Emotions

What is Brainspotting?

What is Brainspotting?

Brainspotting is a brain-based processing method similar to EMDR that channels the body’s natural ability to heal itself from overwhelming or stressful experiences that generate symptoms like anxiety, depression, hypervigilance, and overreactivity. It does so by finding specific eye positions (Brainspots) linked to unprocessed stress experiences stored in the brain and letting the body “detox”.

How to Help a Loved One Ground: Sensory Recall

How to Help a Loved One Ground: Sensory Recall

If your loved ones are feeling really overwhelmed with “big feelings” like anxiety, anger, or sadness, here’s one way to help them anchor themselves to the present and reduce stress using the five senses.

Living Wholehearted: Emotions Help Us Thrive

Living Wholehearted: Emotions Help Us Thrive

Emotions are an essential part of life and relationships. Try as you might, you won’t be able to get rid of them…and there’s no need to! Anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, and sadness reveal legitimate needs that all of us have. As we reintegrate emotions back into our lives, we are empowered to engage life to the fullest.

Necessary Endings: Give Up to Move Forward

Necessary Endings: Give Up to Move Forward

Though goodbyes are just as essential to life as hellos, many tend to avoid them for various reasons. Find out what reasons may be holding you back so you know how to move forward!

The Four Horsemen: Destroyer of Relationships

The Four Horsemen: Destroyer of Relationships

If your interactions with your partner consistently lead to more disconnection than connection, it might be because of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," whose persistent presence signal the end times for the relationship.