Michael Kawula
Mental issues in teenagers do not always look like a crisis. Sometimes they look like a closed bedroom door, a phone glowing in the dark, and a conversation with an AI chatbot that no parent, teacher, coach, or counselor knows is happening. Three recent research reports caught our attention because, when you put them together, … Read more
Real World Impact is what separates a good idea from something that actually changes a life, a company, or a community. Tampa Bay has no shortage of smart people, ambitious students, research, technology, capital, and ideas. The bigger question is whether we are connecting those assets well enough to solve problems that matter. At Embarc … Read more
How can you rewire your brain? That’s what we’ll cover today. Your brain has more capacity than you realize. For a long time, people were taught to think of the brain almost like a finished building. You grow up, your brain develops, and after that you mostly try to protect what you have. But that … Read more
Concussion testing in Tampa revealed an important pattern when Genesis Brain Institute reviewed the results of 28 patient evaluations. Of those 28 patients, 23, or 82%, performed below the 25th percentile in at least one objective balance condition. However, only 17 patients, or 61%, had an overall balance score below the 25th percentile. That difference … Read more
Mental health evaluations should do more than name a child’s symptoms. They should help families understand what could be driving the problem, what might be getting missed, and where to look next. On July 24, 2026, Florida brought healthcare, education, and behavioral health leaders together for a youth mental health roundtable (read more here). The … Read more
Schools and mental health cannot be separated when stress, anxiety and emotional struggles follow students into the classroom each morning. One child cannot sit still. Another shuts down when work feels hard. A third is quietly struggling while the teacher tries to support every student and still teach the lesson. Mental health education is important. … Read more
Feel off balance or not, your brain is making tiny corrections every second to keep you upright. Most of those movements are so small that you never notice them. You can walk into work, sit through class, compete on the field, or move through your day without realizing how much effort your brain and body … Read more
Why do I feel dizzy? It sounds like a simple question, but dizziness does not feel the same for everyone. The room may spin. You may feel lightheaded, unsteady, pulled to one side, or disconnected from the space around you. For some people, it happens while standing up. For others, it appears while driving, walking … Read more
How to get rid of the yips can feel impossible when a skill you have trusted for years suddenly stops working under pressure. That is what makes the yips so frustrating. The athlete usually knows what to do. The brain and body have practiced the movement hundreds or even thousands of times. Yet when the … Read more
Mental training for athletes is becoming one of the most important ways to improve focus, resilience, and performance. Athletes train their bodies every day, but the brain is what helps them stay calm under pressure, make quick decisions, recover after mistakes, and keep going when the game gets hard. At Genesis Brain Institute in Tampa, … Read more
