self care
Odelya Gertel Kraybill, PhD – Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism
Stress responses feel a lot like trauma responses- therefore, those of us with accumulated trauma in our life history can be easily tricked by stress into feeling that we are back in the days of […]
Kathryn Stumpf – Closed for Business
Depression, for me, is like a vacancy. An absence of thought and emotion, of concern, ambition and desire. There’s a ‘Closed’ sign dangling in front of my eyes and no saying how long I’ll be […]
Jennifer Bullock, LPC – Don’t be yourself: It’s good for your development
A client in one my therapy groups recently shared that he sometimes will go to a party ‘in character’ (i.e. perform as someone he’s not) to help get over social anxiety and free him up […]
Magdalena Bak-Maier, PhD – What You Seek Is Seeking You
Seeking: the real magic and joy of what can be at times a pretty frustrating process It is easy to assume that the universe is against us especially when what we want somehow eludes us. […]
Magdalena Bak-Maier, PhD – Self-love: Healing the Heart with Dance
Your eyes stare into mine, yet I feel the door to your soul shut. Your body is cuddled next to mine, wrapped in a blanket. You’re hugging me the way you hug vivid dreams or […]
Magdalena Bak-Maier, PhD – A Cosmic Dance
How the Mind and the World Around You Co-create the Wisdom You Need to Thrive Throughout centuries different cultures and tribes across all continents looked towards nature for wisdom and meaning and saw themselves as […]