by Annabelle | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured Blog Posts, Mind-Body in Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing, Therapist Resilience
For therapists, taking just a moment to pause and reset throughout the day can make a real impact not only on how you feel, but in how you show up for your clients and other responsibilities.
The 3 Breath Reset is a resource I developed to help therapists feel centered, grounded, and focused. You can use it to bring your attention to the people and tasks in front of you with more mindfulness and intention while taking a moment for yourself. Getting in the habit of using it regularly can nurture your compassion resilience.
by Annabelle | Dec 11, 2015 | Mind-Body in Therapy, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing, Therapist Resilience
Therapists need self-care, not just for personal wellbeing, but to nurture and sustain professional functioning. The tool of your trade as a therapist is you. So making sure that you maintain your own well being isn’t a luxury, it’s crucial to your ability to do your...
by Annabelle | Sep 1, 2015 | Mind-Body in Therapy, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing, Therapist Resilience
COVID PANDEMIC NOTE The ongoing global pandemic continues to create tremendous disruption and stress for therapists and clients alike. While this post was written pre-pandemic and has a “regular life” tone, we need to pay as much – if not more – attention...
by Annabelle | Jul 17, 2015 | Creativity in Therapy, Mind-Body in Therapy, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing
Wo – Pixar just made a movie about the inner emotional life of a child! I love it! I love that the topics of mind and memory and pre-adolescent development and the role of parenting made their way into a popular animated movie, “Inside Out”. And I love...
by Annabelle | Jul 3, 2015 | Mind-Body in Therapy, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing
COVID PANDEMIC NOTE The covid pandemic has caused tremendous disruption and stress, which continues even as the pandemic restrictions wane for many of us. While this post was written long before the pandemic, and it has a “regular life” tone, I’d...
by Annabelle | Jun 18, 2015 | Mind-Body in Therapy, Neurobiology, Self-Care|Self-Nurturing
Oh the adventures… I am high above the Atlantic Ocean returning home from a trip to Spain that was full of adventure and experience, novelty and love – we went for my brother’s wedding! Around every corner was also a bit of mishap, the kind you might...
