Back in Control Radio
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsDiscover how to conquer debilitating chronic pain by using a groundbreaking, self-directed approach pioneered by Dr. David Hanscom. His methods have been used by hundreds of patients to eliminate chronic pain and regain control of their lives.
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The Habit of Optimism
June 29, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Victor Perton, founder of the Australian Leadership Project and the Center for Optimism. He shares how his life’s work shifted from law and politics to a focus on how to develop greater optimism. He learned that few people are made optimistic by leadership or work, but instead by having faith in something. He explains that simple habits – e.g., adding more walking and movement to your daily routine, greeting people you encounter, and asking positi...
Connection, Eroticism and the Doorway to Healing
June 22, 2022 20:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with somatic psychotherapist Kendra Bloom, LMHC. She explains that eroticism—being intimate with self or others—is a way to create energy and awareness. It can be enhanced through movement, dance and doing things in a group which helps us bypass our usual thought processes, opening up energy and flow in the body and psychologically. In this way it opens a doorway to play and healing. In a group setting, it creates a setting where cl...
Awareness, Connection and Healing
June 15, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Kendra Bloom, LMHC, a somatic psychotherapist who combines neuroscience, holistic healing arts and psychotherapy to help people transform their lives. She shares her insights about the foundations of the healing process—awareness, connection and validation. She explains that the first step is calming down the nervous system so clients can feel relational safety and a sense of connection. Awareness comes through breath work, naming what feels real...
Finding Your Cannabis Healing “Sweet Spot”
June 08, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with cannabis use consultant and dispensary owner Bianca Blesching. She details the steps in the cannabis treatment process, including: frequency, dosing and titration of different cannabis compounds. She shares how plant-based cannabinoids (phyto-cannabinoids) help to boost and support the function of the body’s naturally produced endo-cannabinoids. She provides recommendations on how to start with cannabis treatment and experiment...
The Healing Power of Cannabis
June 01, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with cannabis use consultant and dispensary owner Bianca Blesching. She shares the history of cannabis as well as the different types of cannabis and their healing properties. She explains the different types of the Sativa cannabis plant in use today – Marijuana which is THC dominant, and Hemp which is CBD dominant. She also discusses how each type is used, the differences in the way men and women metabolize cannabis and that cannabis can be regarded ...
How to Become a High Performer
May 18, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with bestselling author Dan Coyle. He shares how repetition, engaging with fear of failure and getting the most out of mistakes are key to the process of Deep Practice. He explains how pausing for reflection and being able to see a new vision of yourself can provide the energy and focus needed to become a high performer (Ignition). He also discusses how being guided by Master Coaches who understand the skill you are trying to devel...
Discovering the Code of High Performance
May 11, 2022 22:00 - 26 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with best-selling author Dan Coyle about his research into the science of performance. He discovered that there were 3 core processes underlying high performance in all fields - deep practice, ignition and master coaching. Whether in athletics, music, intellectual pursuits or even healing from chronic pain, the high performers consistently make use of these three core processes to push the edge of their ability. Daniel Coyle is the New York Times best...
Building Resilience to Heal from Chronic Pain a Second Time
May 05, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with conservationist and best-selling author Mark Owens. He shares how the tools he learned from the DOC program helped him recover from chronic pain a second time and deal with the intense stresses in his life. These tools included: expressive writing, meditation, working out, getting his life better organized and reconnecting socially. He also underscores the power and importance of believing that you can heal. Mark Owens with wi...
A Life of Stress and Healing
April 28, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 23.9 MBDr. David Hanscom talks with conservationist and best-selling author Mark Owens about his multiple battles with chronic pain. When he healed from the chronic pain that accompanied a broken back during a fall from his horse, he thought he was done with it. But later, stress, chronic disease and other physical traumas made him feel like he had fallen back into the abyss. He recovered again by realizing that stress is inevitable and the only way to handle is to use the tools that had helped him...
Coming Home to Yourself to Heal
April 20, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with film producer Dana Croschere. She described how the commission to do the film came at a key turning point in her journey through chronic pain. Besides her own story, the film features others on their journey as well as interviews with experts. During the process of making the film she learned the importance of having love and self-compassion for yourself; becoming aware of and identifying what you are experiencing and feeling ...
