by Jenn Kloewer | Jan 27, 2021 | All Posts, Jenn Kloewer, Parenting Advice, Self Care
Parents everywhere are reporting that they are feeling beyond burned out. We are not meant to be parenting in isolation. It is challenging to be on all the time, keep up with work and other household chores, and be our children’s only companions. We need other adults....
by Erin Staniszeski | Jan 20, 2021 | All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Erin Staniszeski, Self Care
As a trauma therapist, I love using EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to allow people to heal, process, and begin trauma recovery. It is a very effective therapy and I invite you to learn more about it here. As you start using EMDR, your therapist...
by Kendra Doukas | Jan 13, 2021 | All Posts, Anxiety & Depression, Kendra Doukas, Self Care
What does it mean to be triggered? Being “triggered” happens when something in your environment causes your central nervous system to go into fight or flight mode thus initiating physiological, emotional, and cognitive changes in your body. These changes cause all...
by Katie Godfrey | Jan 11, 2021 | All Posts, Anxiety & Depression, Katie Godfrey
A panic attack, otherwise known as an anxiety attack, is when someone feels intensely overwhelmed. They can be caused by a life stressor, such as a divorce, death, or public speaking. Many times, though, they occur spontaneously for no apparent reason. Typically...
by Jenn Kloewer | Jan 6, 2021 | All Posts, Jenn Kloewer, Self Care
Although we are starting to see a drop in cases and the vaccine is starting to be distributed, the pandemic continues, among other things. The chronic nature of the pandemic is causing an intensification of mental health symptoms in everyone, whether this means having...
by Kendra Doukas | Jan 4, 2021 | All Posts, Breaking Bad Habits, Kendra Doukas
We are often taught that emotions are “irrational” and that it is better to think logically or rationally. I find that argument to be flawed as it discounts the essential role emotions have in helping us understand ourselves and the world around us. Emotions are not...
