Guest blog by Meghan Vosloo, LCSW, SEP (former associate) I remember the day that I was preparing for my first Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) Training weekend, and doing a phone consultation with a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She told me that benefits … [Read more...]
Mindful Eating Exercise: Back to the Basics
When we are born into this world, we have no expectations about food except we eat when we are hungry and stop when we are full. Yet, by the time we are toddlers we are programmed to believe that our meals should be specified to three times a day. Even if we are not hungry at … [Read more...]
What It Means When Depression And Anxiety Team Up
Guest blog post by Judy Petrushka, LCSW, SEP, CDVP When depression and anxiety team up, you can feel stuck. For some people, the experience may be a sense of ping-ponging. That is, first they have the racing heart, racing thoughts, fear, and possibly panic attacks of … [Read more...]
Not Making Mountains Out Of Molehills
I think it's safe to say, moving is stressful for anyone. For those without mental health issues, it is stressful. Add something, like anxiety, into the mix and a large life event such as moving gets even harder to manage. Let me clarify what I mean by anxiety. Everyone has … [Read more...]
Resilience
rəˈzilyəns/ noun 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. 2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than … [Read more...]
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