Discovering How Love Heals
April 13, 2022 21:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with film producer Dana Croschere about her healing journey through chronic pain. She first experienced chronic pain in 2017 and after two unsuccessful spine surgeries, she was in complete despair and saw no purpose to her life. She finally realized she needed to start focusing on what steps she could take to feel better. Through a combination of techniques which she learned reading Back in Control and the community she found in the DOC Journey group ...
Tools for Discovering the Purposeful Life
April 06, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Anthony Avellino, a pediatric neurosurgeon and author of Finding Purpose: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey of Hope and Healing. He discusses the principles he used to recover from burnout and depression: Listen, Learn and Heal. Listening means discovering your life’s journey and not always focusing on “climbing the ladder.” Learn means remaining coachable, recognizing failure and learning to improve. Heal refers to creating a visi...
Finding Purpose on the Other Side of Burnout
March 30, 2022 20:00 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Anthony Avellino about his experience with physician burnout. For years, he battled with depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies. At one point, he attempted suicide, but stopped when he had a vision of his young son. He took up endurance ultra running which helped him cope with his personal crisis. He healed by learning to have self-compassion and avoiding the perfectionist approach to life. He wrote a book called Finding Purpose: A Neu...
Walking Away from Pain
March 23, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher. She talks about the new understanding she developed about her pain which allowed her to believe she could heal herself. She discusses the tools that provided the greatest benefit in her healing journey, including: expressive writing, active meditation, letting go of anger, not obsessing about her pain, and getting better sleep. After years of debilitating pain, she took up long distance walking and walked...
Serving in Pain
March 16, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher about her battle with chronic pain which included migraine, tinnitus and irritable bowel syndrome among other issues. She spent a great deal of her spare time researching potential cures – none of which worked. At one point, she contemplated suicide. She first encountered the notion of the mind body approach to chronic pain through Dr. Howard Schubiner and later discovered the tools that allowed her to conquer chronic pain th...
The Power of Creative Consciousness
March 09, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion about consciousness and health with Dr. Bruce Lipton, a stem cell biologist and author of the best-selling book, The Biology of Belief. He explains how as much as 95% of our behavior is governed by unconscious processes. He shares how developing greater awareness of how this affects us and using tools like self-hypnosis can help us put consciousness between stimulus and reaction in our daily lives so we can have better health and rea...
Epigenetics, Consciousness and Health
March 03, 2022 00:30 - 31 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr, Bruce Lipton, a stem cell biologist and author of the best-selling book, The Biology of Belief. He discusses how epigenetics, gene expression and cell metabolism show how we can use our consciousness to create better health. He also explains how sustained stress can derail cell growth, shut down the immune system and restrict blood flow to the parts of our brain that govern higher cognitive function, ultimately impacting our life and health. ...
Breathing and the Art of Reducing Stress and Anxiety
February 23, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with James Nestor, bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. He explains how better breathing can quickly signal a sense of safety to the brain which then acts to lower things like blood pressure, heart rate and the level of stress hormones. He shares different breathing exercises and techniques that can be used to reduces stress, anxiety and the instance of panic attacks. James Nestor is an author and journalist...
The New Science of Breathing
February 16, 2022 21:00 - 26 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with journalist and bestselling author James Nestor about the physiology of breathing and its effect on our health. He shares his battle with respiratory illnesses, how it led him to explore the science behind better breathing and resulted in his recovery through breathwork. What he learned during his research led him to write the bestselling book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scien...
New Directions in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
January 12, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with pain psychologist Les Aria about the upcoming Second Annual Chronic Pain Summit that they, along with Dr. David Clawson, are hosting February 26-27. They preview the expert speakers and the topics being presented at the summit. The focus of the summit is to deepen the understanding of the research into the common basis of chronic pain and chronic illness and the implications for the clinical realm. For more information or to register for the summi...
