and Descartes’ Legacy: How Mind-Body Dualism Shaped Our Emotional Disconnection Introduction The modern loneliness epidemic is often attributed to technological advancements, social media, or shifts in family structures. However, its roots go much deeper—stretching back to a philosophical shift that redefined how we perceive ourselves and others. René Descartes’ mind-body dualism, whichContinue reading “The Loneliness Epidemic and Descartes’ Legacy: How Mind-Body Dualism Shaped Our Emotional Disconnection”

SpiroLateral: A Simple Explanation of My Ideas

For the Grown Ups… At its core, my work is about understanding why history keeps repeating itself and how we can finally break the cycle. I’ve connected Internal Family Systems (IFS), Systems Theory, Jungian Shadow Work, and World History to show that societies, just like people, get stuck in patterns of trauma and dysfunction. InsteadContinue reading “SpiroLateral: A Simple Explanation of My Ideas”

Write about your dream home.

Write about your dream home. My Dream Home: A Vision of Sustainable, Community-Driven Living My dream home is not just a personal dwelling—it is a living system, fully integrated with nature, human connection, and regenerative sustainability. Inspired by Fibonacci-inspired architectural design, biophilic living principles, and the Functional Conflict Perspective (FCP), this home reflects the intersectionContinue reading “Write about your dream home.”

Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden

In childhood, consistent emotional attunement from caregivers is essential for developing a cohesive, regulated nervous system. When a child grows up in an emotionally unpredictable or unsafe environment, their nervous system adapts in self-protective ways, leading to fragmentation—a process where the child’s physiological states (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) become disconnected rather than integrated. How FragmentationContinue reading “Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden”

Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective

Isha Sarah Snow pandemicnova@gmail.comFebruary 12, 2025 Abstract Autism, often framed as a disorder in Western psychiatric models, may instead be an evolutionarily adaptive mechanism that serves both individual and cultural functions. Applying Edward Hagen’s evolutionary model of mental illness as a response to adversity (Hagen, 2011), along with Brown’s assertion that self-destructive behaviors function asContinue reading “Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective”

Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis

Isha Sarah SnowLower Columbia College pandemicnova@gmail.com 17997 total word count PowerPoint Presentation ABSTRACT: Using punitive discipline methods results in lower levels of cognitive complexity, which is how well people perceive things. Low cognitive complexity results in difficulties with self control and emotional self regulation, which show up in adulthood as deviant behavior, such as impulsivityContinue reading “Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis”

Mirror Integration Theory (MIT): A Framework for Individual and Collective Healing

The Self as a Mirror of Society The traditional understanding of psychology and social theory treats personal dysfunction and societal dysfunction as separate domains. Individuals are expected to heal in isolation, while social structures are reformed through external policy changes. However, this division overlooks a fundamental truth: the individual and the collective exist in aContinue reading “Mirror Integration Theory (MIT): A Framework for Individual and Collective Healing”