Wellness

The stories exploring self-care and mindfulness.

SimplePractice Treating Trauma

Navigating Through Trauma and PTSD

At its core, human nature is pretty simple. It’s an animal instinct—we move toward what feels good and matters to … Continued

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Navigating Loss: How Massage Therapy Can Help Process Grief

Over the last several years, we’ve all had new and often extreme brushes with grief—but we all operate in a … Continued

Why Self-Care is Critical for Supporting LGBTQ+ Clients

Why Self-Care is Critical for Supporting LGBTQ+ Clients

Caring for yourself is not new to the helping profession. In fact, self-care is not only ethical, but also a … Continued

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How Using Mindfulness in Therapy Can Help Your Clients

Have you ever left a session with a client feeling like you couldn’t get through to them? Maybe they were … Continued

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What is Somatic Experiencing?

There’s much ado right now about meditation. A CDC report in 2017 noted that more than 14% of Americans had … Continued

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Monotasking: How We Reclaim Our Attention

Over the past two years, we’ve all experienced the boundaries in our lives collapse. The lines between work, school, and … Continued

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Using Gratitude to Overcome the Comparative Suffering Trap

I’m a dual citizen of the US and Canada. This has some pros and cons, but one of the biggest … Continued

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Managing Pandemic Stress for Established Working Moms

The past eighteen months have been uncertain for everyone, but that doesn’t mean the usual life changes have stopped happening. … Continued

SimplePractice Mindfullness Meditation

Learning to Love Contradictions

Like every other human walking this earth, I’ve struggled to step outside of the narrow one-sided view my brain presents … Continued

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