Author: Jennifer
The Importance of Safety For Healing
Take a moment to notice what around you creates a feeling of safety in your body. What connection feels safe to you? Who can you connect with that allows your body to exhale, to rest deeply?Where might you find that …
A Quote by Rabindranath Tagore
The one who plants trees knowing he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. what are your thought?
What to Expect In Your First EMDR Session
Have you heard Prince Harry talking about EMDR and how amazing it is? In this episode, I explore what might happen in your EMDR therapy sessions. Although this will differ with every therapist, my aim is to give you an …
Identifying Emotional Exhaustion
Emotional exhaustion can appear in various ways through your body, mind and spirit. In your BODY, it might show up as: In your MIND, it might show up as: In your SPIRIT, it might show up as: When I’m emotionally …
What a ‘No’ Feels Like In Your Body
A few years ago, I watched my kids as toddlers start to distinguish between the bodily felt sense of ‘I’m hungry, and I’m sleepy’. It made me smile to see my daughter fast asleep with a sandwich literally hanging out …
Grieving Your Childhood
Many people carry a burden of grief related to their childhood experiences. You might mourn your early years if you were burdened with responsibilities beyond your age, faced bullying from a sibling, witnessed frequent violence, endured constant yelling and fighting, …
Gabor Maté Quote
This resonates deeply with Richard Schwatz’s work, in that Internal Family Systems (IFS) finds there are NO BAD PARTS.Gabor Mate nailed it here. The part that reaches for the alcohol or the drugs hopes to find something. Often, it is …
9 Signs You Grew Up Chronically Lonely
Ongoing loneliness as a child impacts us in many different ways as adults. How has this impacted you? Let me know in the comments.