How Do you Emotionally Self-Regulate to Handle Life?
When feeling emotionally triggered or activated, we all have developed ways to ‘feel better’. For some, that is getting back into ourselves—being back in our bodies or getting to a calmer state. This is called emotional regulation, where we attempt to bring ourselves...
How Trauma Shows Up In Your Time, Space & Relationships
Repeated challenging experiences make us vulnerable to losing connection with ourselves, others, and the world. This disconnection can be repaired, healed, and transformed by taking the time to go within and begin to peel apart the stories and beliefs we carry. Where...
Top 3 Tools to Activate the Relaxation Response
Introduction Trauma can cast a long shadow on our lives, affecting our emotional well-being and overall health. While it’s important to seek professional help for trauma recovery, there are also practical tools you can incorporate into your daily routine to...
8 Years Later: Rejoining Social Media with a Foundation of Contentment
Just a handful of years ago, people didn’t know the details of what their social circles were up to unless they read it in the newspaper, heard town gossip, or experienced the good old-fashioned way of talking face to face or on the telephone with others. In today’s...