New Directions in the Treatment of Chronic Pain - 2nd Annual Chronic Pain Summit
January 12, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with pain psychologist Les Aria about the upcoming Second Annual Chronic Pain Summit that they, along with Dr. David Clawson, are hosting February 26-27. They preview the expert speakers and the topics being presented at the summit. The focus of the summit is to deepen the understanding of the research into the common basis of chronic pain and chronic illness and the implications for the clinical realm. For more information or to register for the summi...
All the Rage – A Journey of Self Discovery and Healing
January 05, 2022 21:00 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his talk with filmmaker and chronic pain sufferer Michael Galinsky about his documentary on the life and work of Dr. John Sarno. He discusses the key ideas behind Dr. Sarno’s approach: especially the inextricable link between mind and body, and how suppressed emotions can impact pain and healing not only in the present family context but across generations. He shares how making the film inspired him to investigate his own family’s history and its ...
All the Rage - A Film About Healing
December 29, 2021 21:00 - 26 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with filmmaker and chronic pain sufferer Michael Galinsky about his documentary on the life and work of Dr. John Sarno. He shares how the skepticism of the medical community about Sarno’s work forced him to change the metaphor of the film from being about clinical studies to his own (and his family’s) story of chronic pain and his experience as a patient of Dr. Sarno. As a result, the film became a more compelling look at why Sarno’s approach to heali...
Healing by Moving from Threat to Safety
December 22, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with physiatrist and pain management specialist David Clawson, MD. He discusses how the physiologic, emotional and social factors that have contributed to an individual’s threat load need to be addressed so they can move to a place of safety and heal from disease. At this point, they ca reformulate a new personal narrative to help them stay healthy. Dr. David Clawson is a Physiatrist, based in Seattle, with backgrounds in neurologi...
Threat Load and Disease
December 15, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with physiatrist and pain management specialist David Clawson, MD. He explains the concept of threat load and its role in the healing process. He details how threat - accumulated over a lifetime from physical, emotional and social sources - can interfere with the body’s immune response to disease, make us more vulnerable to disease and impede the healing process. Dr. David Clawson is a Physiatrist, based in Seattle, with backgrounds in neurologic, can...
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
December 08, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with eminent neuroscientist, Dr. Tor Wager. He discusses how expectations are a fundamental driver for how you respond to the experience of chronic pain. The expectation is created in the prefrontal cortex and the response is driven from the brainstem. Pain Reprocessing Therapy, a technique his lab has pioneered, helps patients create a new narrative about their pain and a belief that they can heal from chronic pain. Tor Wager is t...
How Our Brains Encode Chronic Pain
December 01, 2021 21:00 - 26 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with eminent neuroscientist Dr. Tor Wager about the neurophysiology of pain. He shares how persistent activation of the acute pain system can cause sensitization and pain avoidance behavior. The brain essentially encodes an expectation of pain when certain triggers or actions occur. The patient’s beliefs about their pain can amplify it or resolve it. Tor Wager is the Diana L. Taylor Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience at Dartmouth College, and the...
Caring – the Essence of Care
November 24, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with world renowned surgeon and best-selling author, Bernie Siegel, MD. He discusses the relationship between a patient’s belief in their ability to heal and their response to treatment. He shares stories that illustrate these insights and approaches he used to get patients to tap into their innate healing power – e.g., visualization. He also highlights the importance of listening and caring to establish a strong relationship with p...
The Key Role of the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Healing
November 17, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with world renowned surgeon and best-selling author, Bernie Siegel, MD. He shares stories that illustrate the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. He stresses the key role of understanding the patient’s story – their life situation, challenges, motivations and fears – to the healing process. He expresses his belief that listening to the patient ad helping them tap into their innate ability to heal is the real business of medicine. Bernie S. ...
Healing from Colon Cancer Naturally
November 10, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with patient advocate, global health coach and best-selling author Chris War. He explains the specific steps he took his self healing journey from surgery for stage 3 colon cancer. He was inspired to take these steps by reading about others who had taken a similar approach and achieved full recovery. He changed his diet radically to be less inflammatory, engaged in regular exercise, detoxified his home environment and embarked on a j...
