The ability you have to regulate your nervous system can either lead you to feelings of safety in your body and inner peace, or toward dysregulated states of stress, anxiety, and fear. Nervous system dysregulation might be all you know… Read More ›
Category: Mental Health
Healing From Emotional Neglect in Adulthood
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘mean what you say and say what you mean? This simple principle could be easier said than done if you grew up in a family where your emotions were not a priority. As an… Read More ›
Using Your Breath as Your Anchor
The first thing you lose contact with when experiencing stress is your breath. Connection with your breath is the key to accessing deeper states of presence in yourself. To begin rekindling a relationship with yourself and feeling more centered in… Read More ›
What Is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is a form of therapy that focuses on ideas of cognitive-behavioral therapy. It is rooted in recognizing how your thoughts influence your feelings and how your feelings influence your actions by way of practices rooted in mindfulness.… Read More ›
Softening the Weight of Anxiety
Anxiety can feel like a blanket, only instead of comforting you, it suffocates you. It can feel heavy, dark, isolating, and can leave you wondering if it will ever leave. Although anxiety may feel like it is consuming your life,… Read More ›
The Power of Allowance
Allowance is the amount to which you permit something into your experience. In the absence of allowance, you may find yourself meeting resistance and feeling stuck physically, relationally, emotionally, or spiritually. Noting What You Are Resisting To have allowance, you… Read More ›
Taking It One Step at a Time
Beginning treatment for substance use disorder and mental illness can feel overwhelming. Not only are you learning to manage all the pieces of your treatment program, but you are also beginning to change in ways that you never have before… Read More ›
Acceptance as the Launchpad for Change
What is your relationship like with acceptance? It is common to confuse acceptance with staying “stuck.” The line between acceptance and stagnation is thin and sometimes blurry. Despite that fact, what if acceptance of yourself and your situation was the… Read More ›
The Power of Self-Forgiveness in Recovery
Self-forgiveness is essential not only for intentional healing journeys—like those from substance abuse or mental health issues—but in life in general. Even if you often allow yourself to forgive other people, sometimes it feels like forgiving yourself is off-limits, especially… Read More ›
Why Connection Is Essential for Healing
Healthy connections with others can be something you desire just as much as you resist. This is usually the case with all things that are desired most because it is common to experience fear surrounding that which you most want.… Read More ›