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Gentle, Supportive Guidance for a Tender Season The holidays can bring joy, connection, and celebration - they can also stir up anxieties, food-related challenges, family-related challenges, financial stress, overstimulation, emotional stress, open up wounds and reflection from the last year, etc. They are a tender time for many, especially if you find yourself currently trying to heal your relationship with body and food. If you find yourself at the cross-section of recovery

I feel guilt is one of our most valuable emotions. Let me tell you why. Guilt is our course-correcting emotion. It signals to us that we are out of alignment with our values, with who we want to be. It prompts us to repair, to correct course, to right the ship. Guilt’s focus is on behavior and how a behavior might be out of line with who we are as a human. It presents in the body like a messenger saying “I have regret or remorse over an action I took. I want to make amends fo

We say “thank you” frequently, but a regular, consistent gratitude practice is something altogether different than the kindness shown by saying “thank you.” The regular practice of acknowledging and recalling what you are thankful for. In my work, I am especially interested in the way in which physical and mental health interact. Gratitude is a fascinating study in the way that our mental health impacts our physical health. Gratitude practices have been shown to reduce stress

The vagus nerve, the underrated superstar to your body that almost nobody talks about, but once you get to know it, you will feel like you have discovered a cheat code for your health and mental well-being. The vagus nerve is the 10 th cranial nerve (CN X) and one of the most important nerves in the body. It runs from the brainstem through the neck and down into the chest and abdomen. “Vagus” is Latin for “wandering” because it wanders throughout the body, connecting to many

By Brittany Gilchrist, MA, LPC, CEDS-C Nervous system regulation is a term thrown around a lot, but I wanted to take a deeper dive into what exactly this means. If it’s important enough to be thrown around, it is important enough to truly understand. Our nervous system is the foundation for how we move through the world - shaping how we respond to stress, connect with others, and experience safety within ourselves. The nervous system is a complex body system of cells and fibe

With so much change already this year, things constantly changing currently, and undoubtedly more change to come. This one thing has been...

There is much talk of “returning to normal” these days. What that looks like for each person is, of course, different – different...

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic modality that was founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan. One DBT strategy is...

Use this script with yourself or - together with the people in your home - have one person read it for you all: Settle into a comfortable...