So you’re on a date with a narcissist
If you're on a first or second date with a narcissist, how are you seeing the date differently? What are you looking for and what are THEY looking for?
Easiest step to understand a behavior
If you are wondering why you do that thing you do (avoid texting back, shopping too much, having a drink at the end of every work day, etc), this video will tell you how to quickly and easily figure out what is really going on and WHY you are doing what you are doing
Ok, let's avoid the words alcoholic and alcoholism and just talk about our relationship with alcohol. Is it fair to say that we are all a little bit addicted? What does that even look like?
A little bit addicted to alcohol?
Exhaustion- what kind of tired are you?
In this video I share about how awareness is such an important part of mental health and how to apply awareness to helping you better understand what kind of tired/exhausted you are
Brainspotting Breakthroughs
In this video I share a breakthrough with a client that was able to be made by using brainspotting instead of traditional talk therapy
Narcissistic Abuse- learning the playbook
All narcissists and sociopaths use the same playbook. They aren't unique in this way- they just run the same plays and use the ones more often that trigger or wound you the most. Learn their plays, come up with your defensive strategies...and with enough practice you'll be able to play offense instead of defense!
Yellow Flags
What are your warning signs that you are headed into the "Red Zone" of mental health issues? How can you increase awareness so that you: 1) know what they are and 2) identify them when they're happening
Longer therapy sessions
In a moment of reflection about my workday, I chat briefly about the benefits of having longer therapy sessions and how our standard 50 minute session set up (determined by health insurance) can be so limiting for some people
Brainspotting and negative cognitions
In this video I talk about how else brainspotting can be used that isn't trauma focused. I love to work with it with our own negative cognitions or negative beliefs about ourselves. Brainspotting is a powerful way to identify the beginnings of these beliefs and helps us break them apart so we have freedom to be a more complete person!
Bad Morning
Ever had one of those bad days? Me too! I'm having one right now and thought I would jump on and make a quick video on it and give you a tip that I just used to help bring my day back in a good direction
Ebb & Flow Seattle
Brainspotting for uses other than trauma
Brainspotting can be used for so many other reasons other than trauma. In this video I share just one example of how brainspotting can help you
Weekend Advice
We have 2 days every weekend and we have 3 things that we need to do in order to meet our main needs before starting a new week! Take a listen to hear what these 3 are and see if you can start to plan your weekend to include them.
Highly Sensitive People
What is a highly sensitive person? How are they different? What are their strengths? I myself am an HSP and a lot of my clients are because it's harder to navigate this world with a sensitive nervous system.
Looking at your week as a Proactive Coping Mechanism
How can we set ourselves up better for success each week? Watch this video and see how I try to and approach each week differently so that I am adjusting to the ebbs and flows of life
BED restrictive eating disorder
Did you know that binge eating is a restricting eating disorder? Here's a little bit about why that's the case and where I like to first start helping my clients with their binging behaviors
Proactive vs Reactive Coping Mechanisms
When we talk about coping mechanisms, we are talking about what to do after something has happened that requires coping. Let's talk about what we can do BEFORE!
