I’ve inspired millions around the globe.

Talked countless troubled souls off the ledge.

Reinvented the language of love, the sound of music and what it means to succeed in the eyes of history, humanity and the cosmos.

I’ve been the heel and the healer, heckler and heckled, the disease and the cure….

All from the depths of my imagination while giving one of my many Head Talks. 

You ever walk into a room and exclaim: Welcome to my Ted Talk!

Just me?

If you’re not familiar with TED Talks - they’re viral presentations where people from all circles of life share breakthrough ideas on stages in 18 minutes or less…

The good news is that I’m not short-circuiting and if these Head Talks happen to you too, neither are you.

Let me LEX-PLAIN

What's actually happening here is a type of internal dialogue where we're staging full productions in our heads.

This can take many forms:

• Replaying past conversations and rewriting the script ("Next time I'll nail that comeback")
  

• Rehearsing future scenarios with multiple plot twists ("If they say this, then I'll counter with that...")
  

• Performing for imaginary audiences (giving acceptance speeches, winning arguments we'll never have)
  

• Creating entire storylines with people we may never even meet

This isn't free theater in the park with the understudies.

It's more like a multi-camera Hollywood production with full craft services, wardrobe malfunctions, props, drama and audiences you can practically hear.

There are storylines and plot twists here that would make Netflix jealous.

Some dyslexics get to enjoy Head Talk as creativity and entertainment. 

Others find it exhausting because it’s on 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. 

THE LEX FACTOR

Here's what makes Head Talk intense for dyslexic minds:

Visual & Narrative Processing

• Many dyslexics process info in story form rather than linear bullet points.
  

• The brain creates rich mental movies because that's how dyslexic minds naturally encode and retrieve information - through episodes,

Verbal Working Memory

• Because real-time recall can be challenging, dyslexics will script scenarios in advance to avoid blanking mid-conversation.
  

• This means running every possible version of how things might go - "If they say this, I'll say that. But if they react this way instead, then I'll pivot to..."

Pattern Recognition

• Dyslexic thinking excels at noticing subtle shifts in tone, facial expressions, and subtext.
  

• That same skill imagines how future conversations might unfold, right down to micro-reactions and body language.

TELL ME WHY

So why the temper-mental, high-wire, Head Talk theatrics anyway? 

Social Insurance

• Your brain is wired to simulate social interactions before they happen - helping you avoid awkward moments and social landmines.
  

• Think of Head Talk as your PR team working overtime to prevent you from becoming the office story people tell at Crappy Hour.

Anxiety and Hypervigilance

• When anxiety joins the party, this simulation goes into overdrive.
  

• Your brain becomes the world's most paranoid event planner, preparing for every possible conversation disaster - including ones that will never happen, with people you'll never meet, about topics that don't exist.

Mental Lube

• Some brains crave novelty and stimulation. Running elaborate inner dialogues provides entertainment, control, and a dopamine hit when reality gets boring.
  

• You're basically the showrunner of your own series.

Trauma and Armor

• After difficult life experiences, some people develop radar for potential rejection or conflict.
  

• The brain becomes a defensive coordinator, running plays for every possible social threat - "If I can imagine it, I can prepare for it."

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD

All that mental chatter doesn’t need fixing.

The same Head Talk keeping you up at night is also a signal about how your brain processes the world.

Science can argue about whether Head Talk helps or hurts. 

But here’s the thing: Your brain chose to cast you in this production for a reason. 

Sometimes it’s protection. Sometimes it’s play. And sometimes, it’s practice.

GREENLIGHT 

Whether science calls it rehearsal or rumination, your brain is still running reps. 

Every scene you replay, every conversation you pre-script, your nervous system is learning from it.

If the volume feels too loud, the skill isn’t shutting down the theatre - it’s being selective about which episodes to greenlight.

Welcome to your Head Talk. 

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