Taking Back Control to Beat Colon Cancer
November 03, 2021 20:00 - 29 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with patient advocate, global health coach and best-selling author Chris Wark about the story of his diagnosis of stage 3 colon cancer at 26, his surgery and his decision to take control of his healing process which led to becoming cancer free. He shares the factors that led him to take this approach versus the standard chemotherapy treatments. Ultimately, what he discovered led him to become a patient advocate. Chris Wark is a young adult cancer surv...
Reconnecting with Your True Self
October 27, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with pain psychologist Les Aria about how the body’s response to sustained threat can prevent you from being the person you really are. He explains that when we are overwhelmed, the primitive parts of the brain take over and rational thinking and behavior decline. It is only when you understand this process and develop coping skills for stress that you can reconnect to your true self and have the quality of life you desire. Les Aria, PhD is a Pain Psy...
Approaches to Treating Unwanted Repetitive Thoughts
October 20, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Joshua Smyth. He explains that while unwanted repetitive thoughts (URTs) are very common, people differ in their response to them. Each person has a different level of adaptability and resilience that determines how well they can handle URTs. These repetitive patterns can drain a person’s resources and cause problems with their health or psychology. Cognitive behavioral therapy, in combination with better sleep, exercise and...
Unwanted Repetitive Thoughts and the Ironic Effect
October 13, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Joshua Smyth about the nature and mechanisms for unwanted repetitive thought (URT) patterns. These are thought patterns that persist over time and can have a negative effect on a person’s health and psychology. Dr. Smyth explains that these thoughts often have lots of very emotional associations and can be very experiential / visual. Ironically because of this, trying to suppress them consciously typically just reinforces them. They can damage...
Healing by Aligning with Your True Voice
September 29, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with psychiatrist Dr. Fred Moss. He explains the process by which he helps patients reconfigure their narrative through conversation and discover their authentic voice. He stresses the importance of the physician going through this process themselves so they can connect with and help their patients. He shares his own story of healing and how he discovered the magic of being aligned with your true voice. Dr. Fred Moss is a graduate o...
From Traditional Psychiatrist to Transformational Coach
September 22, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with psychiatrist Dr. Fred Moss about the evolution of his practice. While his initial interest in psychiatry was to expand on communication as a primary healing tool, a shift in the medical paradigm in the 80’s led to physicians prescribing “magic pills” as a primary way of dealing with emotional distress. The medications, which initially seemed to briefly quell the symptoms, appeared to be exacerbating—even causing—the symptoms they were prescribed t...
The Healing Road from the Head to the Heart
September 15, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with chiropractor and rehabilitation / pain specialist Dr. Tovah Goldfine. She explains that our bodies already come equipped with tremendous healing capabilities, but these can be blocked by repressed emotions. She discusses the idea that you have to get to your emotions through your thoughts. Having a purpose to heal and taking responsibility for it can lead to self-healing. But the first step is letting go of the anger and repress...
The Healing Power of Self-Awareness and Taking Responsibility
September 08, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with chiropractor and rehabilitation / pain specialist Dr. Tovah Goldfine about the evolution of her practice and the mind body principles she uses to help patients discover their self-healing powers. She explains that emotional healing can help us survive and rise above pain and disease. But the first step, she emphasizes, begins with taking responsibility for yourself and your healing. Dr Tovah Goldfine, like other passionate doctors in her field, ...
Recognizing and Treating Psychophysiologic Disorders
September 01, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. David Clarke, the President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association. He founded the organization in 2011 to provide education to physicians and patients about the nature, diagnosis and treatment of psychophsiologic disorders. He shares advances being made in the field and his hope to eliminate traditional medicine’s assumption that if there are no structural abnormality, there is no medical issue. For more informatio...
Predicting Chronic Pain
August 25, 2021 20:00 - 38 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Vania Apkarian, a world renowned neuroscientist at Northwestern University. He talks about his current research aimed at predicting the likelihood of a patient developing chronic pain following a surgery. To date, the predictive markers his research has identified have shown an accuracy of greater than 80%. He explains how neural circuits in different regions of the brain change as chronic pain develops, making clinical inte...
