How to REALLY practice gratitude on Thanksgiving, Instead of getting triggered? Easier said than done. Thanksgiving is not just a time when you are triggered by your family, you can just as easily be triggered by your friends, triggered by posts by your friends, and feel fresh trauma while trying to enjoy turkey. This is …
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Top 5 Lessons other Cultures Teach us about Mental Health explores what it means to maintain health, worldwide. Seems subjective, right? What is healthy for one person, experiencing a certain type of trauma, may be completely different from another person. The key takeaways from this are not that some traumas are worse than others, we …
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Relating with your Partner Top 11 Conversation Prompts are exercises in relating and supporting partners during trying times. Post Partum, job loss, and a Pandemic might be the perfect storm for those who are susceptible to unhealthy tendencies in relationships. So many families and couples are growing during the pandemic and there are a few …
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Accountability Checklist for Work or Relationships is something you can refer to periodically if you find yourself doubting whether you are stepping up and being your best, most enlightened, and honest self. People are lazy. Doing the emotional work is as exhausting as doing your work work. Sometimes it is easier to cut corners. This …
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Tips for Supporting Partners with Childhood Trauma are not easy to come by because there are no easy fixes for complicated healing. Everyone’s journey is different and if your partner is just seeking help in recovery, your support may look very different from someone who has undergone years of therapy. All things considered, these tips …
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Non Violent Communication 2020 is a suggestion to all my patients, non patients, friends, and family to communicate with more compassion and understanding. People have turned to non violent communication for conflict resolution, but when you apply it to your daily life, the results are more authentic connections and expressions of needs that stop miscommunication, …
Understanding External Validation? Do you have those friends who are always on dating websites? Always asking if they look ok? You may think they are fishing for compliments, and they are, but they are also asking for external validation. We are going to dive into the good, bad, and ugly of external validation. Here are …
Your partner is probably both, and is potentially an addict or potentially an asshole. I get asked this question all the time and it is not a one time question. A lot of my betrayed partners experience ranges of emotions when the event or events or relapses take place and they have every right to …
In light of the recent events and tragedies unfolding across the United States, I would like to pause a moment and honor each life that has been lost to racial discrimination, police brutality and COVID-19 . Second, I am offering a quick guide to Learning from Negative Emotions, processing, and controlling negative emotions so you …
Confinement resulting from COVID 19 pandemic is testing most relationships. Many foundations are tested by the challenges of parenting during crisis, partner behaviors, job loss, and underlying trauma. It may feel easier to self soothe and step into behaviors, addictions, or patterns rather than do work at this time, but maintaining your distance and keeping …
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