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Triggers

Are you intimately connected and aware of your triggers? There is a great quote that says that "triggers are the guides."Most people assume that triggers are bad, however, they are opportunities to stay sharp and on top of your healing.When you are triggered, you have a choice. You can either react, respond, or numb out. REACTION is usually knee jerk. There is not much thought behind it, it is automatic, it is impulsive, and usually destructive. RESPONSES are more thoughtful, intentional, wise, learned behavior, and practiced. They take time to develop, and usually lead to long term happiness and success. NUMBING out is basically shutting down and not having a response at all. This can feel very helpless, hopeless, and put you into victim mode.

Feel Your Feelings

I know that it's difficult to do, however, you MUST MUST MUST feel your feelings. ⠀

Trust me, I'm a professional #lol

But in all seriousness, your emotions are trying to communicate with you.⠀

Love Your Body

As we move into the summer months, a very popular topic of conversation is body image and being comfortable in one’s skin. The summer months tend to expose a lot of skin, metaphorically and literally, bringing up a lot of vulnerability, self-consciousness, guilt, shame, comparison and more.

I’ve found that body image is a multi layered phenomenon and experience. It is complex, impacts many areas of our lives, and can affect both your mental and physical wellbeing.

In order to have a healthy body image, it is important to identify where you get most of your body image messages.

Coaching, Mental Health, Psychology, therapy, body positiveilona varoJune 5, 2019healthymind, healthybody, Selflove, love, bodypositive, LAtherapy, TherapyComment

CREATING CHANGE

WE ALL WANT IT, BUT ARE WE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT?

There has been a lot of talk lately about change. New seasons, new phases of life, and stepping into new versions of ourselves. Yet change can be terrifying, uncomfortable and most of all unfamiliar. We love to stay comfortable and stagnant because it is EASIER than the alternative, even though change is what we are REALLY wanting. So how do we create change, if we are feeling scared, awkward, confused and helpless? Here are some tips to help you create change in your life.