Dear Soft Hearts, I can’t wait to share these freebies with you so you can get all the free stuff I share with my therapy clients. While these can’t replace the healing of a therapeutic alliance, I’m still hoping it can give you some extra support for free. In general, you can always go hereContinue reading “Therapy Freebies!”
Category Archives: Loving Your Inner Child
EMDR Intensive Therapy Retreat
Soft hearts, I love helping people get ready for a beautiful time just for them and their inner child. I love surprising people with the fact that I do large chunks of trauma recovery therapy all at once and all online! They’re surprised that we can do all this in a way where they feelContinue reading “EMDR Intensive Therapy Retreat”
Handling Stress During the Holidays With Your Family
We have a couple of episodes out on Breaking the Couch to support you through the holidays. If you’re spending time with loved ones, chosen family, or family of origin I want you to know there are totally ways to get support in and between sessions. We discuss ways to handle the holidays with graceContinue reading “Handling Stress During the Holidays With Your Family”
Your Inner Child
One part of me is so excited to share more with you about your inner child. Another part of me feels tired from a cold and balancing that with helping someone with their COVID. Both have room in my heart. Your inner child or inner children are components within that have parts of you feelingContinue reading “Your Inner Child”
When Did You Start Expressing Your Boundaries?
What are Boundaries Anyway? The best understanding of boundaries that I’ve seen was explained by Prentis Hemphill who explained that they believe “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” A great explanation of boundaries about their famous and comprehensive explanation of boundaries from a place of love can beContinue reading “When Did You Start Expressing Your Boundaries?”
Therapeutic Journey
I really wanted to share about my experience with meeting my inner family. People might be like “what’s that?!” While the inner family sounds weird to some, it has been healing to so many. People have been accessing different parts of ourselves long before Dr. Richard Schwartz, a family therapist and eating disorder specialist, developedContinue reading “Therapeutic Journey”
Favorite Meditations
I thought I’d take a minute to share my favorite meditations this week! I know patients are often open to my meditation recommendations when I suggest starting with guided meditations. When I began taking a moment to tune in, or meditating, I started with guided meditation. Back then my therapist felt it wouldn’t help forContinue reading “Favorite Meditations”
Your In Between Session Guide
I can’t wait until next week to share what I’m going to share today! I literally can’t hold it in until next week! I’m super excited to share with you about things you can do in between sessions because if we only meet with our therapists for like 45 minutes a week then there’s aContinue reading “Your In Between Session Guide”
Holding Emotions Gently
I’ve been thinking about something I saw on a walk a couple of weeks ago. It was my birthday so I went for a walk near a place people picnic, ride bikes and gather. There were a couple of families who reacted to an accident that made me think for weeks now. I saw aContinue reading “Holding Emotions Gently”