skills

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…

  There are many different ways to cope when we are overwhelmed with strong emotions or memories from the past. And it is important to build you toolbox of coping skills. In future posts I will elaborate on each of these categories. It is always…

Too often when I ask how my clients cope they mention the mindless distraction of TV or social media. And that can be fine in moderation, but you need a full set of tools in your tool belt, not just a hammer. So in the…