THE POWER OF POSSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS
What are positive affirmations and why should you care? Positive affirmations are things that you tell yourself out loud, like qualities about yourself, or things that you want to become true. Someone may say every single day a list of things that they aspire to…
WHAT IS RELAXATION INDUCED ANXIETY?
What is relaxation-induced anxiety and what can you do about it? Relaxation-induced anxiety like the term seems so counter-intuitive. You’re supposed to be relaxing why is that causing anxiety? Why indeed. This is a thing particularly with PTSD or people who have had trauma. Different…
DSM 5-TR CHANGES FOR ADHD
What are the DSM 5-TR changes for ADHD? Let’s discuss changes in the dsm-5 TR from the dsm-5 specifically as it relates to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. Diagnostically nothing’s changed, but there are some things that are in there that weren’t in there before….
DSM 5-TR, DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ADHD
When learning about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder this is primarily the diagnostic criteria for what this disorder is. There’s three types 1) Inattentive type or predominantly inattentive type 2) hyperactive type and 3) the combined type. Here we will list all the criteria and what…
WHAT BLOCKS EMOTIONAL PROCESSING/ HEALING?
Are there memories that have a lot of emotional weight? Have you ever wondered why does this event that happened so long ago still carry so much emotional weight? What would it do for you if you knew why some things are so hard to…
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME AND ORGANIZE YOUR DAY
Organizational skills and time management is great for ADHD, or just a skill in general if you’re not using a planner this will be a way to do it and create balance. First, set aside time to plan everything out, plan out your week. Start…
FOURS STEPS TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT
FOURS STEPS TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT Have you had a situation where there is a difficult conversation that is to take place with someone, and you’re really passionate about the topic but you don’t want to come off overbearing? Unsure how to have a…
WHAT IS DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING?
What does diaphragmatic breathing mean? There’s a small exercise that is considered a treatment for anxiety. This is a small quick thing that can be done on your own on a regular basis. This one thing this one thing has been shown to decrease anxiety…
GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
A guide to progressive muscle relaxation. Do you want to know how to stop a panic attack immediately? Have you ever noticed anyone having a panic attack that looks physically relaxed? Often times when someone is having a panic attack it comes with some sort…
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS
What is mindfulness? Meditation? Mindful eating? Why do therapists care so much about this, and why are they obsessed with it? Why is there so much research on it? Mindfulness is simply the act of being aware. When you’re present, you’re observing, not thinking about…
WHAT IS PARTS AND MEMORY THERAPY?
What is parts and memory therapy? Parts and memory therapy holds the assumption that some of our emotional responses to things are learned. If we can go back to these moments and take the emotions out of the memory our present emotional response isn’t as…
TIPS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
There are a lot of communication skills out there and putting them in order is important. Here are four things that you can do to help improve your communication. These are particularly helpful if someone else is emotional and you’re wanting to help them feel…