Category Archives: Health
The Link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Health in Adulthood
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest public health studies to examine the relationship between exposure to trauma and neglect in childhood and health across the lifespan. The study began in the mid-1990’s as a collaboration between the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Neuroscience, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, ACE study, Health, neglect
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What it Means to “Hold Space” for People, Plus Eight Tips on How to Do it Well
What does it mean to hold space for someone else? It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. Continue reading
Posted in Death and loss, Health, Relationships
Tagged aging parents, compassion, holding space, parenting
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Warning: “Hanging in There” is Destroying Your Health
Many people suffer from stress-related illness. Here’s a great article on the long-term effects of pushing forward, even when your body is screaming for you to stop. Continue reading
Why Me?
“Why me?” is a question people often ask after experiencing a tragedy, but is this really the question to be asking? Continue reading
Self-Compassion
An amazing resource I have been sharing with clients recently is a book by Dr. Kristin Neff called Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind. Dr. Neff is a faculty member and researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Health, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Research
Tagged judgment, Kristin Neff, self critical, self-compassion
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Remove Your Inner Thorn
Anyone who is alive has experienced moments that are painful, hurtful, even wounding. Sometimes these injuries can become debilitating, while other times, we simply lick our wounds and move on. In this interesting interview, Michael Singer, author of The Untethered Soul, speaks … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Health, Psychotherapy
Tagged Michael singer, The Untethered Soul, thorns
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Why Judging People Makes Us Unhappy
Criticism of others and self-criticism are two common topics in any therapist’s office. Here is an insightful article on judgment that I found on www.tinybuddha.com. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~Henry David Thoreau … Continue reading
