Sound Psychotherapy Blog
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Reframing Communication: What I Won’t Say to My Child and Why
To foster healthy communication with our children and break generational patterns, it’s vital to rethink what we say. Here are some phrases I’ll avoid and the reasons why: By being conscious of our language, we can ensure our children grow up with a healthier understanding of communication and self-expression.
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Daily mood & energy drainers
It’s so easy to list all of the things that help our mood…eat well, sleep 8 hours, and exercise. This may be a little “reverse psychology” but it might be easier to point out all of the not-so-great activities we do that drain us. And if we’re up for the change, here are 4 topics…
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An exposed attempt at Eat Pray Love
I recently chatted with an expat living abroad. She was writing an article sharing her mental health challenges, her attempt to recover and find some peace. Her solution was to jet off to Italy, eat gelato and pizza, and let her depression and anxiety sail away into the Mediterranean sea. A scene we have all…
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Hustle vs align and how to stop and smell the roses
I was at a summer picnic a few years ago where we all were trying to make our way to the beach. Between house #1 and the beach included a few pit stops. We ventured to house #2 and I noticed that one of our friends had yet to leave #1. I stuck my head…
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Find yourself some mindful embodied awareness
Does your couch have one cushion that is more comfy than one of the others? Despite it being the same as all the other cushions? Just me? This morning I was drinking my coffee on the comfy couch cushion and I noticed an ache in my back. It’s Friday, the end of a long week,…
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2023: the year of the narcissist
It seems that every few years, a personality trait, term, or mental health classification is thrown into the masses. In the 90’s, there was an increase in people being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. In the 2010s, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was trending, and recently, narcissism has taken the media by storm. Taylor Swift is singing about…
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Common terms in the psychedelic community
Here are some brief definitions of terms that are commonly used in psychedelic conversations, research, and clinical trials. Psychedelic– mind-manifesting Entheogen– substance that allows inspiration and contentedness from within (the terms psychedelics and entheogens are often used interchangeably) Facilitator/guide/therapist (these terms are also used interchangeably)- The trained professional who sits with you before, during, and…
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Introduction to psychedelics
What comes to your mind when you think about psychedelics? The 1960s? Tie-die shirts, Woodstock, drug abuse, and counterculture? We’re plagued with misinformation based on the media and the 50 year drug “war.” Both have which skewed the general public’s understanding of psychedelics. Psychedelics simply means “mind-manifesting.” From the mid 1950s through the early 1970s,…
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Back on the mat
After a bit of a hiatus, I finally found myself back at yoga class. Besides reading, this has been one of my longest standing forms of self-care and my favorite mindful meditative activity. As a kid, I would watch my mom effortlessly flow through poses on her yoga mat in the living room. There was…
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Finding peace in paradox
Do you ever feel confused about feeling more than one emotion at once? Should I be feeling happy and sad at the same time? Am I normal?! What I’m not talking about: paradox intervention in the therapy room. Sometimes a client will say they’re having a hard time brushing their teeth so the therapist will…