How Your Nervous System Impacts Your Experiences
Your nervous system is constantly seeking to assess and understand the world around you. It prioritizes keeping you protected. According to Polyvagal Theory, the nervous system has three pathways – or three states – that each serve different functions to protect us: 1. The Ventral Vagal 2. The Sympathetic 3. The Dorsal Vagal We move […]
Recovering from Perfectionism
Let’s talk about perfectionism. Perfectionism is the refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. It’s a term many of us are familiar with – I know I am. To some of us, perfectionism might feel like a positive thing. We often associate it with traits such as being high-achieving, hard-working, detail-oriented, and having high […]
Is Conflict Always Bad?
Conflict is often something that we seek to avoid or that we experience as negative in our life. Some of us develop different styles of managing conflict – not all of which are healthy for us or the people around us. These styles can develop for many different reasons, often as a way to protect […]
Traveling Life’s Journey
We are excited to host a weekend long retreat that targets trauma. Our retreat, Traveling Life’s Journey – Overcoming Traumatic Experiences – From Surviving to Thriving, is a 48 hour educational and experiential retreat led by licensed and certified clinicians and healers. Many of us have experienced traumatic events to varying degrees and traditional approaches […]
Being Consciously Grateful
None of us like to think of ourselves as an ungrateful person. You probably often feel thankfulness and appreciation for rain after many hot summer days, for help from your friend when you needed a ride, or even towards yourself and the skills or insight you used in a specific situation. Feeling thankfulness or gratitude […]
What is EMDR Therapy?
You may have heard of the term ‘EMDR’, but may not really know what it is or even if you have the letters in the correct order. That’s okay! It’s a rather new but remarkably helpful therapeutic tool. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy. It is a rather new, innovative approach that […]
What is art therapy?
Art therapy is a true gift to the service of healing and does not require any artistic skill whatsoever; art therapy focuses on the process, not the product. The quality of a client’s art is not the focus, as the experiences and insight gained through the exercise is what informs progress. Art therapy has […]
The Very Big Question of “Who am I and who do I want to be?”
By calling attention to this question, by no means do I want to encourage any feelings of “I’m not good enough”. The fact that any of us has space to grow is not a bad thing in and of itself. If anything, identifying space for change can be a great thing. Being aware of who […]
“I Want To Be More Creative, But I’m Just Not…”
Feeling intimidated by the idea of trying to be “creative” can be hard for many people, especially adults. As we get older, it can become harder for some of us to get in touch with that joyful, curious, less judgemental part of ourselves – our inner, free child. To some, this inner child may be […]
Transforming Your Negative Thoughts
Having insecurities, worries, or self-doubt is a rather universal experience. Those negative thoughts may look different for each person, but we are not alone in facing them. Whether we find ourselves thinking negatively often or rarely, it can take a toll on our self-image and motivation – and our overall mental health. Learning to consciously […]
