How To Manage Intrusive Thoughts
Have you ever been up somewhere high and then had a sudden thought that you could jump off where you are, or even push someone off? You’re obviously not going to do it, but if that thought has popped into your brain out of nowhere—you are not alone. This is an intrusive thought, in fact, […]
Telling a Loved One About Your Challenges
Body image disturbances can feel extremely isolating, all-encompassing and, sometimes, even shameful. I remember when I was in recovery from my eating disorder and experiencing real distress around my body dysmorphia. I felt so ashamed of my struggles. I logically knew I should be focusing on what my body could do for me and that […]
Movement For Emotional Regulation
What is emotional regulation? Emotional regulation is the ability to adapt your emotions in response to different situations and challenges in a healthy, balanced way, with an orientation towards restoring equilibrium. Just like a healthy heart that can increase and decrease blood flow according to internal and external demands, emotional regulation is about flexibility, and […]
What Will Matter – A Self Compassion Poem by Michael Josephson
Self Compassion is a skill that most people do not spend nearly enough time learning or practicing. Self-compassion is the process of turning compassion inwards, treating one’s self with love and acceptance in spite of failings or flaws, befriending ourselves, being there for ourselves in our time of greatest need. Talking to one’s self compassionately […]