I am sure some of you just now screamed, “But I can’t!” That is a highly common reaction to the feedback, “Just let it go already!” One of the central understandings about emotional experiences is that no two people will be alike in how they react to the world around them. For one person, getting cut off on the highway is no big deal, yet for the other, they are blaring their car horn and screaming profanities. The same is true for any of us who experience…
Read MoreTrigger Alert! Trigger Alert! Trigger Ahead!
Welcome again to the Blog series on Getting into the Feels. Today, I am going to focus on triggers and hopefully bring more clarity as to why you might be noticing more trigger warnings on social media and through other media outlets.
Read MoreWhat is this therapy I keep hearing about...EM–something???
Acronyms never fail to confuse haha! Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidenced based modality of therapy developed by Francine Shapiro, PhD in 1987.
EMDR works on a psychological and neurological level by providing adequate resources for persons to process stressful life events and emotional experiences without the requirement of dictating every detail or aspect.
Read MoreYou’ve made it to another blog post on emotions! Give yourself a woot-woot and a high five because diving into feelings is no easy task! This post will be exploring polar opposite approaches to emotions, and my hope is that by the end of the post, you will increase insight about your willingness to approach or avoid emotions.
Read MoreWelcome back! Give yourself a pat on the back for continuing to lean into curiosity and vulnerability and taking a deeper dive into feelings. This post is going to help you discern whether an emotional experience is shame or guilt.
Quite often, many people use these terms interchangeably. In reality, these emotional experiences refer to two distinct emotional states. When we experience guilt,…
Read MoreFeelings for many of us are messy, annoying, and/or overwhelming.
Throughout this blog series, I will be sharing my clinical perspective about why we have feelings and emotions, their purpose, and specific tools we can use to work through these experiences.
Read MoreLast week I gave a presentation to a room of 160 accomplished, impressive, amazing women leaders, and there was a part of me that felt like I had no business being on that stage. Let me explain.
Part of my job as the director of True North is to get out in the community and let people know about different ways we can be of service by assisting people in living a life that’s closer to or even surpasses their ideal, but when I dreamed of being a psychologist, I didn’t dream of standing on stages or providing webinars on Zoom, or giving my professional opinion to reporters.
Read MoreThe coronavirus is a breeding ground for anxiety, when our health, economy, and daily life as we know it feel threatened. Anxiety is a natural response during times of uncertainty, with our brain alerting us to potential threats and helping us to keep ourselves and loved ones safe. Our thoughts significantly impact our anxiety level, and keeping a healthy perspective during a prolonged period can be hard. Here are 6 ways to reframe our thoughts to decrease anxiety:
Read MoreI remember being on a flight several years ago that was extremely turbulent and bumpy. I’ve been on my share of bumpy flights, especially over the Pacific ocean, but this one was scarier than usual...one of those flights that feels like a roller coaster & feels like it is going down. I started to feel pretty anxious.
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