Dissociation

Recovery is never easy, but always worth it. Whether it is recovery from drugs and alcohol, recovery from a physical injury or recovery from a traumatic past, it takes time, energy and dedication to get better. It is not uncommon when folks grown up in…

Self-soothing strategies are skills that will help you calm your mind and body. So for visual self-soothing strategies you can thumb through magazines and find pictures of people, places and things that evoke calm feelings within you and then make a collage of them and…

I love this idea, because I am guilty of this just as much as anyone else, of judging myself negatively compared to what I see others doing in the world or posting on social media. And it is something I hear constantly from the people…

Self-soothing strategies are skills that will help you calm your mind and body. There are lots of options these days for listening to soothing sounds. Since most of us have our smart phones on us at all times, there is always access to your music…

Do you ever find yourself feeling stuck because you want to avoid criticism, or having people dislike you? Did you grow up in a family situation where it was not safe to be criticized because it came with serious consequences, like being hit or verbally…

Self-soothing strategies are skills that will help you calm your mind and body. When I work with my clients who have a history of chaos, abuse or neglect in their family growing up, they often did not learn how to sooth themselves in a healthy…