5 Ways To Cope With Overwhelming Emotions
I’m writing this with tears streaming down my face…. My sister’s best friend’s brother just passed away, my Uncle is dying of cancer, my dad is dealing with chronic pain, I never feel like I’m NOT working, there’s a new COVID variant looming on the horizon, I have no freaking idea if I should or […]
Minding Your Mind: the importance of mental health
When I pursued the route of becoming a therapist after suffering from depression and an eating disorder in my early 20’s, I never know how important my work would become. Living through the last year as a human was hard, counseling other humans through the last year was really hart… but it was also a […]
Why Manifestion is NOT Woo Woo
When I say that I’m the last person who would learn about manifestation I mean it…I was so locked up in my evangelical Christian box that I would never consider how God could actually create with me. I felt like a puppet just waiting for the good and bad to happen to me and when […]
Ch. 8 & 9: Ego Stories + Trauma Bonds
…”The damn dishes!” Have you ever been triggered by something like a pile of dirty dishes? I certainly have. Periodically when I walk through our garage my nervous system responds to the clutter and mess by sending me into FIGHT….like literally I want to fight someone or just throw everything out on the driveway with […]
Ch. 1: You Are Your Own Best Healer
Alright my wellness book lovers and Sure Babe book club members here are your questions from Chapter One of “How To Do The Work” by Dr. Nicole LePera. I hope you enjoyed the intro and first chapter as much as I did. I felt like it was balanced and very one point with how I […]
Why Meditation Can Change Your Life
Meditation…seems like a buzz word these days. When I scroll through mediation podcasts there a meditation for everything: mediation for intimacy, meditation for forgiveness, shower meditation, self-love meditation and the list goes on. How does one choose which one to do or who to do it? Well in my opinion you can’t go wrong by […]
A Positive Body Image Meditation: Releasing Shame From Your Body
It’s been a long road to loving and accepting my body. I can remember the first time I shamed my body; I was 5 years old and I thought all the girls in my kindergarten glass were prettier than I was. I attributed “pretty” with WORTH. I had a slightly stockier, muscular build and glasses….all […]
How to not lose yourself in motherhood
I was in my therapy office sitting across from a woman who was drowning… of course not literally drowning but emotionally drowning. She had lost herself in motherhood and rightfully so- two babies back to back, husband working full-time with little help from family. (Disclaimer: this story is told with client’s permission to encourage others.) […]
Can Giving Make You Happier?
Here’s a wonderful thought… giving can make you happier! Since today is “Giving Tuesday” what better day then to talk about the benefits of giving and what it does for yourself, others and our world. Right off the bat let me just give you the health benefits of giving: Lowers blood pressure Increases self-esteem Lessens depression Lowers […]
The Psychology of a Joyful Home
There is something that happens in every human brain when it feels joy. When the pleasure center of the brain (specifically the nucleus accumbens) is activated neurons fire, endorphins are released and joy is felt. I’ve spent quite a few years as a marriage and family therapist learning to help others find joy in healthy ways by letting go of bad […]
