Couples and Family Therapy

08/03/2020

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My new blog has been posted!⁣
I discuss how practicing origami is therapeutic. ⁣To read in full click the link in bio.⁣
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The therapeutic experience of the art develops mindfulness skills and being connected to the present moment. Every fold requires precision and gentleness. Nurturing our minds in a way to develop the skill that ambition and accomplishments can be completed through patience and taking our time, instead of efficiency.⁣⁣
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This step by step practice is the release of self-judgement and perfectionism. It is the reminder that we are not machines. We don’t make perfect lines and that is okay. We are not perfect and that is okay. In the end the Origami you create is a creation from you not carbon copy competition.⁣⁣
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Origami improves and supports:⁣⁣
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➖Being connected to the present moment.⁣⁣
➖Patience. ⁣⁣
➖Accomplish goals through peace. ⁣⁣
➖Release Self-judgement. ⁣⁣
➖Cancel the pressures of being perfect. ⁣⁣
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https://www.napervillecounseling.com/the-therapeutic-experience-of-origami-for-adults-and-children/⁣
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This month Linda discusses how the art of origami can be a therapeutic experience:

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05/27/2020

Today is a new day! I will have a great start.⁣⁣⁣
I will listen to the voice inside my heart.⁣⁣⁣
I will let good thoughts inside my mind⁣⁣⁣
And tell myself: I am brave, I am loving, I am kind. ⁣⁣⁣
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05/27/2020

Today is a new day! I will have a great start.⁣⁣⁣
I will listen to the voice inside my heart.⁣⁣⁣
I will let good thoughts inside my mind⁣⁣⁣
And tell myself: I am brave, I am loving, I am kind. ⁣⁣⁣

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05/21/2020

Story time 📖! ⁣
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A little spot of anger teaches kids how they have the ability to shrink those big emotions. A great way to positively discipline your children when they are misbehaving. Remember children do better when they feel better. 🥰... Where did the idea children do better when they feel hurt come from anyway?! 🚫Cancel that mindset. ⁣
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Anger is one of the emotions that I find most difficult to talk about with kids. Especially with girls. There is a sense of being ashamed with feeling this feeling. Help kids remember it’s okay to feel their feelings. Guide them into healthy emotional expressions. ⁣
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05/20/2020

Story time for kids! 📖 ⁣⁣⁣
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Here is a great story for kids to help them better understand their current surroundings. You may have mixed feelings about what’s going on and your children can sense that. They want to know how to process this too. This helps them emotionally regulate all of those big emotions they are experiencing right now. Think about all the feelings as an adult you have been having. Now put that into a much smaller body! That’s a lot going on for little ones who are not as emotionally developed as you are. ⁣⁣⁣
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I love the Little Spot books because they teach kids appropriate ways for regulating big emotions. I’ve watched the most rambunctious kids transform into silent lambs while listening to these great books! ⁣⁣⁣
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(Reading upside down is not my strong suit. Please forgive me in advance!)⁣⁣⁣
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05/08/2020

We are now on Day 5️⃣5️⃣⁣⁣
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This morning ☀️ I led a virtual YogaTalk “Cultivating Closeness” gathering for a corporate group of ten. ⁣⁣
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🔹I slow down time through meditation and deep breathing⁣⁣
🔹I teach the fundamentals of the poses. The alignment of where bones need to be stacked to receive the benefits of the posture. ⁣⁣
🔹Then we talk about some keys of resilience during this time. Now that you’re in rest&relax mode (now out of fight or flight mode), it’s easier to access primary feelings to bring authentic peace in your life. ⁣⁣
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🟣Benefits:⁣⁣
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🔸Regulation of mental and emotional health.⁣⁣
🔸Gain a sense of emotional connection with one another.⁣⁣
🔸Feel normal and safe again. ⁣⁣
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🟣Comments during Closing:⁣⁣
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🔹 “This was great I didn’t realize how much I needed something like this.”⁣⁣
🔹 “This helped me feel even more grateful for technology and how it can help us feel togetherness during this time.” ⁣⁣
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If this is something your group needs sign up yogatalk.square.site for 30 minutes complimentary as I wholeheartedly believe in the might of acts of kindness during this time where emotional healing is essential in our daily routines. ⁣
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May you have peace, love, & wisdom in your day. ⁣⁣
Namaste 🙏🏽

05/07/2020

Have your children been having melt downs? ⁣⁣
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Do they struggle verbally or physically communicating their feelings? ⁣⁣
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Here is a fun tool that kids love and really learn from.⁣⁣
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Later you can ask them how much mad is in the cup? ⁣⁣
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▪️A little mad⁣⁣
▪️Pretty mad⁣⁣
▪️So mad⁣⁣
▪️Overflowing mad ⁣⁣
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▪️Emotional regulation ⁣⁣
▪️Impressive parenting ⁣⁣
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05/06/2020

This simple at home couples check-in is a great way for couples to step outside of themselves as individuals and be able to visualize the balance of positive and negative experiences they share. ⁣
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We are all highly tuned organisms made for survival, it’s our nature to amplify negative experiences. We aren’t wired for feeling peace or wellbeing. Negative bias is actually a great quality or we would not be a species today! However, the hardwire negative bias we all have disrupts survival for intimacy, and survival for a couples longevity. Catch my drift? ⁣
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“Our brain has a negative bias, making it like velcro for the bad and teflon for the good. We have to learn to weave the positive into the fabric of our brains.” ⁣
- Rick Hanson, PH.D⁣
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Uncertainty activates the fear response in our brains. This means we have to work even harder to feel peace and tamp down false 🚨 alarms. In high stress times, or if you or your partner has a predisposition of anxiety and depression place 3 grains of rice 🍚 into the negative bowl and still only 1 grain for every positive experience. ⁣
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Do this for one week. ⁣
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▪️Deepen intimacy levels⁣
▪️Create new customs and rituals⁣
▪️Feel more connected ⁣
▪️Gain skills to shift out of negative bias ⁣
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