“Healing doesn’t happen all at once—

it happens every time we choose presence

over the patterns that once defined us.”

– Glenn S. Cohen

For over twenty years, I’ve been on a deep personal-development journey—and if I’ve learned anything, it’s this: true healing begins within.

Back in 2003, I was stuck in a loop of negativity and conflict that had followed me from childhood into adulthood. I devoured books and sought answers through logic, but I hadn’t yet connected with the deeper wisdom inside my body—my true inner guidance. Even when I knew what choice would bring me peace, I often defaulted to old patterns that recycled pain and fear. Familiar, yes. Empowering? Not even close.

Growth didn’t happen all at once. It came in waves. Steps forward, steps back. Each “setback” eventually revealed itself as a disguised teacher, pulling me deeper into my own transformation.

In 2008, while working as a floating pharmacist, I started seeing coaching clients on the side and immersed myself in healing modalities—over 400 audiobooks worth. By 2014, I left pharmacy for good and entered a new phase of hands-on learning, workshops, and introspection. Even then, life still hit me over the head sometimes. But this time, I chose to lean in. I kept refining my approach, adjusting, listening to my inner voice.

That voice got louder. In 2020, it said, “It’s time to write.” That moment gave birth to Neurological Intelligence—a modality shaped by my own messy, miraculous healing process.

And I’m still learning. Still healing. Still growing.

My hope is that book series helps make your own journey smoother. Because while healing isn’t a one-and-done event, every moment offers a new opportunity to choose growth over comfort—and presence over autopilot.

Healing is like tuning an old instrument. At first, it sounds off, inconsistent, maybe even broken. But with patience and presence, each note begins to resonate clearly—until one day, you realize you’ve become your own song. So, what part of your journey taught you the most—even if it didn’t feel like a “lesson” at the time?

✨ Your story matters. Your healing matters. Your purpose is real.

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"Life holds up mirrors—not to judge us,

but to help us see what we’re ready to transform."

- Glenn S. Cohen

I had a wonderful session recently with an amazing young woman I’ve been working with for a few months. We’ve been exploring some of the personal challenges she’s been facing. Whether I’m meeting with clients in person, on Zoom, or FaceTime, I always start our session with the same simple question:

“How was your week?”

It’s more than just a check-in. It opens the door for new awareness—triggers, insights, or breakthroughs—that might need attention before we move forward.

When I asked her, her eyes sparkled and a wily smile spread across her face. She told me about a moment at work, where she witnessed an interaction between two colleagues. But it wasn’t just a passing observation—she saw herself in it.

That interaction mirrored a pattern she’d been experiencing in her own family.

These are the moments I live for. There’s nothing more rewarding than watching a client light up with self-awareness. My heart fills with joy and gratitude when they recognize life’s reflections and realize they have the power to shift.

As we continued to debrief, she realized it hadn’t been just one moment—she’d experienced three mirror-like interactions within a few days.

Ahh, the Hero’s Journey and the magic of Universal Synchronicity—offering healing, growth, and transformation.

When you work with Neurological Intelligence® (NI), it can sometimes feel like solving a puzzle. The pieces don’t always fit right away. It might take weeks, even months. But if you stay present, engaged, and consistent with the strategies, tools and techniques, something beautiful happens.

The dots connect.The lightbulb goes on.Neurons fire and rewire.And suddenly, a clear picture of your inner world begins to emerge.

Life is a living laboratory, full of mirror moments—reflections that stir something deep in our nervous system. These moments aren’t always comfortable, but they’re not meant to be. They’re invitations.

We get to choose:

· Do we recognize these reflections as old wounds asking to be healed?

· Or do we deflect, blame, and keep spinning the same story on autopilot?

Are we tuned into the context our body is revealing, or are we trapped in the content of our reactive, unconscious patterns?

When clients find themselves in the thick of these moments, I often guide them back to Mindfulness Strategy 13 (from Neurological Intelligence, Volume 2, page 90).

It’s a powerful process for interrupting old narratives and creating new, empowered meanings. In the moment of a trigger, ask yourself:

1. What empowered meaning can I choose right now—one that moves me forward and aligns with what I do want?

2. What life learning lesson is this experience offering me, in this moment, in this “living laboratory?”

3. What mindful, empowered values can I resource to grow stronger and more resilient?

Remember:We can’t always change what happens to us.But we can absolutely change what happens within us.

You hold the power of choice. You are the conscious manager of your inner world.

Be mindful of the meaning you assign to your experiences. That’s where real healing and growth lives. That’s how you move forward—rather than staying stuck in an old, recycled story.

Life is like walking through a hall of mirrors. Sometimes the reflections are distorted, sometimes they’re crystal clear. But they always hold wisdom—if we’re willing to look, learn, and shift.

So I’ll leave you with this question:What mirror has life recently held up for you—and what did it reveal?

