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Here is my favorite technique for helping with strong distressing emotions. It works best when the difficulty you are experiencing has it’s roots in childhood hurts and injuries. “Yes this current situation is stressful, but my reaction seems outsized and much larger than it should be.” This can happen when a situation reminds our brains of a distressing experience in the …
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I had a couple of therapy sessions last week with clients who were having very stressful weeks and asking for tools to work with anxiety between sessions. This gave me the opportunity to think about some of my favorite “anxiety busting” tools, and here is my opportunity for me to share them with you. Diffusion It’s easy to get caught up in scary thoughts about the future. …
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Compassion is a powerful tool for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Research shows that practicing compassion can positively impact health and well-being, increase social connectedness, reduce pain, and and increase positive emotions and feelings of well-being. Neuroscience research indicates that cultivating compassion strengthens the anterior cingulate cortex of the …
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