Category: Self-Love And Mindset
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Prompt: How are you feeling right now?
How are you feeling right now? Oooh! As a therapist I ask this question like 10 times a day but it’s been a minute since I’ve asked myself how I’m feeling. One of the things I talk about a lot in therapy is the idea that we usually have a bazillion feelings at one time,…
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Unlocking the Power of Personalized Self Care
Discover the world of personalized self care, where your unique needs take center stage. This article delves into the art of crafting a self care routine tailored to you, utilizing principles from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to enhance your experience. Embrace a mindset that honors your individuality and navigate the dynamic journey of self care…
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Common Thinking Errors That Get In The Way Of Self Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is all about how we think, how we feel, and how we act. One of the most important tasks in CBT is recognizing and understanding your established thinking patterns. The more we hear ourself thinking, the easier it is to notice any unhelpful or negative thoughts that may be getting in…
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How To Develop A Self Care Mindset
If you’ve ever been to one of my groupinars, you probably know how passionate I am about how we define self care. I’m constantly promoting the importance of developing a mindset that defines self care as just simply “taking care of yourself.” It’s not a noun, its not a verb, self care is a concept.…
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Types Of Journals For Self Care
Journaling is something that comes up a lot in my therapy practice. So many people often walk into my office distraught because they feel like they can’t practice good self care. They report having tried various things like journaling and it didn’t work out for them for one reason or another. This leads them to…
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How To Be Your Own Best Friend
Are you your friend? This is one of my goto CBT examples in my therapy practice. I remember the first time that I used it. I was counseling a teenage girl in her freshman year of high school. Beautiful girl, smart girl, and overall wonderful compassionate human. The kind of girl that most people would…
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Creating Balance In Your Life
Balance was my “one word” last year. As a matter of fact, it is often my word of choice when anyone tells me to think of a word. My mother has been preaching balance to me all of my life, and while I have struggled in and out of it, I do believe that identifying…
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Self Care Isn’t Selfish
Note to self: Self Care isn’t selfish. Why we have to keep making these notes to ourselves, I have no idea. I’m a therapist and I still have to remind myself of these things on a daily basis. Logically, I know that self care is not selfish, but it can certainly start to feel that…
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Top Ways To Solve Conflict
As a therapist, I’ve helped a lot of people solve conflict within their personal and/or professional relationships. I’ve found that there is often a direct correlation between interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal distress. Taking care of your mental health depends heavily on fostering and maintaining healthy relationships. And since conflict is an inevitable part of most…