If you’d like to continue the journey with me, visit www.centerforni.com and sign up for my Substack blog (the sign-up form is at the bottom of the homepage).

Thank you for letting me share this reflection—and a piece of my journey—with you.

God Bless.

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“Sometimes your heart has to break

to reveal the love you’ve been missing all along

—and that’s when true healing begins.”

- Glenn S. Cohen

In the introduction of my book, Neurological Intelligence – Volume 1, I share snippets of my story—how I was neurologically wounded in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. I describe falling into a deep, dark abyss between 1998 and 2003—a time that prompted me to begin a two-decade quest to understand myself on every possible level.

Since 2003, I’ve been on a purposeful, soulful mission to heal my own neurological wounds and help others do the same. Determined to learn everything I could, I dived into hundreds of books, audiobooks, and webinars by leading therapeutic experts. My left-brain tendency to analyze, logicalize, rationalize, and strategize led me to gather vast amounts of information. After a bazillion hours of research and integration, the foundational concepts of Neurological Intelligence® (NI) began to take shape.

By 2014, I was able to leave my primary job and focus solely on coaching. This shift allowed me the time and resources to attend live workshops and trainings. These in-person experiences revealed just how disconnected my mind, body, heart, and soul really were—and how essential it was to reconnect them in a way that didn’t rely solely on my thinking brain.

We’ve all heard the saying that we must love ourselves before we can truly love someone else. Although I’d studied many experts on self-love and shared their teachings with my clients, I still had not found a genuine healing path that let me truly feel that love for myself.

In early 2019, after yet another dark night of the soul experience, I began a process which turned into a multi-year deep exploration of my unconscious mind, seeking to uncover the lingering unresolvedness, I knew was still stuck in my nervous system.

Along with doing EMDR, Reiki and Shadow Work in Charleston, I ventured to Costa Rica twice and Peru for 10 days, where I participated in Shaman-led Ayahuasca ceremonies. In 2021, I decided to investigate and experienced several rounds of a physician-led ketamine protocol. Then, in 2022, I was blessed to meet an amazing young woman in a Jewel of a city in Florida. Wanda is incredibly gifted in a variation of the healing touch modality and worked with me for well over a year. Through our deep, loving, trusting bond, she somehow uncovered and magically worked with old, painful energy nodules in my body that I never knew existed.

The final phase of my recent journey began in June 2023, when my partner—at the time—discovered a remarkable group of energy healers in a picturesque mountain town out west. We went together the first time, and on the last evening, my nervous system got hijacked, my protective walls went up, leading me to shut down and I froze—like an ice sculpture.

That one confusing and painful experience without a doubt, absolutely changed the trajectory of my life. After a period of reflection, I became fiercely determined and vowed to do whatever it took to resolve my unresolvedness, heal my heart and never allow my nervous system to be hijacked again in a way that hurt someone I loved.

Feeling called to continue; I returned to that mountain town four more times by myself. Those visits drew me into a deeper connection with my mind, body, heart, and soul. On my third visit—coincidentally a year ago this week—and then again on my fourth visit in late July 2024, I was introduced to other plant medicines. Each ceremony unraveled more of the protective layers around my heart. During every energy-healing session and plant medicine journey, I set the same mindful, soulful intentions: surrender, release, and let love in.

In earlier posts, I described the recent abrupt ending of my committed love relationship on 11/11/24. That profound, painful experience was the final catalyst that cracked me wide open and intensified the process of shedding my thick protective layers.

For months after that infamous day, I gave myself permission to be still and to mindfully breathe through the intense waves of hurt, fear, sadness, anger, and grief—emotions I had never fully felt before. I listened to my CNI–Spiritual Soulful Healing Playlist I created on Spotify during my long daily walks in nature and while watching the flickering flames in my fireplace at night. Slowly, I allowed myself to simply be, to feel all that I felt, while being kind with my mind, and treating myself gently, without judgment and with loving kindness towards her and myself.

What’s so incredibly interesting is that after everything I’ve been through and all the tremendous inner work I’ve done over these many years, it all comes down to one ironic, simple truth:

It took my heart to be broken, in order to go through a painful process, which led me to heal my own heart, that I did not realize, was already broken.

As a result, I am now honoring me, my voice and finally coming home to myself. Every day, I feel more humbled and grateful as I continue reclaiming my wholeness with grace, knowing that I am a perfectly imperfect spiritual human being. Now, I welcome life’s next grand adventure with an open, loving heart and a peaceful soul.

I invite you to visit my website at www.centerforni.com and subscribe to my Substack blog (sign-up at the bottom of the homepage) —to receive my next share. You can also download my CNI–Spiritual Soulful Healing Playlist on Spotify for your listening pleasure. Thank you for letting me share my insights and a slice of my story with you.

God bless, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

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