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Hi, I’m Priscilla. I’m EMDR certified & specialize in trauma, anxiety, insomnia, & binge eating. Licensed in CA, ID, AZ, OR, MT, and as a nutritionist in WA.

I provide bariatric surgery evaluations, post-op support, & integrate nutritional psychology.

11/07/2021

17/02/2021

One of the most considerable psychological impacts we see amid COVID-19 is this disruption of connection, as we are designed for connection and relationships. It is one of the most powerful predictors of our well-being.
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As social creatures who rely on connection for well-being in ways that we don’t quite realize a lot of the time, we have never felt more distant and have never felt more isolated.
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It is really about our perception of connection, not how many hours in a day we spend with people. During a time like this, it’s more of a question of “how do I feel close?” We need to find ways to feel safe and connected.

Here are some ways to get there⬇️

1. Shifting our mindset from “Social Distancing” to “Physical Distancing.”
2. Leveraging technology maintains social contact, which many of us are doing (Facetime, Skype, Zoom).
3. A reminder that feeling connected matters more to health and well- being than the amount of contact.
4. Fostering Loving-Kindness
5. Expressions of Appreciation
6. Who can I get support from?
7. Who do I need to take space from?
8. Who can I reach out and connect with?

Our Brain and Body on Connection⬇️

Poor Social Support linked to:

• Activation of the pain centers of our brain
• Cingulate gyrus activation in social pain experiences
• Increased activation of the amygdala
• Telomere shrinkage (Epel, 2009)
• Cortisol dysregulation
• Seeing others’ pain activates our pain centers (Botvinick, 2005)

Good Social Support linked to:

• Decreased cardiovascular reactivity (Lepore, 1993)
• Decreased blood pressure (Spitzer, 1992)
• Decreased cortisol (Kiecolt-Glaser, 1984)
• Improved immune system functioning (Cohen, 2003)
• Slows cognitive decline (Bassuk, 1999)
• Vagus nerve stimulation
• Increased release of oxytocin
• Increased serotonin, dopamine

How are you connecting?

22/12/2020

The goal is to free yourself from the conception that you are an anxious person and instead start to view your anxiety as its own entity, with its own history, its own traits, and behaviors, its own drives and motivations, its own strengths and weaknesses. Move toward it; be curious to understand its role.

We are not anxious people; we are worthy people experiencing anxiety.

Power of labels “Once you label me, you negate me” -Soren Kierkegaard.

Take this small action step, and you will feel empowered. As you label it as its own entity, it lets your brain know it will pass. This means that we can change the way the mind works; we can alter our thinking, beliefs, and thought patterns by training the brain and growing new connections and pathways.

18/10/2020

B Vitamins for Emotional and Mental Health!

B vitamins are crucial to effective brain functioning and optimum emotional health. Inadequate intake of several B vitamins could be at the root of any brain drain. In some cases, poor dietary intake of one or more nutrients initiates a vicious cycle of mild depression, apathy, or lowered mental function.

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