Liz Reynolds, LCSW Ltd.

02/17/2024

🧘‍♀️💗So excited for these new class offerings!

12/02/2022

🙏 ❤️we all deserve self compassion

06/03/2022

"With so many changes that are driven by your child, things may feel a bit awkward. [...] It’s going to require kindness and patience as you move through this journey with your teen."

Melissa Benaroya, LICSW (Childproof Parenting - Melissa Benaroya) shares six tips to help you support your gender-nonconforming teen. Read more: https://fal.cn/3panM

02/25/2022

10/19/2021

If you are feeling overwhelmed in a caregiver role, try this exercise, “Taking Care of the Caregiver”, a self compassion exercise from Dr. Kirstin Neff.

This exercise according to Dr. Neff, “allows you to keep your heart open and help you care for and nurture yourself at the same time you’re caring for and nurturing others”

Exercise: Practice in both “on the job” and “off the job self care.

“On the job” self care: May look like giving yourself soothing words of support. For example, “This is hard, and it makes sense you feel overwhelmed. You are capable of doing hard things and I am here for you.”

“Off the job” self care: May look like listening to your favorite music, taking a mindful walk, or hanging with a friend.

Drop a 🧡 if you needed a reminder to give yourself a little extra care and self compassion today.

10/13/2021

Are you ready to finally start loving yourself the way you deserve?

So often you hear the term self compassion and think, “what does that really mean?”

Self compassion as defined by Dr. Kristin Neff has 3 components:

🧡Self kindness vs. Self judgement

We mess up, we are fallible human beings. We get to be gentle with ourselves about that.

🧡Common Humanity

We are not alone in our suffering. We all experience suffering as humans.

🧡Mindfulness

The practice of being in our emotions and having compassion for ourselves. This is the act of “paying attention” and honoring the present.

Check out www.self-compassion.org for more information!

Tag a friend who needs this reminder!

08/22/2021

You are not alone.

If you're struggling, we're here for you! You don't have to feel this way.

Check out these local resources and reach out today.

08/19/2021

3 ways to improve feelings of Self Worth:

✨Journal
Journal daily. Write to yourself as you would write to a good friend and focus on journaling only positive thoughts and affirmations.

✨Move Your Body
Eat nourishing foods and move your body.

✨Unplug from Technology
Unplug your phone and get out in nature for some natural medicine.

08/12/2021

3 affirmations to promote feelings of self worth:

✨“I am deserving”

✨”I am worthy”

✨”I am enough.”

07/27/2021

5 restorative yoga poses for grief to try at home:

🧘🏿‍♀️Centering Breath
Soften eyes and if willing, close them. Place a hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Observe without changing anything. On your inhale start at your belly then move to your chest, then your collarbones. Exhale from the collarbones to chest to belly. Repeat 5-10 times.

🧘🏾‍♀️Supported Child’s pose
Grab a bolster, 2-3 blankets or a pillow to support your torso. Place your head on either cheek, stack your blankets and lay your forehead on it, whatever feels comfortable. Invite your body to soften and allow yourself to be held by the stillness, allow your breath to naturally flow, letting go of any tension. Let your inhale bring deeper stillness and your exhale to let go of any tension. Remain in this pose 10-15 minutes slowly moving out of the pose honoring your pace.

🧘🏽‍♀️Supported twist
Gently come down onto your back. Bring knees up wrapping your arms around them and give yourself a gentle squeeze bringing your knees into your chest. Inhale the hug you are giving to yourself as another form of self compassion, self love, self care. Gently let your knees fall to the right. Your arms can be wherever is comfortable. Take the time here to rest and relax. Switch sides when you are ready.

🧘🏼‍♀️Legs up the wall
Find a supported wall space and place a mat or blanket underneath you for support. Shimmy your hips close to the wall and raise your legs up towards the ceiling. Invite the support of calm. This gentle inversion helps to calm your nervous system, access rest and relaxation, and give you the gentle kindness so deserving especially in times of grief. Remain here for 5-6 minutes.

🧘🏻‍♀️Shavasana on your side
This is the pose to access all the prompts for love and support. Grab blankets, bolsters, and pillows to place under your head comfortably, between your legs, and holding your arm as well (I love to place blocks under my arm in this side shavasana) Allow everything to relax. Give yourself permission to be here now. Practice 10-15 min

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