Triggers vs “Triggered”: Trauma Triggers and Modern Language Shifts
It’s normal to feel upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling …
Mental health
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 …
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 in people who struggle in these areas, but Radically Open (RO) DBT is an adaptation of …
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 …
Trauma Recovery Avocado Model
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by …
Isolation Mental Health Wellbeing Daily To-Do List Worksheet
Our lives have changed significantly in the past few weeks as COVID-19 has spread around the globe and into our communities. In the space of …
A Flowchart for Getting to Sleep – A Playful take on Sleep Hygiene
A flowchart for getting to sleep. We all know how elusive sleep can be, but quality sleep is essential for physical and mental health. When …
Worksheet for Cultivating Mindfulness Practices
Why Mindfulness? In a culture where life is often lived digitally, mindfulness matters. While our brains are increasingly adept at sensing fake news or deciphering …
Trigger-Tracker Worksheet for Mental Health Journaling and Self-Advocacy
Dismantling mental health triggers often involves a little detective work. Although awareness of “being triggered” can be very obvious, for many people, figuring out …
Pyramid of Crisis Response & Planning – A Visual
The nature of crisis is that it’s (1) overwhelming, and (2) inevitable. Whether you are a clinician in the helping professions or a person …
Urge Surfing, Alternatives, and Harm Reduction
To follow my post earlier this week on developing (new) coping skills rather than attempting to just desert our old ones, here are a few …
Recovery Isn’t “Getting Rid” Of Negative Coping Skills, It’s Learning New Skills
If you’ve avoided recovery because giving up the only-ways-you-know-to-survive feels overwhelming, know that the goal of good therapy isn’t “stopping certain behaviors” it’s SO MUCH …
Understanding The Help Rejecting Complainer Mindset
Most of us know one or two help rejecting complainers. It can be tempting to get frustrated, give up, or get “even,” but when we …
Ways to Manage Food & Exercise that are Anti-Diet
Numbers, timers, scales, and bell curves are not the measure of health- they are external authorities sold to us as measures of goodness, permission, …
Small Changes in Self Care add up for Mental Health
When all you can muster up the energy to do is sit on the couch in a blanket-burrito browsing internet memes, try sitting outside …
How Scarcity Impacts our Brain, Relationships, & Mental Health
Needs that are ignored or unable to be met due to lack of resources don’t go away- instead, they often become all-consuming until there’s no …
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