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Posted: October 31, 2018
The way we talk to ourselves can have e a profound impact on our mood and the behaviors that we engage in. Our internal self-talk is profoundly shaped by the emotional struggles we deal with (think depression and anxiety) and in turn can either reinforce…
Posted: October 24, 2018
Oh the things that we say to ourselves! I often ask my clients to reflect on whether they can imagine talking to a loved one the way they talk to themselves. Usually the answer is no, most of them would never dream of being so…
Posted: September 28, 2018
This might seem rather elemental, but making sure that you eat on a regular basis is fundamental to good self-care. When you are hungry you more vulnerable to emotional overwhelm as you don’t have the mental energy to cope. So be good to your body,…
Posted: September 5, 2018
Self-soothing strategies are skills that will help you calm your mind and body. Connecting with you higher power or spirituality can be very calming. If you have a place of worship and it calms you to be there, then go there. Connect with your spirituality…
Posted: August 31, 2018
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…
Posted: August 25, 2018
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…