THE KEY TO TRUE EMOTIONAL FITNESS

EMOTIONAL

UPDATING

Learn about Vivir’s proprietary mental technique to help people identify and change outdated triggered emotional responses to trauma.

What is Emotional Updating?

Dr. Hercules explains how his innovative Emotional Updating technique helps you overcome past trauma and live life untriggered.

BENEFITS OF EMOTIONAL UPDATING

  • LEARNABLE SKILL

    Emotional Updating is a learnable skill that can be practiced independently on our app once mastered, with no need for on-going sessions unless desired.

  • NON-CLINICAL

    The Emotional Updating technique is non-medical and non-pharmacological, and can work alongside any clinical, therapeutic, or naturopathic treatments.

  • COMFORTABLE PROCESS

    Emotional Updating does not typically involve intense reliving of past trauma, allowing for a more comfortable way of tackling challenging issues.

  • UNIVERSAL TECHNIQUE

    The Emotional Updating process uses a standardized algorithmic approach that is universal for updating any out of date response.

  • ADDRESS ANY TRAUMA

    Emotional Updating does not require you to be able to remember the root experience, making it highly effective for trauma from early-childhood.

CORE TENETS OF EMOTIONAL UPDATING

Unconscious Mind Engagement

Emotional Updating is a mental technique that works by accessing the unconscious mind, acknowledging that it is the storehouse of our deepest emotional responses and memories.


This access is crucial for achieving true change, as it addresses the root causes of emotional distress. This is important since many key traumas occur in early childhood before we form conscious memories.

Updating Out-of-Date Responses

Central to the Emotional Updating method is the process of identifying and updating "out-of-date" emotional responses that no longer serve the individual's present needs or circumstances.


The process enables people to replace their outdated reactions with more appropriate and beneficial responses, aligning their emotional reactions with their current reality.

Self-Empowerment Through Independence

A key aspect of the Emotional Updating technique is empowering individuals to practice the technique on their own, fostering autonomy and control over their emotional well-being.


This self-practice aspect ensures that individuals can continue their healing journey independently, making the use of Emotional Updating a sustainable practice for life-long emotional resilience

View research on our method here

HOW EMOTIONAL UPDATING WORKS

A TOOL FOR TRUE CHANGE
Emotional Updating is an unconscious mental technique that helps you untrigger yourself to overcome post-traumatic emotional responses, eliminating the need to avoid, cope, or suffer from past trauma.

  • A facilitator - either a trained practitioner or an app - guides individuals through the Emotional Updating process, helping them access their unconscious mind using relaxation techniques. Communication with the unconscious mind is established using ideomotor signals, like finger movements, allowing a non-verbal exchange of information.

    The technique utilizes the concept of the 'Affect Bridge' to trace back the current emotional responses to their original traumatic events, reducing reliance on external support, even if these are not consciously remembered. This engagement allows for a direct and profound change at the root level of emotional responses.

  • Once the unconscious mind is engaged, the Emotional Updating process involves individuals going through a standardized series of Yes/No questions. This algorithmic approach helps identify and update the outdated emotional responses. Through this process, the unconscious mind actively performs the following steps in real-time, directed by the responses to the Yes/No questions:

    • Identify the outdated emotional response that needs updating and trace the feelings associated with this response back to the original traumatic experience.

    • Understand the feelings and the reasons behind them by reviewing the traumatic experience.

    • Utilize your current resources and understanding to address these feelings and reasons.

    • Consult the unconscious mind to determine if the old feelings are still necessary for protection. If the old feelings are deemed unnecessary, find a way to let go of them.

    • Revisit the traumatic experience to ensure the feelings have been updated.

    The updated response then becomes the new, automatic reaction to the trigger.

  • Emotional Updating is a versatile tool that can be used to address emotional fitness in a variety of ways:

    • Reactive Use: Individuals can apply the technique soon after encountering a trigger, updating their response in real-time.

    • Proactive Use: Before facing a known trigger, individuals can preemptively update their responses, preparing themselves for a healthier reaction.

    • Habitual Use: Regularly practicing Emotional Updating can help individuals continuously refine their emotional responses, maintaining emotional fitness and resilience.

  • Emotional Updating is designed to be a learnable skill. Once individuals are familiar with the process, they can apply it independently, using an app designed to guide them through the algorithm. This empowers individuals to manage their emotional well-being proactively, reducing reliance on external support.

WHY USE THE EMOTIONAL UPDATING TECHNIQUE?

HEALING THE WOUNDS OF EMOTIONAL TRAUMA

EVERYONE CARRIES SCARS OF TRAUMA

Traumatic events, whether daily or catastrophic, leave emotional and physical discomforts that can last a lifetime.

  • Injury

  • Abuse

  • Neglect

  • Illness

  • Conflict

  • Violence

WELL-BEING STARTS WITH THE MIND

Too many people endure issues that stem from the emotional turmoil brought by the trauma they've suffered.

  • Low Self Worth

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Psychosomatic Conditions

  • Stress

  • Addiction

TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS AREN’T ALWAYS ENOUGH

POOR SUPPORT
Standard mental healthcare is often too little, too late and rarely empowers people to help themselves

COPING, NOT HEALING
Wellness practices often treat only the symptoms, not the core issues, leaving many people to endure instead of overcome their trauma

INCOMPLETE CARE
Clinical care often ignores the importance of emotional well-being, with many clinicians woefully under-equipped to provide insightful solutions

IGNORING EMOTIONAL ISSUES PERPETUATES A VICIOUS CYCEL OF SUFFERING

To achieve true emotional fitness, people must first
CONFRONT & HEAL
their underlying trauma

COMMON INDICATORS OF
EMOTIONAL TRAUMA

You act / think / feel in ways that are problematic, but you don’t know how to change

Often a sign of outdated emotional responses that keep you stuck in old, unhealthy patterns

You have anxiety, hopelessness, or dissatisfaction in life no matter how you try to fix it

Often a sign of emotional turmoil, silently shaping your responses, decisions, and daily behaviors

Your relationships consistently lack respect, healthy connections, or boundaries

Often a sign of deep-seated fears, safety and trust issues, and a poor sense of self-worth from fear of rejection

If you’re done being stifled by trauma, we’re here to help you untrigger yourself and start building your next chapter towards true emotional fitness.