Welcome to The Neural Monthly!
Where we explore the brain and how it functions in everyday life; at work, at home, in faith, in seasons of growth, and in the moments where everything we thought was certain starts to appear a bit foggy.
Each month we’ll talk about how the brain learns, predicts, adapts, and sometimes gets stuck, especially in environments shaped by pressure, change, trauma, and opportunity.
The Brain and the Cost of Certainty
This month’s blog explores why the brain prefers certainty, how early environments shape what feels “safe” or “successful,” and why stepping into freedom or change can feel just as destabilizing as threat. Using both lived experience and neuroscience, we look at how rigid thinking forms, how our brains learn through prediction, and why uncertainty is often the beginning of genuine learning, healing, and growth.