oi hoi polloi

C'est moi!

So you want to know about me? Well, that makes both of us! I am an unfolding mystery with more questions than answers and plenty of personal and familial historical data that just doesn’t add up. Here are a few facts as I know them… My maiden name was Pamela Green and my birth certificate states that I was born 10 Feb 1960 in the Chicagoland area. My married name was Pamela Sweet that I changed to Pamela Arbor, and then finally to Julien Arbor. More informally… I simply go by Jules.

My professional name is Dr. Julien Arbor. I am a Licensed Clinical Health Psychologist, Integrative Natural Therapeutist, Researcher, Author, Consultant and a 7+ year Volunteer Health Educator & Moderator on one of the largest natural health websites on the internet. I have worked with patients with a full range of biopsychosocial challenges, including evaluating and working with rehabilitation patients with all levels of Traumatic Brain Injury.

I am also currently dealing with the challenges of a form of TBI known as an Acquired Brain Injury. The circumstances surrounding the development of my ABI have provided a tremendous opportunity to conduct extensive research that indicates that the psychiatric diagnosis of PTSD is actually a form of an Acquired Brain Injury that results from an acute and severe metabolic disruption that is brought about purely by extreme and traumatic stress. I have done an extensive review of the scientific literature as well as related historical medical texts, and gathered data for the past year and a half that will allow me to complete my own single case research study as soon as I have undergone my own treatment and rehabilitation that will allow me return to work.

There is already considerable research that demonstrates changes in brain structure in those who have been diagnosed with PTSD. However, this will be the first study that provides quantitative evidence that suggests that it is an underlying metabolic disruption following extreme and traumatic stress that results in damage to the brain. Furthermore, this research also points to treatments that will successfully address the symptoms, halt their progression and also suggests a means of preventing this condition from developing.

This research will also suggest an explanation for connections between a diagnosis of PTSD &/or ABI and a growing number of life-altering, chronic and costly health conditions that are highly correlated later in life such as depression, emotional challenges, hypoglycemia, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, epilepsy, headaches, migraines, chronic pain, sleep disturbances, debilitating fatigue, sensory changes, aggressive behavior, weight problems, skin conditions, hormonal imbalances, sexual dysfunction, respiratory problems, cognitive and memory impairments, substance abuse, skin conditions, balance and gait disturbances, allergies, increased susceptibility to all infectious diseases including cancer. This will point to a large number of additional areas for research as a follow-up to this study.

I am also devising a safe, natural, effective and cost-efficient treatment protocol that is a truly holistic integration of mind-body medicine in order to address the underlying metabolic dysfunction as well as the resulting brain damage. 

Once I have sufficiently restored my own stamina and functioning, in addition to completing my research and writing a narrative and detailed account of the events that precipitated my ABI as well as the course of its progression and my own healing journey, I will also be providing clinical services to assist others in restoring their own health and wellbeing. My services will be available both locally and via cyber and phone consultations, as well as collaborative efforts with other health professionals. Additionally I will be available for speaking engagements and educational and organizational consultations.

In the meantime… welcome to oi hoi polloi!