This conversation with Gloria K. Vanderhorst is a classic
Fri Feb 06 2026
About Gloria Vanderhorst
I started my practice as a psychologist working with preschool children, mainly boys, as the female teachers saw them as problematic with their exuberance and physical energy and labeled them as hyperactive or attention-deficient. My work resulted in their fathers coming to therapy to explore their emotional angst. I was privileged to see how our culture robs males of access to the full range of emotions necessary for a healthy sense of self and healthy relationships with others. As I continued to work with men and help them to access feelings that have been blocked from early childhood, I began to write about their stories and examine how our culture has systematically limited the emotional development of males. I am writing a book about the developmental dangers of being a male in this culture and how fathers can help their sons avoid the trap of the emotional desert. My therapy work focuses on helping men develop broader, healthier relationships with their spouses and families. Many of the blogs I write weekly are designed to help men and women better understand their emotional selves and the dynamics of relationships. I currently serve couples and individuals using Internal Family Systems and Emotion Focused Therapy. These two approaches are the most advanced and most successful treatment approaches. They recognize that our brains are marvelous storage units that hold onto our life experiences. Those experiences influence how we behave in the present. When individuals can access that data, they can make changes that benefit them and their relationships.
About Dr. Flavio Shares and Flavio
Most people don’t struggle because they don’t know what to do.They struggle because their inner system is overloaded.
When stress, heartbreak, trauma, illness, or long-term pressure overwhelms the nervous system, even capable, intelligent people lose access to clarity, emotional stability, and self-control. Sleep breaks down. Focus disappears. Relationships strain. Habits spiral. Life starts to feel harder than it should.
This podcast is about restoring that inner capacity.
Hosted by Dr. Flávio Souza-Campos, MD, PhD, this show explores how the human nervous system, mind, and emotional architecture actually work — and how to bring them back into regulation when they’ve been pushed too far.
Dr. Flávio is a physician, biomedical engineer, and hypnotherapist who has conducted over 44,000 private sessions helping people stabilize after burnout, heartbreak, chronic stress, trauma, and major life disruption. His work is not traditional talk therapy and not medical treatment — it is a short-term, structured hypnotherapy process designed to restore nervous system regulation and decision clarity, so people can think clearly, feel steady, and move forward again.
In each episode, you’ll hear:• Solo insights from Dr. Flávio• Conversations with physicians, psychologists, and human-performance experts• And real-world stories from people rebuilding their lives after overload
Together, these conversations explore what really breaks when humans become overwhelmed — and what actually restores us.
This is not self-help hype.This is not pop psychology.And this is not endless therapy.
It is a grounded, clinical, and deeply human exploration of how to get yourself back when life has knocked you off center.
If you’ve ever thought:“I know what to do… I just can’t do it anymore,”this podcast is for you.
www.awesomeresults.life
flavio@awesomeresults.life
Blessings,
Flavio
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About Gloria Vanderhorst I started my practice as a psychologist working with preschool children, mainly boys, as the female teachers saw them as problematic with their exuberance and physical energy and labeled them as hyperactive or attention-deficient. My work resulted in their fathers coming to therapy to explore their emotional angst. I was privileged to see how our culture robs males of access to the full range of emotions necessary for a healthy sense of self and healthy relationships with others. As I continued to work with men and help them to access feelings that have been blocked from early childhood, I began to write about their stories and examine how our culture has systematically limited the emotional development of males. I am writing a book about the developmental dangers of being a male in this culture and how fathers can help their sons avoid the trap of the emotional desert. My therapy work focuses on helping men develop broader, healthier relationships with their spouses and families. Many of the blogs I write weekly are designed to help men and women better understand their emotional selves and the dynamics of relationships. I currently serve couples and individuals using Internal Family Systems and Emotion Focused Therapy. These two approaches are the most advanced and most successful treatment approaches. They recognize that our brains are marvelous storage units that hold onto our life experiences. Those experiences influence how we behave in the present. When individuals can access that data, they can make changes that benefit them and their relationships. About Dr. Flavio Shares and Flavio Most people don’t struggle because they don’t know what to do.They struggle because their inner system is overloaded. When stress, heartbreak, trauma, illness, or long-term pressure overwhelms the nervous system, even capable, intelligent people lose access to clarity, emotional stability, and self-control. Sleep breaks down. Focus disappears. Relationships strain. Habits spiral. Life starts to feel harder than it should. This podcast is about restoring that inner capacity. Hosted by Dr. Flávio Souza-Campos, MD, PhD, this show explores how the human nervous system, mind, and emotional architecture actually work — and how to bring them back into regulation when they’ve been pushed too far. Dr. Flávio is a physician, biomedical engineer, and hypnotherapist who has conducted over 44,000 private sessions helping people stabilize after burnout, heartbreak, chronic stress, trauma, and major life disruption. His work is not traditional talk therapy and not medical treatment — it is a short-term, structured hypnotherapy process designed to restore nervous system regulation and decision clarity, so people can think clearly, feel steady, and move forward again. In each episode, you’ll hear:• Solo insights from Dr. Flávio• Conversations with physicians, psychologists, and human-performance experts• And real-world stories from people rebuilding their lives after overload Together, these conversations explore what really breaks when humans become overwhelmed — and what actually restores us. This is not self-help hype.This is not pop psychology.And this is not endless therapy. It is a grounded, clinical, and deeply human exploration of how to get yourself back when life has knocked you off center. If you’ve ever thought:“I know what to do… I just can’t do it anymore,”this podcast is for you. www.awesomeresults.life flavio@awesomeresults.life Blessings, Flavio