My Resources
As a Anxiety & Trauma Therapist, my mission is to support women dealing with people-pleasing tendencies, over-achievement, perfection, imposter syndrome, low self-esteem, trauma, and anxiety.
These resources collectively provide the tools and insights you to enhance your emotional well-being and lead a self-assured life.
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The Issue With “Feel Your Feelings”
Understanding Your Emotions
In "The Issue With 'Feel Your Feelings,'" discover why understanding and acknowledging your emotions is a crucial step in building self-assuredness. Recognizing and processing your emotions is the foundation of emotional well-being, a theme that connects all these resources.
The Subjective Units of Distress Scale
Managing Distress
Explore "The Subjective Units of Distress Scale" to gain insights into managing emotional distress levels effectively, a vital skill on your path to resilience. Learning to manage distress is a key component of emotional well-being, a skill you can apply in various aspects of your life.
My Guided Relaxation
Relax and Unwind
Find a moment of peace with "My Free Guided Relaxation." It's essential to unwind and find inner tranquility in the midst of life's challenges. Relaxation is a valuable tool in your emotional well-being toolkit, helping you reduce stress and anxiety.
The Invisible Link: How Untreated Anxiety Can Lead to Depression
Anxiety and Depression
"The Invisible Link: How Untreated Anxiety Can Lead to Depression" explores the critical connection between these conditions, emphasizing why addressing anxiety is vital for emotional well-being. Understanding the link between anxiety and depression is essential for managing both conditions effectively.
Quick Tips for Reducing Stress in Daily Life
Daily Stress Relief
Discover "Quick Tips for Reducing Stress in Daily Life" to bring tranquility and balance into your routine, helping you navigate life's ups and downs. Stress relief techniques are integral to maintaining emotional well-being in your daily life.
Why Avoidance of Anxiety Snowballs Anxiety.
The Snowball Effect
Explore "The Snowball Effect of Perfection, Anxiety, Trauma & Perfection, OCD, Benzo’s, Marijuana, Alcohol, & Sedatives Fuel Anxiety" to understand how these factors interplay and how coping strategies are essential. This resource illustrates how different factors can contribute to anxiety, highlighting the complexity of emotional well-being.
Coping Skills for Compassionate Achievers
Coping Skills and Therapy to overcome anxiety and depression for helping professionals.
For Helping Professionals
If you're a compassionate achiever, my article "Coping Skills for Compassionate Achievers" offers insights into overcoming anxiety and depression, crucial for maintaining your well-being while helping others. Helping professionals can benefit from these resources to navigate their demanding roles while maintaining their emotional health.
Hidden Effects of Trauma: Identifying and Healing
Avoiding thoughts, emotions or situations is a common trauma effect that can be healed. Healing from Trauma
In "Hidden Effects of Trauma: Identifying and Healing," you'll learn why identifying and healing from trauma's hidden effects is essential for lasting emotional wellness. Trauma healing is a significant aspect of emotional well-being and connects with managing distress and reducing stress.
How To Recognize Anxiety
The many indicators of anxiety are easily missed.
Recognizing Anxiety
Explore "How To Recognize Anxiety" to discover why recognizing these conditions' indicators is a significant step towards understanding your mental health. Recognizing these conditions is the first step in seeking help and improving your emotional well-being.
How To Recognize OCD Thinking
Pop culture misrepresents OCD and obsessions, so click here to read the facts. The Perfectionism Paradox
Perfectionism, a quality often praised in society, can take on a more sinister role when it comes to anxiety. It's not just about having high standards; it's about the relentless pursuit of flawlessness, an unending quest for perfection that can manifest in various aspects of life.
For many individuals, this pursuit of perfection may appear harmless on the surface. However, it can often be a disguise for something deeper – an attempt to avoid the anxiety that comes with not meeting these impossibly high standards. Perfectionism becomes a shield against the discomfort of perceived failure or inadequacy.