About Emotive Therapy: In 1998 a book by Dr. Michael D. Gershon was published entitled: "The second brain: a groundbreaking new understanding of nervous disorders of the stomach and intestine." He shows that we have an autonomous nervous system in our intestinal wall. This autonomic nervous system appears to affect our well-being and other diseases and is palpable as butterflies in the abdomen or jitters of the nerves. With emotive therapy we approach and use this autonomous nervous system as a center of feeling.