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How might compassion factor into suicide prevention?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaI think most, if not all, adolescents experience some level of dissatisfaction with their bodies, especially now with the advent of social media. I remember when I went through puberty (yes, before social media), I was constantly comparing myself to my friends and the images I saw in magazines and on TV. I was born […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas (per day!) to Express Kindness
/in Newsletter/by LindaBe Kind to Humankind Week! I’m grateful for this annual worldwide celebration, that occurs the last week of August (starting 8/25), yet I also have to admit I wish it wasn’t necessary. My hope is that we are kind to each other every day! Each day of this week has a focus, an area where you can […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Powerful Emotions
/in Newsletter/by LindaWhen the United States was born in 1776 during the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Pluto, the planet of rebirth and transformation, was located at 27 degrees Capricorn. More recently, Pluto entered Capricorn, a sign that signifies money, dominance, power, authority and ambition in late 2008 and leaves Capricorn on January 21, 2024. Pluto […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Honor Juneteenth
/in Newsletter/by LindaLast year, in the midst of the pandemic, a new federal holiday was honored by legislation that signed it into law, even though it has been celebrated for over 150 years. Juneteenth is the holiday that commemorates and celebrates the freedom of all Black people in the South that were enslaved. Although the Emancipation Proclamation […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Reduce Microplastics in Your Life
/in Newsletter/by LindaIn preparing for a screening colonoscopy this year, I met with my gastroenterologist recently to schedule the procedure. I told him I was on the “every 10 year plan” since I had changed my diet. He said “You can do everything right” like reducing the amount of red meat you are eating, avoiding processed foods, […]
Benefits of Integrating Yoga Into Postgraduate Mental Health Curriculums
/in Yoga/by LindaAs we find ourselves in a bit of a lull in the Covid-19 outbreak here in southern California, I have found my way back to teaching yoga in-person in a local yoga studio. My heart is full as I have greatly missed the opportunity to bring this healing modality back in-person to a larger audience. […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Reduce Stress
/in Newsletter/by LindaApril is Stress Awareness Month! The month of April, among other things, has been designated Stress Awareness Month. The first step to making any change in our life is awareness. Without awareness, we tend to continue on our journeys doing the same old things, repeating old patterns, all while hoping the results will be different. The […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Celebrate a World of Flavors
/in Newsletter/by LindaMarch is National Nutrition Month! As the weather begins to warm up, we begin to feel called outdoors more. The crocuses, daffodils, pansies, and violets begin to bloom inviting our sense of sight to enjoy the colors. As the fruit trees blossom, the sweet smells floating in the air remind us of the delicious bounty […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Honor Friendship
/in Newsletter/by LindaFebruary is International Friendship Month! Friends are our family of choice and this month we get to celebrate that family! Over the past two years, we have needed our friends more than ever, whether they speak, bark or purr. Such connections can warm our hearts and calm our minds. And the power of these connections […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Manifest Radical Self Acceptance as Your New Year Intention
/in Newsletter/by LindaPerhaps, with the advent of the pandemic, this is THE year that we stop setting New Year resolutions that set us up for failure and challenge our mental health and, instead, consider the only intention that will support lasting health, mind, body and spirit – self-acceptance. When we can truly accept ourselves, both our light and […]
Recovery from alcohol use disorder is a crooked road – can direct neurofeedback help ease the journey?
/in Neurofeedback/by LindaThe high levels of stress, loss and isolation due to the pandemic have been challenging to everyone’s mental health, but perhaps much more so for those of us that suffer from symptoms that accompany alcohol use disorder, specifically craving and consumption. With no end in sight for the continued spread of the virus, what options […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Leaning In
/in Newsletter/by Linda‘Tis the Season! Although the great marketers of the world want us to believe this is the season of peace, December brings mixed emotions and feelings for most of us and this year continues in that same tradition. Due to the pandemic, we yearn for a deeper connection with our loved ones more than ever, yet reality […]
Can cultivating compassion improve the process of psychotherapy?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaPrior to becoming a therapist myself, I spent a significant amount of time on the couch as a client. I am forever grateful for the encouragement and compassion I received on those couches as the therapists supported my journey of growth. However, for all of the compassion they may have offered me, none of them […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Open Your Heart
/in Newsletter/by LindaThe Attitude of Gratitude: November is National Gratitude Month! I love the fact that November has been designated as National Gratitude Month, giving the practice of gratitude the attention it deserves! I have amped up my practice of gratitude this year as a way to keep my heart open. I could feel myself pulling back […]
Yoga for helping health professionals during a pandemic
/in Yoga/by LindaAs a helping health professional (HHP), I rely on my yoga practices to maintain mind-body health, work-life balance, and healthy boundaries with my clients. When colleagues share that they are challenged to maintain these things and ask me what I might do, my first response is all things YOGA. The responses I get range from […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Mental Health
/in Newsletter/by LindaOctober is Depression and Mental Health Screening Month! One of the many silver linings of this pandemic has been an increased awareness around mental health. It has been a long-held belief of mine that if we spent more time, energy and money on supporting mental health, we would radically improve our health care system by […]
Can neurofeedback be a “Nudge” to a Stuck Nervous System Due to Early Life Stress?
/in Neurofeedback/by LindaGrowing up in a single-mother household created a lot of stress and fear that stayed with me even as an adult. Such a household dynamic brings a greater risk of poverty, which creates challenges in securing a safe place to live and putting food on the table on a consistent basis. Fear in childhood from […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Help Save Lives
/in Newsletter/by LindaSeptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is not an easy topic to talk about and yet that is exactly what is needed in order to reduce the growing rate of this tragedy. Conversations can make a difference when someone is thinking about suicide. Did you know that […]
Can focusing on emotions when talking with your therapist improve symptoms of Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaBinge-eating disorder, although not formally recognized until added to the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is the most common eating disorder in the United States. Having experienced the suffering from this diagnosis myself in the past, I used to refer to it as an emotional […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Your Overall Wellness
/in Newsletter/by LindaNational Wellness Month! August has most of us experiencing “the heat” of summer, which makes us humans a little edgier and more prone to irritability, even more so during a pandemic that just won’t go away! Heat, of all kinds, makes us uncomfortable. Physical heat has been shown to elevate levels of cortisol in our […]