The mind-body connection is a way to incorporate your whole self into your experiences. By doing this you gain self-awareness, more resiliency, a more robust immune system and so much more.

Getting some clarity on the stages of change can really help with treatment in therapy. Come explore the different stages with me to possibly help you gain insight as to where you are at on your own journey for change.

The terms empathy and sympathy may be familiar but do you really know the difference between them and which one is most helpful?

The terms empathy and sympathy may be familiar but do you really know the difference between them and which one is most helpful?

We all have challenges quieting the mind and managing our reactions and responses to various stressors in our environment. Our brain is hardwired for survival and therefor it is prone to creating basic plans, contingency plans and even revisiting the past to sort through what went wrong and how we can do things differently in the future. Almost as if we are on autopilot, we are constantly living in the past and the future – neither of which is the present moment.

We all have challenges quieting the mind and managing our reactions and responses to various stressors in our environment. Our brain is hardwired for survival and therefor it is prone to creating basic plans, contingency plans and even revisiting the past to sort through what went wrong and how we can do things differently in the future. Almost as if we are on autopilot, we are constantly living in the past and the future – neither of which is the present moment.

The building blocks of being a better communicator, having more confidence, strengthening connections with self and others, better physical (and emotional) health and knowing when and how to regulate moods and emotions is all about self-awareness.