Discovering the Signature of Chronic Pain
August 18, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with neuroscientist Dr. Vania Apkarian, about his groundbreaking research into how chronic pain affects brain structure and activity. He shares his vision for understanding how measurable neural activity translates into the subjective experience of chronic pain. He discusses the changes that the brains of chronic pain patients undergo over time and the possibility of predicting which patients suffering from an acute pain incident will go on to develop...
Befriending Your Inner Critic
August 11, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with pain psychologist Dr. Les Aria, about the physiological and psychological principles that govern your inner critic. He shares the approach he and David Hanscom use in their upcoming workshop to help you understand the function of your inner critic and how you can “befriend” it to heal your pain and transform your life. For more information and to register for the event, visit: https://www.opencenter.org/befriending-your-inner-critics/ Les Aria, P...
When Traditional Medicine Can’t Find Anything Wrong
August 04, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with gastroenterologist Dr. David Clarke, a gastroenterologist who teaches graduate courses in psychophysiologic medicine at Arizona State University. He explains the nature of psychophysiologic disorders and his approach to diagnosing them. His approach involves building a timeline of physical symptoms, exploring current and past stresses, and correlating these with signs of depression, PTSD and anxiety disorder. He explains that the most challenging...
The Dynamic Healing Movement
July 28, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom provides an overview of the primary concepts underlying the Dynamic Healing Movement. He explains that when stress the threats we encounter in our daily llives gets too high, our natural defenses can become overwhelmed. At that point, the processes that normall protect us can become destructive. Thiscan lead to chronic pain and chronic, even life threatening, illness. When this happens, we need to take control to restore our body's natural balance. Hediscus...
Self Esteem, Self-Improvement and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
July 21, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Doug Garland, clinical professor of orthopedics at the University of Southern California and author of The Tall Poppy Syndrome. He shows how the Tall Poppy Syndrome can undercut our quest for self-esteem and self-improvement within the context of the family dynamic. He also illustrates how becoming aware of it can help us be our best selves. Doug Garland, MD, is a clinical professor of orthopedics at the University of South...
The Tall Poppy Syndrome
July 14, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Doug Garland, a clinical professor of orthopedics at the University of Southern California and author of The Tall Poppy Syndrome. He discusses the origins of the ancient and universal metaphor or the Tall Poppy and how it subtly shapes our attitudes and relationships, both at a personal and societal level. Doug Garland, MD, is a clinical professor of orthopedics at the University of Southern California. He wa the director of spinal cord and t...
The Emergence of Patient Advocacy
July 07, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Robin Shapiro, Board Chair and co-founder of HealthAdvocateX. She explains the backgrounds of health advocates and the various roles they play helping patients navigate the healthcare system. She shares emerging trends in patient advocacy today and also talks about the need for greater patient advocacy in the area of mental health. Robin Shapiro is currently Board Chair and co-founder of HealthAdvocateX, whose mission is to he...
Transforming Patients into Active Participants in Their Care
June 30, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Robin Shapiro, Board Chair and co-founder of HealthAdvocateX. She discusses the evolution of her career in health advocacy and the founding of her not-for-profit health advocacy organization. She explains her approach to health advocacy and its mission to strengthen patient confidence and competence with regard to their healthcare. Robin Shapiro is currently Board Chair and co-founder of HealthAdvocateX, whose mission is to help people transform ...
Oxytocin and Human Health
June 23, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Sue Carter, the former director of the Kinsey Institute and a world renowned scientist. She explains the role that oxytocin plays in lowering inflammation and reducing stress. In fact, under stress, the body produces large amounts of oxytocin, and this amazing hormone can help us make better judgments about who it is safe to connect with. Sue Carter, PhD is the former director of the Kinsey Institute and a world renowned sc...
Oxytocin and Human Connection
June 16, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Sue Carter, the former director of the Kinsey Institute and a world renowned scientist. She discusses the evolutionary history of oxytocin and its important role in human bonding. She underscores the fact that oxytocin affects every tissue of the body and is the physiologic basis for pair bonding and relationships. In a sense, it defines who we feel safe with. Sue Carter, PhD is the former director of the Kinsey Institute and a world renowned...