The past two blog posts we have been learning about trauma, what it is and ways it can be healed. This week we will be exploring a healing modality that mixes affirmations and acupressure points which help in releasing trauma. EFT (aka Emotional Freedom Technique, or tapping) is an excellent tool to use to reduce anxiety or overwhelm of any …
How EFT can help with Anxiety
The way that I view anxiety is that it is fear, worry, and obsessing about future events. Anxiety plagues approximately 40 million adults between the ages of 18 to 54 in the US. Are you one of the 40 million? Would you like a drug free way to reduce anxiety in yourself? Why not try EFT?! EFT (aka Emotional Freedom Technique) …
Learning to tame your temper
“I lost my temper today. Fuck it. Whoever finds it can keep it.” ― Jarod Kintz We all have a hard time sometimes and can become angry. It is when it becomes a pattern of relating to others that it can cause problems in our relationships. So here are 5 ways that you can work on reducing your temper. 1) …
The Value of Trust
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Trust is a continuum, some people lack it in their lives, some people feel secure, and others trust people too much. Many people have difficulty trusting others due to their past histories. This is normal, the only issue is that it keeps …
Why Stress reduction is Important
It’s not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it.~Hans Selye Stress sucks, and it is a part of our modern everyday lives. Why is stress bad? And how can we manage it? Stress is hard on your body because it activates your parasympathetic system which was designed to keep you safe in dangerous situations. This system in …
How to Live in Faith Instead of Fear
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. ~Martin Luther King Jr. Prior to getting sober, I had no idea what it meant to have faith. I believed that things just happened in some random order and that sometimes they worked in my favor and others they did not. Slowly as I gained more sobriety, …
Learning to ask for Help
“The only mistake you can make is not asking for help.” ~Sandeep Jauhar In our society we are taught that it is weak to ask for help and/or that there are strings attached when we ask for it. I know in my family, I was taught to be independent, take care of myself, and exhaust all possibilities before asking for help. Not …
The Power of Patience
Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. ~Joyce Meyer Eight and a half years ago at the beginning of my sobriety, I would say I completely lacked gratitude and patience. Nothing ever went fast enough and was totally dissatisfied in my life. One of my solutions to this problem was to …
