Category: Holistic
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An Equation for Confidence
I frequently meet clients on intake where either years of internal messaging, or sometimes one intense moment has sprouted a fountain of low self worth. Often there are unconscious patterns that stem from early childhood where the curtains looks like an embarrassing moment, a break up, a lost job etc though the main event is…
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Mind Body Tips – EMOTION
I’ve been asked this past year by the terrific pediatricians at Evergreen Pediatric to create /write mental health tips for their community. I decided to emphasize the mind-body connection as it’s so important to know from a young age to understand how interconnected our minds and bodies are. The tips are meant to be evidence-based,…
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5 Steps to Nervous System Safety
An important reframing of our nervous system to stay more regulated and connected to our environments.
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Bottom Up or Top Down?
An exploration of sensory versus cognitive therapy As humans, we respond to our environment (e.g., friends, sound, food, stress, light, news) in two general ways: through bottom-up responses and top-down responses. We often feel our emotions in our bodies before we consciously think about them. Since our brains are essentially guessing machines, the narrative we…
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Integrated Mind & Body
Mind and body are inextricably linked. What we do with our body affects our minds and vice versa. As a new (old) therapist, I thought it would be best to begin working with those that know are bodies the best. I am grateful for my experience working with the terrific MD’s at Evergreen Pediatric, where…

