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therapy means healing and becoming more yourself. it is not strictly talk therapy or any other form - it is what works for you ✨
There's something magical about the sound of AUTUMN RAIN.
It might help you relax, fall asleep in minutes, and wake up feeling completely recharged.
🔗 https://youtu.be/S02oPRpmzxI
Don't miss out on the chance to improve your sleep quality and wake up refreshed.
It might help you relax, fall asleep in minutes, and wake up feeling completely recharged.
🔗 https://youtu.be/S02oPRpmzxI
Don't miss out on the chance to improve your sleep quality and wake up refreshed.
Whenever I need to find inner peace, I listen to the wind blowing through pine trees.
It's like the world is reminding me to breathe deeply and let go.
Who else uses wind sounds to feel centered?
It's like the world is reminding me to breathe deeply and let go.
Who else uses wind sounds to feel centered?
Waking up feeling excited for the day after a depressive episode is such a gift
Feeling grateful, sending love 🧠🤍🫶🏼
Feeling grateful, sending love 🧠🤍🫶🏼
When anxiety creeps in, I love listening to the sound of a gentle river flowing.
It's like each ripple carries away a little of the worry.
Who else turns to water sounds to find their calm?
It's like each ripple carries away a little of the worry.
Who else turns to water sounds to find their calm?
How many types of therapies out there? Yes, this is an open ended question.
Apparently it’s mental health day today 🧠🫀
We go through a lot and it's clear that caring for our mental and emotional health is necessary.
It all begins with awareness. Observation. Stepping back just enough to know that we are NOT our anxiety. Our depression. Our fears.
The journey is about unwinding our false stories and consciously creating something healthier and more beautiful.
We go through a lot and it's clear that caring for our mental and emotional health is necessary.
It all begins with awareness. Observation. Stepping back just enough to know that we are NOT our anxiety. Our depression. Our fears.
The journey is about unwinding our false stories and consciously creating something healthier and more beautiful.
Self-regulation and grounding ourselves during stressful, overwhelming moments are highly undervalued skills.
My life is 100x better since learning how to do this for myself.
The first step was recognizing when I was unregulated—something I hadn’t been aware of before.
My life is 100x better since learning how to do this for myself.
The first step was recognizing when I was unregulated—something I hadn’t been aware of before.
IFS is such a powerful tool for understanding and integrating different parts of ourselves:
“The mind tends to be subdivided into an indeterminate number of subpersonalities or parts.
Everyone has a Self, and the Self can and should lead the individual's internal system.
The non-extreme intention of each part is something positive for the individual. There are no "bad" parts, and the goal of therapy is not to eliminate parts but instead to help them find their non-extreme roles.
As we develop, our parts develop and form a complex system of interactions among themselves; therefore, systems theory can be applied to the internal system. When the system is reorganized, parts can change rapidly.
Changes in the internal system will affect changes in the external system and vice versa.” - IFS Institute
“The mind tends to be subdivided into an indeterminate number of subpersonalities or parts.
Everyone has a Self, and the Self can and should lead the individual's internal system.
The non-extreme intention of each part is something positive for the individual. There are no "bad" parts, and the goal of therapy is not to eliminate parts but instead to help them find their non-extreme roles.
As we develop, our parts develop and form a complex system of interactions among themselves; therefore, systems theory can be applied to the internal system. When the system is reorganized, parts can change rapidly.
Changes in the internal system will affect changes in the external system and vice versa.” - IFS Institute
You can’t be curious and angry at the same time
High intention, low attachment
one of my favourite mantras 🌱
one of my favourite mantras 🌱
Asking for help is a skill to learn especially when you’ve developed hyper independence as a result of early experiences.
Allowing others to contribute to your life is an exercise of releasing control and being comfortable with the unknown result of that. Slowly but surely 🐾
Allowing others to contribute to your life is an exercise of releasing control and being comfortable with the unknown result of that. Slowly but surely 🐾
Ever listen to the sound of a gentle stream while reflecting on life?
Something is soothing about flowing water that helps you think things through.
Does anyone else use water sounds for self-reflection?
Something is soothing about flowing water that helps you think things through.
Does anyone else use water sounds for self-reflection?
Can't physically get away? No worries—beach sounds can take you there mentally.
Close your eyes, listen to the waves, and you’re instantly transported to your favorite beach.
Who else loves using sound for a mental break?
Close your eyes, listen to the waves, and you’re instantly transported to your favorite beach.
Who else loves using sound for a mental break?
Imagine sitting by a campfire, listening to the crackle of the burning wood and the soft night breeze.
It’s the coziest sound therapy ever!
Does anyone else use campfire sounds to wind down?
It’s the coziest sound therapy ever!
Does anyone else use campfire sounds to wind down?
We spend most of our time in our heads telling ourselves stories based on beliefs we inherited and constructed between the ages of 0-7.
Becoming aware of this + getting to know how emotions feel in the body, learning to regulate the nervous system and tapping into authentic discernment is liberating work.
Becoming aware of this + getting to know how emotions feel in the body, learning to regulate the nervous system and tapping into authentic discernment is liberating work.
Polyvagal Theory - all about the nervous system (an internal comms center, sending messages between our brain and body)
The nervous system has three main states, like traffic lights, that affect how we feel and react to things around us:
🚦Green light (Ventral Vagal): we feel safe, relaxed, and ready to connect with others. Mind is clear, we can think and communicate well.
🚦Yellow light (Sympathetic): body is revving up to either fight or run away when faced with a challenge. Body's getting ready for action (no, not that kind)
🚦Red light (Dorsal Vagal): body might feel like freezing up, disassociating, shutting down when things get too overwhelming.
Before making decisions, evaluating relationships, or any other significant steps, making sure the nervous system is in a green light state is so imp.
Making choices from a place of understanding and stability, instead of reacting impulsively is such an upgrade ✅
The nervous system has three main states, like traffic lights, that affect how we feel and react to things around us:
🚦Green light (Ventral Vagal): we feel safe, relaxed, and ready to connect with others. Mind is clear, we can think and communicate well.
🚦Yellow light (Sympathetic): body is revving up to either fight or run away when faced with a challenge. Body's getting ready for action (no, not that kind)
🚦Red light (Dorsal Vagal): body might feel like freezing up, disassociating, shutting down when things get too overwhelming.
Before making decisions, evaluating relationships, or any other significant steps, making sure the nervous system is in a green light state is so imp.
Making choices from a place of understanding and stability, instead of reacting impulsively is such an upgrade ✅
Growth is not found in comfort 🌱
Found this great illustration of Venn diagram of adjectives related to impostor syndrome
It’s a great visual representation on how different traits might blend into a common internal struggles most people experience when it comes to imposter syndrome
It’s a great visual representation on how different traits might blend into a common internal struggles most people experience when it comes to imposter syndrome
literally how I see people and what helps me to avoid unnecessary discussions.