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Our blog article about coping with climate anxiety is finally up (link in our bio- linktree) but if you want it summariz...
08/01/2022

Our blog article about coping with climate anxiety is finally up (link in our bio- linktree) but if you want it summarized, here are the quick tips! My favorite thing in doing research for this article was learning about and her TikToks! We hope our article and this post helps you if you’re struggling with climate anxiety (to be honest, it’s hard to imagine not struggling with it). If you need more support, though, please reach out.

The past few weeks have been really hard. As a country, we have experienced tragedy after tragedy. It's a lot to hold, a...
05/28/2022

The past few weeks have been really hard. As a country, we have experienced tragedy after tragedy. It's a lot to hold, and I will be vulnerable and share that I have been struggling. Sleep isn't coming easy, and I am having difficulty being away from my children. When I am with them, I am sometimes irritable, and other times I'm tearful. And there has been a lot of car crying.

I have also been working on our blog article on Intergenerational Trauma, which is finally up today. The topic is heavy, which has prompted my avoidance. But it's important. And it's so relevant today.

Our country is holding so much intergenerational trauma. It is compounding daily. It's hard to imagine what healing could look like on a national level, given all the work we will have to do, but I am trying to stay hopeful. Staying hopeful also means doing the work myself and trying to help others do the same.

If you’re needing support I’m here. We are here. I will hold you up and I will cry with you. And we can look for hope (and take action) together.

Eeeek!! I’m so excited!! Tomorrow’s will include a brief segment on the incredible show and I was included in the segm...
01/18/2022

Eeeek!! I’m so excited!! Tomorrow’s will include a brief segment on the incredible show and I was included in the segment!! It airs tomorrow!!! I love Madeline Brand and KCRW so it was SUCH AN HONOR to be included!!

Happy Halloween!! Now take a break and take care of ...
11/01/2021

Happy Halloween!!
Now take a break and take care of yourself ❤️

Yes it’s finally Saturday, and yes, it’s the day before Halloween (my favorite holiday to celebrate)! But for a few hour...
10/30/2021

Yes it’s finally Saturday, and yes, it’s the day before Halloween (my favorite holiday to celebrate)! But for a few hours today I just needed to veg out because I was wiped out. From the week, and from the past 19 months. If you have been carrying a lot, please give yourself a chance to take a break too. Take care of yourself and take care of each other. In our blog post this month (link in our linktree) we discussed burnout, and the need for both self-care and other-care to mitigate burnout. Check it out if you think it could be useful to you ❤️

Yes, it’s finally Saturday and yes, it’s the day before Halloween (my favorite holiday to celebrate)! But for a few hour...
10/30/2021

Yes, it’s finally Saturday and yes, it’s the day before Halloween (my favorite holiday to celebrate)! But for a few hours today, I just needed to veg out because I was wiped out… From the week, and from the past 19 months. If you have been carrying a lot, please give yourself a chance to take a break. Take care of yourself and take care of each other. In our post this month we discussed burnout and the need for both self-care and other-care. Check it out if you think it could be useful to you ❤️

On this last day of August, here’s our last post on toxic positivity. I’ve been thinking ab...
09/01/2021

On this last day of August, here’s our last post on toxic positivity. I’ve been thinking about this a lot after a recent exchange with my grandmother (whom I love dearly and who I got to spend some time with recently). When my kindergartener was upset, my grandma’s knee jerk reaction was to tell her not to cry. When that didn’t work, she tried to remind her of all the things she has to be happy about (and there’s a lot). But while I trust that she really cares for my daughter, what I realized is that she felt uncomfortable tolerating my daughter’s pain. My grandma wanted her to feel something different because it would be easier for her, and she had been encouraged to engage in toxic positivity all of her life. If that sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. Many of us are just starting to learn to listen to, accept, and feel our feelings. We are glad to practice with you, and to make space for whatever you’re feeling...

This month, our focus is on toxic positivity and the impacts it can have on our emotional health and wellbeing. How can ...
08/29/2021

This month, our focus is on toxic positivity and the impacts it can have on our emotional health and wellbeing. How can positivity be toxic? If it's not genuine and it's designed to keep you from expressing yourself honestly, then this forced, faux positivity can actually become rather damaging. Here's a little crash course on toxic positivity, how to recognize it, and a couple of tips for alternative methods of managing your emotions and supporting others, adapted from this month's blog article "What is Toxic Positivity? And How to Respond to Your Feelings Instead"

Full link in bio!

If you’ve been struggling recently, you’re not alone. The tricky thing with toxic positivity is that instead of helping ...
08/26/2021

If you’ve been struggling recently, you’re not alone. The tricky thing with toxic positivity is that instead of helping us feel more hopeful and connected, it instead encourages us to mask how we feel and to pretend we are feeling optimistic. And typically, this lends to feelings of loneliness too.

Getting into the habit of downplaying your emotions can be surprisingly easy. But can you think of a time when denying how you were feeling actually helped?

Here’s a reminder that taking the time to acknowledge your emotions, especially the challenging ones, with care and compassion is an important part of mental health work and a skill that can be developed with practice.

It can be easy to get lost in ruminating over the past or obsessing about the future. ⁣⁣When we become grounded in our p...
08/03/2021

It can be easy to get lost in ruminating over the past or obsessing about the future. ⁣
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When we become grounded in our present moment, we can experiment with looking forward and back in order to better understand ourselves and others. ⁣
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Therapy can be a great place to become more present while unpacking your relationship to your past and future.⁣
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How do you balance mindfulness and perspective?

Anxiety can be overwhelming. It can be hard to stay grounded and connect with ourselves when our heads are swimming, our...
07/20/2021

Anxiety can be overwhelming. It can be hard to stay grounded and connect with ourselves when our heads are swimming, our hearts are pounding, and we’re drenched in sweat. In those moments, it can be difficult to soothe ourselves or find any sense of safety. Having a “grounding toolkit,” or strategies we’ve practiced ahead of time when we’re not feeling anxious, can make a huge difference!⁣
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Here are some of our top grounding strategies. Which one is your go-to?⁣
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(Psst! This was adapted from our most recent blog, “How Can I Feel Safe?: Grounding Techniques for Anxiety.” Wanna read the full article? Check out the link in our bio!

Plenty of folks move to Los Angeles for their careers. It’s a place for pursuing dreams and achievements. However, it ca...
07/12/2021

Plenty of folks move to Los Angeles for their careers. It’s a place for pursuing dreams and achievements. However, it can be really easy to identify with what we do rather than who we are. Some of us may never even have asked ourselves that question: Who am I other than what I do? ⁣
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We are here to remind you that you are a human being, not a human doing. How can you ground into who you are today?

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