How to set boundaries with family members after religious trauma
Many people who have experienced religious trauma struggle to set boundaries with family members, especially with those who remain in the high control religion that caused the trauma. If you’ve been doing the work of healing from religious trauma and deconstructing your beliefs you may find yourself having different political, moral, spiritual, and ethical views […]
How to cope with the anxiety and discomfort of wearing a mask (video)
Wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic can be anxiety provoking! In this video, I share 3 quick tips that might help.
Anxiety tips and tricks (Interview with Michael Lesher M.Ed., LPC)
Many of us are noticing an increase in anxiety as we navigate the many uncertainties of pandemic life. My colleague, Michael Lesher M.Ed., LPC and I recently had a conversation about our favorite ways to cope with anxiety.
How to cope with anxiety, stress, and compassion fatigue in quarantine
I was interviewed by Wendy Tilford, Executive Director of Huntington Learning Center, and Amanda Vlastas, Founder of West University Moms to discuss managing the stress, anxiety, and compassion fatigue that the challenges of quarantine pose. In this video, we talk about how to manage the feeling of not doing enough, the pain of comparing ourselves to how others are managing, and the fatigue that comes from helping everyone around us cope.
Meditation for anxiety – where to start
When clients come to me for help with anxiety, I often find that they have given meditation a try, but they say that it wasn’t helpful for them. I hear reactions such as “I just can’t calm down when I meditate” or “it seems like my mind is too busy and chaotic for meditation.” I […]
The surprising benefits of journaling about your feelings
If you are under stress or going through a difficult experience such as grieving a loss or managing a chronic illness, journaling about your thoughts and feelings may help you cope and could even improve your health! This article explores why this practice might be helpful and how you can get started.
How to give yourself a break from self-criticism
You know the feeling – you’ve done something you regret or something embarrassing and you feel dread in the pit of your stomach. The thought comes, “Oh no, I messed up again.” For many of us what follows is an internal process of beating ourselves up for what we did. We name-call and bully ourselves, trying to give ourselves some tough love.