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At Empowered and Authentic Living, we offer a unique blend of psychotherapy and alternative healing therapies to help you transform your life and activate joy--again or for the first time.

11/08/2022

WHAT IS "GROUNDING"? Grounding is a coping strategy that is designed to "ground" you in, or immediately connect you with, the present moment.
Grounding is a practice that can help you pull away from flashbacks, unwanted memories, and negative or challenging emotions.

Grounding techniques are exercises that may help you refocus on the present moment to distract yourself from anxious feelings. You can use grounding techniques to help create space from distressing feelings in nearly any situation, but they’re especially helpful for improving:
- anxiety
- well-being
- stress
- depression
- mood
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- dissociation

COMMENT BELOW: What is your favorite grounding technique?

11/02/2022

Stress is our body’s response to pressure. Many different situations or life events can cause stress. It is often triggered when we experience something new or unexpected that threatens our sense of self or when we feel we have little control over a situation.
We all deal with stress differently. Our ability to cope can depend on our genetics, early life events, personality and social and economic circumstances.
When we encounter stress, our body produces stress hormones that trigger a fight or flight response and activate our immune system. This helps us respond quickly to dangerous situations.

COMMENT BELOW your favorite way to de-stress and unwind!

10/26/2022

We all have one — an inner voice that expresses criticism, frustration or disapproval about our actions. It might sound like, “you should,” “why didn’t you?” “what’s wrong with you?,” or “why can’t you get it together?” The actual self-talk is different for each of us, as is its frequency or intensity.

This critical inner voice is formed out of painful early life experiences in which we witnessed or experienced hurtful attitudes toward us or those close to us. As we grow up, we unconsciously adopt and integrate this pattern of destructive thoughts toward ourselves and others.

What this inner critic sounds like for each of us will be very different. Psychologist Jay Early has actually suggested that there are 7 different types of inner critic that can reside within us:
1. The Perfectionist
2. The Task Maker
3. The Inner Controller
4. The Guilt Tripper
5. The Destroyer
6. The Underminer
7. The Molder

Awareness is the first step in recognizing, healing, and integrating your inner critic.
COMMENT BELOW which of these critical voices sound most like the one you sometimes hear in your own mind.

10/22/2022

TODAY IS NATIONAL "MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY"!

Make a Difference Day is celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of October, on October 22 this year. If you have ever wondered if your actions can make a difference, the answer is yes.

How to Celebrate National Make a Difference Day
--Get the neighbors together and clean up your street.
- Assist a neighbor in need.
- Organize a group to clean and spruce up your local park.
- Join an organization that provides service to others.
- Help someone else.
- On a personal level, do something a make a difference in your life.

10/19/2022

SELF-CARE: LOVE LANGUAGE EDITION

Last month we learned about the 5 love languages, and how they can help us foster and grow our relationships

ADDITIONALLY... Your love language can also translate into a self-care love language and can guide which self-love activities will be most effective for you.

WHAT IS YOUR SLEF-LOVE LANGUAGE AND YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO PRACTICE IT?

10/13/2022

“Reframing” is a technique used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify automatic thoughts and replace them with more balanced thoughts. The practice of identifying and stopping these distortions/negative thoughts is crucial in breaking the cycles of stress, anxiety, and depression that so many individuals find themselves stuck in.

In his book, Feeling Good, Dr. David Burns highlights common thought patterns or cognitive distortions that can get us stuck in negative emotions.

-- All or Nothing thinking (Seeing everything as either a strict success/failure. For example, stating that you will never overcome your anxiety after one coping technique didn’t work.)
-- Discounting the positive (Disregarding positive experiences in order to justify harmful patterns.)
--Jumping to conclusions (Making assumptions about what will happen or what others will think based on minimal or no evidence.)
-- Emotional reasoning (Coming to far-fetched or untrue conclusions based purely on emotion.)

10/10/2022

World Mental Health Day raises awareness for mental health issues around the world in efforts to increase support for those struggling. You can celebrate by prioritizing your mental health, spreading that awareness through social media, and checking in with loved ones.

10/07/2022

SMILING CAN BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE ATTITUDE OF THOSE AROUND YOU! :)

When you smile, your brain releases tiny molecules called neuropeptides to help fight off stress. Then other neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and endorphins come into play too. The endorphins act as a mild pain reliever, whereas the serotonin is an antidepressant.

Plus, one Swedish study suggests that we can’t help but react with a smile of our own when we see someone smiling — so it’s an all-out infectious loop of happiness.*

*sclhealth.org

10/04/2022

Here is our team's "October Tip of the Day"!
Which one resonates with you the most?
Comment below!

09/28/2022

Personal boundaries are a necessary act of self-love.

Setting boundaries is an important part of establishing one’s identity and is a crucial aspect of mental health and wellbeing.

Boundaries can be physical or emotional, and they can range from being loose to rigid, with healthy boundaries often falling somewhere in between.

What kind of boundaries have you set lately?

09/21/2022

International Day of Peace prioritizes peace above all differences and seeks to make the world a more positive place. Celebrate by embracing the things, people, and places that bring you peace.

09/20/2022

LET'S TALK ATTACHMENT STYLES!
The 4 attachment styles help us learn more about our relationships, traits and characteristics. The first step is to get acquainted with the basics and understand the different attachment styles.

According to psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, your early relationship with your caregivers sets the stage for how you will build relationships as an adult.
Essentially, our adult attachment style is thought to mirror the dynamics we had with our caregivers as infants and children.

There are four adult attachment styles:
1.) Secure
2.) Anxious (also referred to as Preoccupied)
3.) Avoidant (also referred to as Dismissive)
4.) Disorganized (also referred to as Fearful-Avoidant)

Do you know your relationship attachment style? Comment below!

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2500 W Higgins Road Suite 505
Hoffman Estates, IL
60169

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Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm

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http://empoweredandauthenticliving.com/

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