Jumping in the Shower: Dad jokes, dead words, and a different kind of attention
"I'm just gonna jump in the shower real quick." Probably best if you just stand there and let the water fall on you. Dad jokes work by re-opening something closed, and for a second dead language is alive again without changing a word. That small event turns out to open onto metaphor, the two hemispheres of the brain, Lacan's symbolic order, and a skill that comes before all the others.
The Power of Noticing: Understanding Mindfulness in Daily Life
We often hear about mindfulness in wellness circles, self-help books, and therapy sessions. It's become something of a buzzword in recent years, but beneath the hype lies a profound and transformative practice that's both simpler and more powerful than many realize.
Navigating Emotions: Understanding, Reacting, and Healing
Have problems with judging yourself or others? Read on.
From Conflict to Clarity: Uncovering and Transforming Insecure Beliefs with Mindful Awareness
It can be challenging to recognize the insecurities and self-doubts that surface during moments of conflict. These underlying beliefs often remain unnoticed, yet they trigger our body's fight, flight, or freeze response. Gaining awareness of these beliefs is akin to discovering who is behind the wheel, driving our reactions.
The three pillars of mental health change
Memory, Completion & Mindfulness are the three buckets for deep and lasting change in mental health and the thing that ties them all together is emotions.
The Triad of Change: Memory, Completion, and Mindfulness in Mental Health
Achieving profound and lasting change in our mental health and emotional well-being requires addressing three fundamental elements: memory, the completion of initiated responses, and mindfulness. These components serve as the cornerstone for transforming our automatic emotional and behavioral patterns and paving the way for new beginnings.
Embracing Vulnerability: The Power of Mindfulness in Healing from Abandonment Trauma
Abandonment, whether experienced as a baby, a child, a teen, or an adult, can leave deep emotional scars that echo throughout our lives. The crushing weight of feeling unseen and uncared for, especially by the one leaving, can instill a fear of abandonment that lingers, shaping our interactions and responses to relationships in adulthood.