Where Relational Cultural Theory Meets Neuroscience
FIGHTING TIME by Amy Banks & Issac Knapper
Fighting Time is my first attempt at writing about the personal and familial trauma of my father’s murder – a tragedy amplified by the wrongful conviction of my co-author, Isaac Knapper when he was just seventeen. I am deeply grateful that Fighting Time has found a home at Regal House Publishing and Pact Press and am hoping that our story helps people appreciate the urgent need to reform the American system of justice.
FIGHTING TIME Merchandise
- Fighting Time Crew Neck Sweatshirt$39.00Crew Neck sweatshirt featuring Fighting Time book cover image. Please choose your preferred color and size below to place your order.
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WIRED TO CONNECT by Amy Banks, M.D. with Leigh Ann Hirschman
We all experience moments when we feel isolated and alone. A 2006 Purdue University study found that twenty-five percent of Americans cannot name a single person they feel close to. Yet every single one of us is hardwired for close relationships. The key to more satisfying relationships—be it with a significant other, a family member, or a colleague—is to strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that encourage closeness and connection. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Banks gives us a road map for developing the four distinct neural pathways in the brain that underlie the four most important ingredients for close relationships: calmness, acceptance, emotional resonance, and energy.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH FOR WOMEN by Jessica Henderson Daniel, Pd.D., ABPP & Amy Banks, M.D.
As women, we know how important it is to take charge of our health care-to be informed and proactive. But too often we forget that our mental wellness is an integral part of our overall health. The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women is the definitive resource for women looking for answers to their mental health questions, whether those questions concern a disorder like depression or adjusting to major life changes like motherhood or divorce.

FOUR WAYS TO CLICK by Amy Banks, M.D. & Leigh Ann Hirschman
Wired to Connect is the updated version of Four Ways to Click.
Research shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives.

FIGHTING TIME by Amy Banks & Issac Knapper
Fighting Time is my first attempt at writing about the personal and familial trauma of my father’s murder – a tragedy amplified by the wrongful conviction of my co-author, Isaac Knapper when he was just seventeen. I am deeply grateful that Fighting Time has found a home at Regal House Publishing and Pact Press and am hoping that our story helps people appreciate the urgent need to reform the American system of justice.

FIGHTING TIME Merchandise
- Fighting Time Crew Neck Sweatshirt$39.00Crew Neck sweatshirt featuring Fighting Time book cover image. Please choose your preferred color and size below to place your order.
- Fighting Time Hooded Sweatshirt$47.00 – $49.00Hooded sweatshirt featuring Fighting Time book cover image. Please choose your preferred color and size below to place your order.
ABOUT DR. BANKS
Dr. Amy Banks is a psychiatrist, speaker, writer, and educator dedicated to spreading the scientific knowledge that people need healthy human relationships for emotional and physical growth and well-being and that promoting a culture of individualism and power over others leads to chronic stress and chronic disease.
A Founding Scholar at the International Center for Growth in Connection (ICGC) and a Senior Scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women, Dr. Banks is the first person to bring relational-cultural theory together with neuroscience and is the foremost expert in the combined field. Dr. Banks has spoken throughout the country on “The Neurobiology of Relationship” and has an ongoing passion to spread the message that we are hardwired for connection.
Amy is also the creator of the C.A.R.E. Program (featured in the 2015 book, Four Ways to Click: Rewire Your Brain for Stronger, More Rewarding Relationships), an easy to use, practical guide that helps clinicians and laypeople assess the quality of their relationships and strengthen their neural pathways for connection.
ABOUT C.A.R.E
The C.A.R.E. Program featured in the book, “Four Ways to Click: Rewire Your Brain for Stronger, More Rewarding Relationships” is an innovative way to build and improve relationships in your life. Listen to Amy describe the four pathways for connection.
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REVIEWS OF AMY’S WORK
Amy Banks is a terrific teacher and presenter on relationships and neurobiology! She has a gift for making complex topics accessible for people who might be new to the material and deeper for those with more experience. Amy is a dynamic presenter – she quickly builds rapport with the audience and her passion for the work engages the room.
Superlatives, of which Dr. Banks is most deserving, fail to aptly describe her “ousia,” her true being. To be in her presence, as a client, colleague, or conference attendee, is to be seen and to feel felt—the epitome of mutual empathy. Dr. Banks enlivens and embodies the tenants of relational cultural theory in her practice, infused with a humanizing blend of humor, levity and unselfconsciousness. She is the first to integrate neuroscientific and RCT advances, offering a holistic approach which honors and sources the inherent mind/body connection, within and between us, in the delicate service of healing. Dr. Banks is the Skin Horse of Psychiatry to the Velveteen Rabbit’s of help seekers—a passionate purveyor of truths, a fierce and gentle advocate of the healing power of connection, and a model of being real we can all hope to manifest.
LATEST BLOGS
Dignity on Day 1 – Personal Perspective: Lessons learned by a formerly incarcerated woman.
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