Mind, Movement, & Motherhood: Why Every Mom Deserves a Recess Break
Moms, you deserve your own recess break—a chance to move, breathe, and recharge. Join us as we celebrate motherhood and the power of movement. Reconnect with yourself and remember: a little recess can go a long way.
Leaning in to Gratitude During Seasons of Stress
Cultivating a gratitude practice offers our protective parts a chance to feel calm and more at ease. Our minds exist to keep us safe, to ensure we eat, sleep, and avoid real threats, such as a speeding train and perceived threats like the unknown. Learning to recognize and acknowledge the things we are grateful for reminds us that we are safe in the present moment, and it allows us to feel more grounded in the positive aspects of our lives.
How to Listen When Your Body Says ‘Slow Down" for the Overstimulated Mom
Many of my clients come to me searching for solutions to make the anxiety stop, hoping for some magic fix that will take it away completely. But what if, instead of trying to make it stop, we acknowledged it as our body’s alarm system? What if we used this hyperarousal as a signal to actually listen to our bodies—to recognize when it’s time to slow down, take a breath, and give ourselves permission to pause?
Just Trying to Get By: How Instagram’s Parenting Advice Fuels Mom Guilt for Us All
Resilience isn’t developed in a bubble of perfect calm—it’s learned through navigating the ups and downs of real life. Children who see how to repair after a rupture, grow into emotionally healthy adults. Read more as Jaqueline explores intergenerational trauma cycles.
Clinical Minute: A Journey of Self-Reflection and Release
Every autumn, trees shed their leaves to preserve their nutrients and survive the winter. Letting go of their leaves offers hope for a fresh start in the Spring. This change in season invites us to reflect on letting go and refocusing on personal growth.
Inviting Anger In: Is Anger Really the Enemy?
Often behind anger are unmet needs and part of our work is taking time to be curious about what we do need and finding safe ways to do so. It can feel overwhelming to explore how anger shows up in your life on your own.
Asking For Help: A Complicated Coping Skill?
Some may view asking for help as a sign of weakness or shortcoming when in reality being able to ask for help is a sign of strength. It is a sign of knowing ourselves, our needs, and our limitations.
Creating Connection During Times of Transition
Changes in our routine can often trigger feelings of anxiety, making it more difficult to plan, organize, and complete even simple tasks for ourselves and our families. When we are mindful, we are able to recognize our patterns and explore new ways of approaching new and familiar situations.
Check In: Are We Living According to Our Own Standards?
We’re constantly being given messages about who we should be, how we should live, and what’s right and wrong both overtly and covertly from the time we are small children. These messages come from society at large, pop culture, our families, friends and communities. Part of the hard work around growing up and individuating is sifting through these messages to locate our own standards and values.
Guided Imagery Safe Space Meditation
Follow along our meditation journey by learning about the Safe Space Guided Imagery Meditation created by JMT.
3 Myths About Self-Compassion
For many, self-compassion can feel like unfamiliar territory, making it difficult to put to use. In practice, self-compassion is not about right or wrong but about observing your inner voice and feelings. Here we discuss common myths that get in the way of practicing self-compassion.
The Case for Self-Compassion
It’s often difficult to feel like we are doing our best, especially when we still have much to do. So, how do we aim to feel better in a world that tells us we are not enough? That question leads us to make a case for self-compassion.
Can Self-Protection Turn Into a Form of Self-Punishment?
Self-protection may turn into a form of self-punishment when we are keeping ourselves from doing things that we know might be good for us, make us feel better, and/or increase our connections to others out of fear.
Three Reminders From Your Therapist in the New Year
Happy New Year! Talking to a licensed therapist is a helpful way to reset, reflect, and process lessons from the previous year and your new years resolutions. Here are three reminders, no matter where you are in your therapeutic journey.
It doesn't all have to be hard.
Our new location in Connecticut leads us to wonder, could it all be easy from here?
3 Tips for Reducing Relational Stress During Pregnancy
Here are some tips to encourage and strengthen your boundaries and peace of mind for yourself and your growing family.
Regulating Your Nervous System With Music
Learn all about your nervous system and how to regulate with music
Clinical Minute: 5 Conversations to Have Before Baby
Alana is trained in perinatal mental health and works with couples and individuals as they navigate transitions through pregnancy and parenthood. Check out her article discussing 5 conversations to have before welcoming a new baby to your family.
Visualizing New Goals and Strengthening Self-Compassion
Alana breaks down some tips to help support our self-compassion while tending to our self-care and visualizing goals for the year ahead: