Self-Care in the New Year – Part IV
The last few things I’ll add about self-care… As we’ve been exploring, self-care isn’t just about a bubble bath and exercise. Think outside the box and find new ways to rejuvenate your energetic supply. There isn’t a prescription and it will evolve for you over time. Sometimes we may need a lot more or different…
Read MoreSelf-Care in the New Year – Part III
Get creative – creativity is so important and helpful when it comes to self-care. This can be as easy as getting an adult coloring book or making a new music playlist for yourself to listen to (and sing with) in the car. You could take a class in art/music/photography (and many others) or pick up…
Read MoreSelf-care in the New Year – Part II
Adding on to last week’s post, here are a few more ways of making self-care a priority for you in 2019. Create a ritual that helps tap into the parasympathetic nervous system by slowing down – for example: making hot tea (or hot water with lemon) as a ritual. The ritual aspect to this means…
Read MoreSelf-Care in the New Year – Part I
I don’t know why, but I really don’t like making New Year’s resolutions. However, I do strive for self-improvement and growth all year long. One of my main focal points over the last year has been improving self-care, and I carry this into 2019 as well. I have found a new at-home practice to be…
Read More7 Reason Online Sex Therapy Works (Better Than In-Person)
1. Accessibility There just are not a lot of trained, experienced and certified sex therapists available. In rural areas there aren’t even many general therapists available. Even when there are skilled and trained therapists available, there isn’t enough anonymity for people to comfortably go to a therapist’s office in a small town because everyone will know you’re…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving – Now, Give Thanks…
One of the most important tools that consistently gives back the most for the least amount of time and energy is… **drum roll please** a gratitude journal. And, what better time of year to remember to give thanks (or gratitude) than Thanksgiving. This is also a good time of year to make a commitment to…
Read More“Make sure your worst enemy is not living between your own two ears.” ~ Laird Hamilton
This quote is from Laird Hamilton, a professional surfer, speaking about our mind’s ability (thoughts) to tear us down or build us up. Unfortunately, we often don’t even realize when our mind is creating chaos or helping us out. The key is to recognize what is happening between our own two ears. When I first…
Read MoreBe Happy…”Be here now.” ~ Ram Dass
This sounds so simple, but it is certainly not easy. How many times have you been brushing your teeth only to realize that you are brushing really hard and not present with the simple task at hand – you’ve drifted away, lost in thought about the past or future? To practice, simply choose one activity to…
Read MoreAnxiety Treatment: Are You ‘Should’ing On Yourself?’
Many of us spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how we should be feeling, what we should be doing, or what we should have done. Living in the land of should’s usually makes us feel lost, wrong and/or bad. It is rare that a shouldthought is positive in nature. Most of our…
Read MoreCouples Communication
Disagreements within couples can be heated, intense, scary and painful at times. However, these same disagreements can also bring a couple much closer together and help cultivate a partnership by getting on the same page. Relationships are difficult in part because it is a bringing together of distinctly different people with very different upbringings. Of…
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