Dragonfly Health & Wellness

11/07/2025

NARM: NeuroAffective Relational Model
🌿 Connection and Disconnection 🤝
In NARM, we explore how connection and disconnection shape our sense of safety and belonging. Early patterns of disconnection often arise as protective responses to pain. By recognizing these patterns, we begin to restore authentic connection—with ourselves and others.
✨ Practice: Take a quiet moment to notice when you feel most connected in your day and when you tend to pull away. Gently ask, “What might my system be protecting right now?”

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

11/05/2025

Therapists grieve too. 💔
We carry each connection with care, and when one ends too soon, it leaves a quiet ache in our hearts — a reminder of the sacredness of every story we’re invited to hold.

If you’re struggling right now, please know this:
Your life has meaning far beyond the pain you’re feeling. You matter deeply — right here, exactly as you are.

Reach out.
To a friend.
To a therapist.
To someone who can hold your story until you can hold it again yourself. 🌿

You are not alone.
You never were.
You never will be.

11/05/2025

1. SE: Somatic Experiencing
🌿 Tracking Sensations 🌀
In Somatic Experiencing, awareness of physical sensations is the foundation of healing. When we learn to track sensations—tightness, warmth, tingling—we reconnect with the body’s natural language of safety and release. The more you notice sensations without judgment, the more the nervous system learns that it’s safe to complete cycles instead of staying stuck.
✨ Practice: Pause for a few breaths. Notice one sensation in your body right now. Describe it simply—warm or cool, heavy or light—and observe how it changes.

11/04/2025

EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
🌿 Bilateral Stimulation 👀
In EMDR, bilateral stimulation—eye movements, tapping, or tones—helps both sides of the brain communicate so stuck memories can safely reprocess.
This post explores Bilateral Stimulation with compassion and curiosity.
✨ Practice: Try a gentle self-soothing version—alternate tapping each knee while breathing slowly. Notice your body’s rhythm and any sense of settling.

11/03/2025

*DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy**
🌿 *Radical Acceptance 🤲*

DBT offers practical, here-and-now skills that balance emotion and reason so choices align with your values. Understanding *Radical Acceptance 🤲* helps reduce reactivity and increase clarity in everyday moments and relationships. This post explores Radical Acceptance 🤲 with compassion and curiosity.

✨ Practice: Before your next decision or conversation, pause for one breath and ask, “What matters most to me here?”

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

**IFS: Internal Family Systems**
🌿 *Meeting Inner Parts 🧩*

IFS welcomes every inner part—protective, playful, anxious, tender—and cultivates Self leadership: calm, clarity, compassion. Turning toward *Meeting Inner Parts 🧩* helps parts feel seen so they can soften and trust your Self energy. This post explores Meeting Inner Parts 🧩 with compassion and curiosity.

✨ Practice: Notice one part of you today. Silently say, “I see you, and I’m here.” Observe any shift.

10/31/2025

**NARM: NeuroAffective Relational Model**
🌿 *Connection vs. Disconnection 🤝*

NARM recognizes survival patterns that protected you and invites reconnection with needs like safety, belonging, and authenticity. Focusing on *Connection vs. Disconnection 🤝* bridges past adaptations with present-moment choice and connection. This post explores Connection vs. Disconnection 🤝 with compassion and curiosity.

✨ Practice: Gently ask, “Right now, what need is most alive—connection, safety, or autonomy?” Notice your body’s response.

10/29/2025

**SE: Somatic Experiencing**
🌿 *Tracking Body Sensations 🌀*

Somatic Experiencing restores regulation by tracking sensations and moving gently between activation and calm. Working with *Tracking Body Sensations 🌀* supports your nervous system’s natural ability to find safety and settle. This post explores Tracking Body Sensations 🌀 with compassion and curiosity.

✨ Practice: Pause for 30 seconds—notice one sensation, describe it (warm/cool, tight/loose), and watch how it changes.

10/28/2025

**EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing**
🌿 *What Is EMDR? 🌟*

EMDR uses structured phases and bilateral stimulation to safely reprocess stored memories so they lose intensity. Exploring *What Is EMDR? 🌟* builds predictability and a sense of control, making healing feel doable at your pace. This post explores What Is EMDR? 🌟 with compassion and curiosity.

✨ Practice: You don’t need every detail—name a title or brief snapshot of the memory; that’s enough to begin.