How to Reparent Your Inner Child with Internal Family Systems
Guest blog by Codie Surratt, MA, LCPC, EMDR Reparenting is a deeply transformative process that allows us to heal wounds from the past and cultivate a healthier relationship with ourselves. Using the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), reparenting becomes a journey of reconnecting with our inner parts, fostering a compassionate inner dialogue, and embodying […]
Suffered A Loss? Here’s Why You Should Consider Yoga For Grief Relief
Guest blog by Marina Lisjonok, MSW, E-CYT, RRT Grief is an experience that hits us all multiple times throughout our lives. Yet the grief experience is different for everyone. It affects us both emotionally and physically. This is why you should consider yoga for grief relief. My Personal Experience with Yoga for Grief Relief When […]
What To Do If You Feel Stuck In An Unhappy Marriage With Kids
You feel stuck in an unhappy marriage with kids. What do you do? If you stay, the future looks personally bleak. And what are you modeling for the kids? If you leave the unhappy marriage, your kids suffer. Or would they be better off without the bad modeling? It’s confusing and complicated, there’s no doubt […]
Why New Year Resolutions Fail-Using the Stages of Change
Guest blog by Sarah Van Meter, LCSW It’s that time of year. When just about everyone envisions a new start. A time to begin to improve their lives. And… it’s when the New Year’s Resolutions are in full swing. However, about 23% of people will give up on their resolutions by the end of the […]
How to Release Trauma Trapped in the Body
Guest blog post by Martha (Marty) Dennen MA, LCPC, SEP Originally published July, 2020 When you are really stressed or anxious, you feel it through sensations in the body. That is because the experience of stress, particularly traumatic stress, can trigger active survival responses of fight, flight, or freeze. When your body can’t activate or […]