Strengthen Positive Thinking with this EMDR Resourcing Skill
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, is a trauma processing therapy that can assist with navigating difficult life experiences. Part of the EMDR process includes resourcing, building inner coping and strengthening positive beliefs that aid in the therapy process. In addition to processing the “heavy” moments, resourcing teaches the brain how to lean into […]
End of Year Burnout: Mindfulness for Helping Professionals
As the holiday season approaches and we near the end of the year, you may find yourself feeling burned out. There has been so much going on in our world AND our “inner worlds”. For helping professionals especially (nurses, teachers, social workers, caregivers, etc.), there is often unconscious labor – ways you pour into people […]
How to use EFT to manage your emotions
What is EFT? EFT is a technique used to help people manage emotions, particularly around distressing events, and experience self soothing. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. It may also be referred to as EFT tapping or just tapping. EFT has been called “needless acupuncture for emotions” because it uses meridians, like acupuncture, and is […]
7 Reflections to Help Understand The Negative Cycle
In a recent yoga class, I heard the teacher say ‘feel tension, the point of connection,’ acknowledging that tension is a component of connection/relationships. A lot of couples I see pursuing couples therapy are navigating relational tension. So much of the time they are longing for connection but expressing it in ways that seem to […]
1 Minute Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness is the practice of being fully aware of the present moment without placing judgment on one’s current thoughts, sensations, and feelings. Research supports that people who increase levels of mindfulness have demonstrated decreased stress and negative self-evaluation, increased self-acceptance and self-esteem. What you need Let’s begin I am loved; I am respected; I am […]