Why is it important to engage the senses? When we use the our five senses we can live a more embodied life. When we live more embodied we can be more anchored in ourselves, in our bodies and live more authentically. It can allow us to experience a range of emotions and release stress and anxiety by externalizing our experiences. In …
Making Friends with Anxiety
Making friends with anxiety? What is this woman telling me to do? Yes, I promise it is possible to embrace and change ones relationship with anxiety. It is all about patience and practice. The buddhist Monk, Thich Naht Hahn, talks about showing up for feelings when they occur so that that one can be peaceful towards yourself instead of …
How does Art therapy help with trauma?
Several weeks ago we explored what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is vs. Traumatic Stress Disorder (TSD), so this week we will be exploring how Art therapy is affective at helping with processing trauma whether you have unresolved trauma or a diagnosis of PTSD. Art making and art therapy allow people to express themselves in new ways and find new meaning …
Traumatic Stress vs. PTSD
Trauma is a buzz word these days. Many people state that they have been traumatized by specific situations in their lives. So what is traumatic stress? And how is it different than PTSD? What causes PTSD, and what are the symptoms? This month of June is National Post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month. In this article we will talk …
Why having healthy coping skills is helpful
Coping skills, what are those? Coping skills are about how you deal with what life throws at you, how you manage your stress, anxiety and internally how you respond to these challenges. So what is a good coping skill vs. a not so great one? Check out these 3 ways that you can gauge your coping skills. Life is not what …
How to use Grounding to Relieve Anxiety and Stress
Wondering what grounding is? What to know how it helps one be more present in ones life? In this brief post you will learn what grounding is, how it can help to reduce stress and anxiety, and be more in the moment instead of stuck inside your mind. Grounding is based in mindfulness and uses your five senses: sight, touch, taste, …
4-7-8 Breathing Excercise
This weeks video is number three of the three part series in learning how to manage stress and anxiety through your breath. This week we will be learning the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Last week we talked about the 4 square breathing technique which helps to reduce anxiety and bring us into the present moment by giving us a cognitive and somatic …
The importance of noticing your breath
So you might wondering: Why is she she writing about the breath? Why it is important in our everyday lives? If we can be become more connected to our breath this can help us to calm our nervous system and learn to not feel so stressed. Through the work with my clients, learning about stress management and the science of …
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) …
How Art Therapy helps Anxiety
Art therapy what is that? How can that help me? How does it help anxiety and stress? Art Therapy is a way of combining talk therapy with the creation of art making. Did you know that when we just talk about anxiety and stress, can lead to your body re-experiencing the situation? When you create art it uses a different …
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