Michael Kawula
Rehabilitation for brain injuries begins with understanding what most scans miss. Every week at Genesis Brain Institute in Tampa, we meet people who are still suffering months after a car accident, yet every doctor has told them the same thing. “Your MRI looks normal. You should be fine.” But they don’t feel fine. They feel … Read more
Do you ever ask yourself, why do I feel anxious for no reason? Maybe you feel anxiety rise in your chest with no warning. Maybe your thoughts seem calm, yet your body reacts like you are under attack. Or maybe you have an idea why you feel anxious, but you do not understand why your … Read more
The Neuroscience of Addiction explains why people say “I want to stop” yet feel pulled back by forces inside their own brain. Neuroscience reveals that willpower fails not because people are weak with an addiction, but because their brain rewired itself for survival. The real villain is not the person, but the changes happening inside … Read more
ADHD non medication treatment is something most parents only discover after years of tutoring, frustration, and the quiet fear that something is off in their child that no one is actually measuring. Are you tired of hiring tutor after tutor with no real progress. Are you worn out from being told your child cannot sit … Read more
The effect of stress on the body runs deeper than you think. It doesn’t just live in your head. It quietly spreads through every system in your body, changing how you think, feel, and function. Maybe you’ve felt it. You wake up tired even after a full night’s sleep. You feel your heart race in … Read more
Anxiety Treatment shouldn’t start with a pill. It should start with understanding why your brain won’t stop sounding the alarm. When that tightness in your chest hits, or your thoughts start racing, that isn’t weakness. That’s your nervous system trying to protect you. The problem isn’t that your body is broken. It’s that it’s stuck in … Read more
Mental and Behavioral Health in Tampa is at a crossroads. Every year, more children are labeled, more teens are medicated, and more parents are left wondering why their son or daughter suddenly feels like a stranger in their own home. We talk about behavior as if it lives outside the body, as if mood, focus, … Read more
How to Help Your Mental Health starts in the place no one ever thinks to look: your brain. You might try therapy, meditation, or medication and still feel off. You might tell yourself to push through, stay positive, or just manage it. But deep down, you know something isn’t right. That is because most of … Read more
The New Frontier of Brain and Health Education in Tampa If you are a parent, you have probably seen it. Your child walks through the door after school, backpack half open, shoes kicked off, and within minutes the tears start. A small argument turns into a meltdown. For older students, the signs look different. Silence. … Read more
qEEG Brain Mapping is changing how we understand brain injuries. Most people believe you have to take a direct hit to the head to hurt your brain. You don’t. Many of the patients we see at Genesis Brain Institute never blacked out, never cracked a helmet, and never even went to the emergency room. They … Read more