How Good Therapy Works to Reduce Trauma Triggers
When we endure traumatic events, the experience may stay with us in various ways – even in ways we may not recognize. Good trauma treatment …
Mindfulness
4 Bullet Journal Layouts to Support Mental Health
Bullet Journal blogs and hashtags are filled with mental health and self-care focused templates, but are these layouts actually effective for maximizing the mental health benefits of a bullet journal? In this article, I explore existing research on how journaling and expressive writing can benefit mental health and, from that research, outline three ways to maximize the mental health benefits of your bullet journaling practice. Along the way, I’ll show you a few of my worksheets and resources that are perfect for adding to a bullet journal.
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, …
Abstract Emotion Cards | Art Deck by Kate Creech
Shortly after completing my Mindful Grounding Activity Card deck, I had an idea for a deck of visual emotion cards, each card containing an evocative …
Mindfulness Card Deck for Trauma-Sensitive Grounding Activities
Perfect for parents, teachers, and those in the mental health field, this simple card game is designed to be a fun and engaging way to …
Isolation Mental Health Wellbeing Daily To-Do List Worksheet
Our lives changed significantly as COVID-19 spread around the globe and into our communities. In the space of a month we shifted from life-as-usual to- …
Worksheet for Cultivating Mindfulness Practices
In a culture where life is often lived digitally, mindfulness matters. While our brains are increasingly adept at sensing fake news or deciphering complex texts …
All Social Media Has a Cost, Empowered Social Media Use Sets a Budget
It’s not that social media is good or bad, the real question is: What we are willing to trade for likes, views, and follows? This is …
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 is not “stopping certain behaviors” – it’s …
Illustrated Embodied Grounding Exercise – Free Printable
Social media can be a dark, divisive place sometimes. On the other end of the spectrum, depending on the accounts you choose to follow, it …
No One Gets to Decide for Us What A Good Life Is
There are lots of voices shaping our idea of a “Good Life,” but freedom comes when we take ownership of that narrative and choose- with …
How Childhood Emotional Neglect Feeds Adult Chronic Shame
Kids who grow up in families where emotional needs are not validated and met often develop a deep sense of internal shame for having needs …
Listen to Your Gut
Humans have an innate ability to read people, situations, and our environment. If we pay attention, it helps keep us safe and helps us know …
Alexithymia Illustrated: 4 Comics about Alexithymia Origins and Treatment
Alexithymia is when a person is not able to express, tell the difference between, and name emotions. Most of us learn early – before we …
Deep Self-Care Includes Mindfulness, Pleasure-Based Movement, and External Emotional Support
Our minds and our bodies are intimately connected. In a world that is constantly firing stress signals at us (Hint: just about all advertising is …