COVID Kid’s Activity Book | A Workbook to Help Families Cope
Most of us are more than a little concerned about the mental health of the kiddos that we care about during this pandemic. The natural …
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Triggers vs “Triggered”: Trauma Triggers and Modern Language Shifts
Feeling upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content is normal. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling or …
3 Ways to Prepare for Conversations about Self-Harm & Suicide
Asking if someone is suicidal won’t give them ideas, but it may help them feel less alone. A 2014 meta-analysis (that’s a study that gathers …
Creating a Crisis Plan: A Free Printable Worksheet for Safety Planning
The best time to do good crisis work is when you (or your client, child, partner, friend, etc.) aren’t currently in crisis. Take some time …
Steps to Containing a Mental Health Crisis Printable- RO-DBT model
Traditional DBT helps develop emotion regulation and impulse control for people who struggle in these areas. Radically Open (RO) DBT is an adaptation of DBT …
Self Care in the Age of Working from Home
Even before the pandemic, working from home presented unique challenges to the work-life balance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges have become even more pronounced, …
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma
In the simplest terms: burnout occurs when the stress we experience exceeds our capacity to cope with that stress. Some individuals may be able to …
Allostatic Load, Chronic Stress, and Burnout
Recently, my illustrations have been exploring Chronic Stress and Burnout. One way of understanding this slow process of burning out is through the concept …
Ruptures, Disagreements, and Misunderstandings in Therapy
This simple illustration is meant to be a visual representation of something that can be hard to understand about therapy: it’s okay to not see …
Sketchnotes on Parenting, Trauma, and Childhood Adversity
Instead of questioning (“How could you?”) or punishing (“How dare you!”) look for the entry point for empathy (“Oh, of course you…”). When someone …
How We Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn in Difficult Conversations: Adapting A Learning Mindset
When our sense of self depends on being “right,” challenging information from opposing viewpoints is often seen as a threat. Instead of being able to …
Feeling Forecast: Emotional Regulation Teaching Worksheets
This three-piece worksheet is an adapted excerpt from my COVID Kid’s Activity Book. This bundle includes two worksheets, with three pages total. The Feeling Forecast …
Mindfulness Card Deck for Trauma-Sensitive Grounding Activities
This mindfulness card deck is designed to be a fun way to invite kids, adults, and groups to turn their attention to their body in …
Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel Handout by Lindsay Braman
[CLICK TO JUMP TO DOWNLOAD ] The Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel WHAT IS IT: It’s an adaptation of the “feelings wheel” that many therapists and …
Kids and COVID-19: Therapeutic Family Activities to Support Resilience
The first draft of this illustration was created as a professional resource, but as Social Distancing entered the global vocabulary and #quarantinewithkids started trending, I …
8 Ways to Boost Mood and Mental Health (Even in A Global Crisis)
This originally eight-part doodle on ways to manage mental-health highlights several research-backed adjunctive therapies for low mood and depressive symptoms. However, before I had the opportunity …
How Scarcity Impacts Our Brain, Relationships, & Mental Health
Needs that are ignored or unable to be met due to lack of resources do not go away – instead, they often become all-consuming until …