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The Power of Setting Healthy Boundaries in Order to Live Your Best Life
It’s easy to find ourselves overwhelmed and stretched thin within our personal relationships, our work commitments, or societal expectations. But by establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries, we can protect our well-being and create a life that aligns with our...
Mindfulness and Trauma Treatment
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a broad term that encompasses many different techniques and approaches. At its base, it encourages you to become aware of your internal and external world in the present moment (Sutton, 2019). This could come through becoming aware...
Laughter as a Tool for Healing
I’m sure you can think of times where you may have laughed so hard you cried, or your cheeks felt sore from smiling for so long. Maybe you remember the lightness you experienced in your body afterwards. Laughter is a powerful tool we all have available to us that can...
Mindful Movements – Strategies For Coping When You Can’t Talk To Your Therapist
When we feel overwhelmed, anxious, down, or whatever big emotion we are experiencing, something as simple as moving our body can make a world of difference. Mindfulness is not only reserved for yoga instructors or experts; it can be as simple as doing one of the...
7 Tips to Move Towards Well-Being
In a fast-paced world filled with endless responsibilities and demands, it is easy to neglect components of life. Over the last few months, I noticed myself feeling “heavy”, irritable and less effective in my life. I began to research and learn more about what it...
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): What Started Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Mood swings with feelings of euphoria to deep depression. Intense anger that causes you to lash out immediately followed by extreme guilt. Impulsive and potentially dangerous behavior. Chronic feelings of emptiness and suicidality. These are some common...
Difficulty Managing Anger? – How A Therapist Can Help
Although anger is a prickly emotion to experience, it’s an important one to pay attention to. Anger can be a signal that a boundary needs to be put up or that a need is not being met. Many people were never taught how to healthily express their anger and have learned...
I Have Anxiety, is DBT Right for Me?
Whether you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or go through seasons of anxiety, DBT can be a tool that can help. If you are not familiar with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), please see our previous blog post that covers DBT in depth. Everyone at one...
Why “I Let the Intrusive Thoughts Win” is Harmful: The Difference Between Intrusive Thoughts and Impulsivity
It’s not uncommon nowadays to hear someone say “Yeah I dyed my hair last night because I let the intrusive thoughts win.” Maybe you’ve even thought to yourself “I’m going to let the intrusive thoughts win and cut myself bangs” or something along those lines. But what...
What Do All the Acronyms Mean? Exploring Different Types of Therapy
CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, ERP, EFT, IFS, EMDR and so many more. What do all these acronyms mean and how can they be used in your therapy sessions? The following is not an extensive list of the different types of therapy by any means. The therapeutic treatments, styles, or...