When anxiety takes over, it can feel like your mind is racing ahead into worst-case scenarios while your body reacts as though danger is just around the corner. Your heart races, your thoughts spiral, and it can become difficult to feel in control. Grounding techniques are simple tools that can help create a sense of calm. They are designed to reconnect you with the present. They work by shifting your attention away from anxious thoughts and toward your immediate environment,

Either let go or get dragged. That's the statement my yoga teacher said at the beginning of a class last week. We were all asked our reactions to this and I promptly informed her and the class that I am DEFINITELY getting dragged! The world has seemed to be a fever dream the past year or two. We all are having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the silver lining on the cloud, the lemonade from lemons, etc. Most p

Summer is often seen as a season of relaxation, travel, and sunlight. But in between the beach days (west coast beaches for the win) and...

In the previous blog, I discussed the idea that therapy is not just for crises. Undoubtedly, when someone mentions they go to therapy,...