What If Good and Evil Impulses Are Brain-Side Switches You Can Actually Influence?

The urge that pulls you toward harm. The part of you that seeks healing. Most people experience these as a moral battle — willpower versus weakness, good versus bad. Dr. Fredric Schiffer has spent his career at Harvard and McLean Hospital studying a completely different explanation — that what feels like a moral conflict is often two hemispheres with different trauma histories pulling in different directions, and that activating the healthier hemisphere can shift cravings, fear responses, and moral decision-making in ways that neither willpower nor traditional therapy reliably produces. What he shares about how trauma and humiliation wire the narratives we live by into specific brain regions, the LED forehead stimulation and hemisphere activation techniques coming out of his fentanyl research, and the educational perspective on Suboxone tapering and withdrawal anxiety will give you the most neuroscientifically grounded and practically specific framework for understanding the internal battle most people experience as purely moral. You are not weak. You are split. This episode shows you how to work with that. You’ll learn: Why one brain side can push harm while the other seeks healing How trauma + humiliation wire “good/evil” narratives we live by Simple hemisphere activation tactics to lower fear and cravings What Dr. Schiffer’s fentanyl and LED work suggests about recovery Safer ways to think about Suboxone tapering and withdrawal anxiety (education only) 🎧 If you’ve wrestled with anxiety, cravings, or the weight of moral injury—this conversation offers science, nuance, and hope. Educational content only. This is not medical advice; consult your clinician for personal care.🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer 🌐 Visit: dualbrainpsychology.com 📖 Read his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD 📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer 🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer ▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer 📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD 💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MD ✨ Follow Dr. Schiffer across his platforms to explore more insights on mental health, dual brain psychology, and proven tools to live with greater peace and resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices