ABOUT US

Fabio Sinibaldi, MBPsS, PsyD

Studies: Neuroscience, Genetics and Evolutionism (Duke University), Change and Immunity (Harvard), Animal and Human Ethology, PNEI, Behavioural Neurobiology, Integrative Psychotherapy.

Member of the British Psychological Society – Psychobiology Section
Regional manager of Lombardy SIPNEI (PsychoNeuroEndocrineImmunology Italian Society)
Member of SAN – Society for Applied Neuroscience

In my research, as quite commonly happens after some time, I began to feel dissatisfied. In fact, I considered it unacceptable that some theories, in both the medical and psychological fields, were based on logical foundations and links that could not be fully understood. In addition to this, I also wanted to understand why some techniques worked only at certain times and in different ways, depending from on who applied them.

The answers I reached were not always satisfying. For instance, saying that a therapy is more effective when there is a good relationship between patient and therapist makes sense, but it is still worthy of a high degree of analysis. Does it depend on the therapeutic relationship itself? If so, what are the key aspects and how do they work? Does a good relationship allow us to understand mechanisms which otherwise would not be investigated? Which neurobiological aspects are triggered (or are a prerequisite) in these emotional and relational interactions? Is the good relationship between therapist and patient the consequence—and thus not the cause—of the attention paid by the therapist to some aspects that others don’t normally consider?

My professional mission then became to cast light on these aspects and be able to share them with other colleagues and professionals, in the hope of making our jobs easier and more effective, thus generating both greater professional satisfaction and successful results for patients.

Sara Achilli

Studies: Nutrition, Thinking, Nervous System (McGill University), Supporting Emotional and Behavioural Kid’s Development (University of Washington), Scientific Parenting, Interpersonal Neurobiology, PNEI.

Member of the Regional Steering Committee of Lombardy SIPNEI (Italy)

Member of: SIPNEI (Italy) The Nutrition Society (UK); Parenting UK (UK)

When we talk about nutrition, we often stumble across a lot of different theories, sometimes different, sometimes contrasting. The same thing is true about education and relationships with children.

When we find ourselves in front of many different problematic circumstances, the reason is often that we are analysing complex situations exclusively from one point of view and with a specific perspective.
For example, a change in diet can lead to an immediate improvement, but it could also alter our digestion and, consequently, our immune system in the long term. The prolonged crying of a baby surely has immediate effects but, in the long term, it could also influence other areas of the brain such as the area which governs the management of emotions, a sense of safety, confidence, openness to relationships and many more, and it could even change the child’s epigenetic configuration.

All biological, mental, emotional and relational processes are interconnected and have a temporal action that evolves in different ways. Understanding this complexity and learning to manage it in a systemic and systematic way is, for me, a stimulating challenge for modern professionals. My personal challenge was and still is to “map” these processes and find ways to act on their most relevant aspects in order to restore physiology, adaptation and functional development to behavioural responses.

Real Way of Life Team and Network

A multi-disciplinary group that supports all research, development and organizational activities

Michela, Andy, Marco and James are the founding pillars of our daily activities. They are creative and passionate professionals. Each one of them flanks and supports all study processes with a specific task, from the beginning to its final implementation.

We also rely on partners for specific projects. Some of them have been working with us for years, while others collaborate only on specific projects. They are part of our scientific and professional network. Most of them are people who followed our courses and have embraced our way of thinking and working.