STOP AVOIDING, COPING, & SUFFERING FROM PAST TRAUMA

UNTRIGGER

YOURSELF

THE KEY TO TRUE EMOTIONAL FITNESS

You can only grow your emotional fitness if you choose to prioritize it. Once you make that choice, nothing can stop you.

We’re here for those committed to this journey and searching for a practical, empowering program focused on profound transformation.

Introducing the
Vivir Emotional Fitness Institute

Our founder, Dr. Peter Hercules, explains how Vivir helps you achieve true emotional fitness and freedom from past traumas.

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

– C. S. LEWIS

Dr. Peter Hercules, M.D.
Founder of Vivir Emotional Fitness Institute
& Creator of Emotional Updating

True Emotional Fitness Through Emotional Updating

The Vivir Emotional Fitness Institute, founded by Dr. Peter Hercules, M.D., specializes in helping people untrigger themselves from their past trauma through our proprietary mental technique, Emotional Updating.

First developed nearly 40 years ago by Dr. Hercules, Emotional Updating is an innovative mental technique that tackles post-traumatic emotional responses through an unconscious process. By identifying triggers, understanding their origins, and updating responses, it effectively eliminates emotional distress from past trauma. This technique is particularly suited to addressing deep-rooted traumas, including those from early childhood experiences. With its standardized Yes/No question process, Emotional Updating is universally applicable and can be learned for independent practice. Proven to help countless individuals overcome issues like anxiety, depression, and low self-worth, it empowers people to take charge of their journey towards true emotional fitness.

RESULTS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

  • "I have tried many other methods of treatment for improvement of mental health symptoms however, Emotional Updating has been the only method that has shown me results where I no longer deal with things such as anxiety, which I’ve been trying to work through for years."

    S, age 26

  • "I feel after only three months of treatment, I have achieved more than the several years of therapy and rehab I have endured! I feel generally happy, like I have never felt before. Like a huge weight has been lifted!"

    L, age 48

  • "I feel stronger, more confident and more comfortable in my own skin than I ever remember feeling. My life is still stressful but I am handling that stress much differently now. Emotional Updating is an incredibly powerful technique and I would recommend it to anyone."

    J, age 43

  • "I've become a much stronger person in that I believe/trust in myself more and I'm accepting that I am worthy. I'm also discovering who I am, who I want/could be and that yesterday is gone and that life's choices today are mine to make."

    S, age 58

  • "Emotional Updating has allowed me to get better, to develop techniques for improving on my own, and to overcome the disabling psychological responses that had consumed my personal and work life daily."

    E, age 39

  • "The results over this past year have been phenomenal. The issues that once plagued me and were easily triggered by outside influences have simply dissolved! They no longer hold the same intensity of emotion and reaction they once did!"

    B, age 48

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Choosing The Best Life Possible

Emotional distress and unresolved trauma may significantly impact our lives today, but they don't have to dictate our emotional well-being tomorrow.

FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF EMOTIONAL FITNESS

CONFRONT REALITY
We must face reality to understand it. This gives us a greater possibility of dealing with it effectively.

CULTIVATE POSITIVITY
In every situation we should strive to always be as constructive, optimistic, and empowered as possible.

PURSUE SELF-ACTUALIZATION
The key to emotional wellbeing is the ability to know, love, trust, and be your most authentic self.

This mindset, supported by regular Emotional Updating to untrigger past trauma, serves as the cornerstone to the our Emotional Fitness approach.

Vivir supports your growth from trauma with a program that is:

PROACTIVE • EMPOWERED • PRESENT-FOCUSED

THE VIVIR
EMOTIONAL FITNESS PROGRAM

FULLY ONLINE • NON-CLINICAL • LIVE SESSIONS • LEARNABLE SKILL

Our program is here to guide to you towards a life where you truly know, love, trust, and are your authentic self

THREE CORE ELEMENTS SHAPE OUR PROGRAM:

Learn to untrigger yourself from past trauma with our proprietary mental technique, Emotional Updating

Improve your emotional fitness with our structured curriculum to assess, learn, and cultivate positive new habits

Work one-on-one with our coaches for personalized education, goal-setting, support, and accountability

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.