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Navigating Hard Days: Small Steps Towards Feeling Better
I know, I know, you don’t need another person telling you what to do to help you on a day like today. But is it possible that those who are offering suggestions might actually be in the right direction? Not as a cureall but to support us in feeling just a little more like ourselves today? Small steps today might not seem like they help with the big goal, but the thing we know about our minds and bodies is that these small steps actually help us making the movement towards the big goal.
When Did I Lose My Authenticity?
Authenticity is a big buzz right now, so many resources to be your "authentic self." But if you don't know where you lost it - how can you find it?
2023 New Year’s Resolution – Ditch the Resolution
Without understanding what is underneath them, a New Year's Resolution can hold us back from growth.
Therapy Doesn’t Work for Me
What makes therapy work is the relationship you have with your therapist and finding the right method for you.
How To Calm Down Quickly
There are many ways to support yourself in calming down. The one that is most commonly used, is also the one that keeps us stuck in feeling dysregulated. If you are trying to calm down by telling yourself to calm down, it isn’t going to work…
Using Anxiety as a Superpower
What if you could use your anxiety to help you? There are many ways that anxiety is a superpower and helps us expand. It helps us foresee danger, gives us cues that something might be wrong, and challenges our impulses when they need to be.
Managing Change & Becoming More Flexible
Most of us struggle with change - here are 8 keys to help you manage change and become more flexible without being overwhelmed.
What Season Are You In? – Allowing Rest
We all need seasons of rest – life requires it of us. It doesn’t have to be a huge loss or trauma that precipitates this. Sometimes your body simply says enough is enough. I cannot do it anymore. I need to slow down…
How Can I Be More Authentic?
Being authentic seems like it should be easy. We aren’t taught how to be ourselves. We are taught how to be what other people need. So we adapt and become like chameleons.
How To Get Rid of Stress
One of the most common searches on Google in the new year is this question – how do I get rid of my stress? The short answer is one many people won’t like. You can’t. Life is full of stress, as a human being stress is a non-negotiable.
Self-Compassion: What Is It and How Do I Practice It?
Self-compassion is a hard concept to grasp. There are many schools of thought when it comes to what self-compassion is vs. what it isn’t. The first thing to address is understanding the difference between self-indulgence, self-compassion, and self-pity.
Perfectionism and How Brainspotting Can Help You Move Through It
Take time to learn more about perfectionism, where it comes from, and how it shows up. There is a short segment at the end of this video discussing how Brainspotting can support you in working through and out of your perfectionism.
4 Tools To Calm Your Mind
4 tools to help you calm your body and mind when feeling anxious, stressed or down. Click here to learn how to implement these tools.
The Power of Personal Attunement – Learning the Art of Self-Connection
Attunement revolves around your ability to connect and sense what is happening within your client. Attunement in the general public can be knowing what your partner needs before they ask, sensing that a friend is down even if they put a smile on.
Building Trust in Yourself, 4 Simple Steps and Additional Tips
“Trust yourself” is a common phrase people use – telling you to follow your intuition or gut. Listen to yourself about what you should do next or where you should go. Trusting ourselves isn’t so easy when we haven’t been taught that we are trustworthy.
Understanding the Root of Your Struggles – The Key To Unlocking Change
Making a change in our lives is not as simple as mainstream media would like to make us believe. We can know we need to stop people-pleasing or start setting boundaries. We can know that we should feel good enough about ourselves but still have the voice in the back of our heads that says we aren’t.
Working With Your Inner Critic and Moving Towards Self-Compassion
We need to learn to move from a place of motivation from criticism to motivation from self-compassion. People use self-criticism as a “motivator.” If we are our own worst critic then we will push ourselves farther. Unfortunately, that’s not the truth and in reality, actually holds us back.
New Year’s Reflection – Moving From 2020 to 2021 During a Pandemic
This year looks a lot different from 2020 new year's. Patrice reflects on how this year's reflection looks different and working on embracing time & patience into 2021.
The Importance of Rest and Relaxation for Our Well-Being & Brain Functioning
We often treat rest and relaxation as a reward. Something to be earned after burning the candle at both ends. In Western culture, this is seen as laziness. We have created a whole narrative to go with relaxation because we don’t understand its function.