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A Truth Inside of Us
So much of our lives are lived trying to be human. To fit in, to excel, to get safe, to feel content, to aspire, to inspire, to laugh and be happy, and have a meaningful life.
How to Build Resilience Through a Holistic Mental Health Lens
And co-regulation is developed through cultivating calm. How do you get calm? You do the small things, every day, with extreme regularity that regulate your system.
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
Do you know what you want? Honestly, that’s the first question to ask yourself when you’re feeling stuck.
What do I want and what am I prepared to do to achieve it?
The Process of Getting Into Alignment
And that vulnerability isn’t so much the in-the-moment feeling. Because present moment alignment often feels like a settling of the sand that was previously whipped up in a storm. Alignment is a grounded center from which I can operate most courageously, confidently, creatively, and with calm.
A Word for Your New Year’s
Tonight, I write this not quite remembering what it feels like to feel like myself - it’s been a while since I slept through the night, had the energy to exercise, or had a mind not foggy with sickness, parental overload, and exhaustion.
And yet, in spite of all the mess of this month, I’m really, really, terribly happy.
Fighting Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is SAD?
During the fall months, as summer begins to fade and we move toward the winter months, some people may develop a form of depression called SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder.
How Therapy Ultimately Helps the Whole World
I go to therapy for myself and for my community
Some people believe helping themselves - whether it is setting boundaries at work, saying “no” to an event, or seeing a therapist - as doing something “wrong”, indulgence, or even selfish
Slow to Change
Ah, it feels so nourishing to slow down for mindful observation, inner exploration, and taking care of things.
In this season, I’m reminded, once again, how slowing down is the secret to all change.
How Trauma Reveals Our Truth
Big T Trauma is stuff that is simply egregious and tragic: abuse, neglect, death of a caregiver, family conflict, even natural disasters, severe medical events, and intergenerational trauma caused from oppression, genocide, or war. Little t traumas are actually quite universal in nature. These are the subtle, chronic events from bullying from peers, hostile work environments, microagressions, conditional love and criticism.
Coping with Transitions
I think a lot of people already know this statistic, but let’s talk about it anyhow. What, traditionally, are the top five most stressful times in someone’s life?
Death of a loved one.
Divorce.
Moving.
Major illness or injury.
Job loss.
Bewitching Wellness “Recipes”
Setting and following through on your own boundaries in life is central to wellbeing, so much so that we made it the number one recipe on this list!
A Simple, Not Easy, Answer to Our Mental Health Crisis
Remember how it felt to not be able to hug a friend or loved one during the pandemic? Remember that gap of connection that we could visibility see instead of just feeling the emptiness in our hearts? Remember how we ached to be able to sit in a friend’s living room and just talk?
A Therapist’s Experience with Psychedelics
To start, you may be unaware of the growing interest, research, and innovation in psychedelic treatment for mental health. John Hopkins has been the leading medical and academic institution to study the impacts of psychedelics on treating PTSD, depression, and end-of-life anxiety, among other uses.
How To Prevent Burnout
September is a month of many mental health themes: Slow Down September, Self-Care Awareness Month, Suicide Awareness Month, and Sober September to mention a few. September is my favorite time to slow down, and being forced to pause this past week got me thinking about our chronic pace and its implications.
How to Make Life Easier
If you’re a long-time reader of this newsletter, you’ve heard me say this before: if you want your life to be easier, you have to do the hard things. If you want your life to be harder, you continue to do the easy things.
Embracing Seasonality
My shape-shifting by the seasons left me feeling shameful. I criticized myself for my lack of consistency and discipline. However, I have learned through the ancient Yoga Medicine of Ayurveda and just general psychology - we’re meant to change with the seasons.
Why It’s So Hard to Trust Yourself
Parts Work has become a bit more mainstream in the last couple of years. Like much of the rise of mental health care, TikTok and influencers “finding themselves” during Covid have resulted in some growing attention and awareness.
Why Are We Here?
In light of Reset’s recent 4 year anniversary, I’ve been reflecting on the question, “Why are we here?” I mean this both on a personal/small business level and also on a much greater, global humanity question.
(The Real) Modern Mindful Parenting
So here’s the thing: modern mindful parenting is not about being perfect, never yelling, or being with your kids 24/7. Modern mindful parenting is also not about having the perfect kid.
We’re Sticking Around: How to Take On the World (and Stop Numbing and Escaping All The Fear)
Last week was tough for me following the mass shooting in Highland Park. Thank you for your patience as I took additional time to cope and process an event that took place very close to home and impacted many people I care deeply about.