Anna D Therapy

04/11/2023

Hey y’all- daylight savings is tomorrow, so don’t be alarmed if things feel a little off!

I’ve compiled some of favorite tips of things that have helped throughout the years ☃️ is there anything else you would add to the list?

09/08/2023

“Gardens are simultaneously a material and a spiritual undertaking. That’s hard for scientists, so fully brainwashed by Cartesian dualism, to grasp. “Well, how would you know it’s love and not just good soil?” she asks. “Where’s the evidence? What are the key elements for detecting loving behavior?” That’s easy.

No one would doubt that I love my children, and even a quantitative social psychologist would find no fault with my list of loving behaviors: nurturing health and well-being protection from harm encouraging individual growth and development desire to be together generous sharing of resources working together for a common goal celebration of shared values interdependence sacrifice by one for the other creation of beauty.

If we observed these behaviors between humans, we would say, “She loves that person.” You might also observe these actions between a person and a bit of carefully tended ground and say, “She loves that garden.” Why then, seeing this list, would you not make the leap to say that the garden loves her back?”

- Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass

06/02/2023

Looking forward to EMDR training this weekend!

13/04/2022

Do you experience jealousy or envy?
(If you do, that’s okay, it’s a natural feeling).

Compersion is a word used in non-monogamy that can be helpful for any type of relationship. Is someone in your life doing something that makes them happy? Do you feel happy for their happiness? That’s compersion! It takes leaning into practice, but next time you experience jealousy, notice if there’s any compersion there too 💞

07/04/2022

“Piran describes embodiment as feeling a sense of positive connection or being at one with our body. We feel power and agency in our physicality, and we sense that we are not just observing our bodies from the outside but living through them from the inside out. When we feel embodied, we can take up space, move freely in public and private, and challenge external appearance standards.

We can connect to the needs and rights of others while simultaneously experiencing and expressing our individuality. We can experience emotion as anchored in the body, care for and protect our body, and use our body as a source of wisdom when interacting with the world… ultimately it is compassionate instead of perfectionistic, communal instead of individualistic, process oriented instead of achievement oriented, and mutual instead of hierarchical.”

Thanks so much to for this recommendation. A truly beautiful read.

23/12/2021

"In my experience, strong and healthy relationships are built on two very important qualities: trust and respect."

"An unofficial litmus test is when I ask at some point in the first few sessions how the couple met."

06/09/2021

"An exercise to try at home: Review the following questions and have an honest internal dialogue with yourself about how you and your partner relate to invisible labor in your partnership:

-Who is responsible for household management? Who takes care of grocery shopping, meal planning, household necessities, home repair, and who escalates the situation when there's an issue that needs attention?
-Who engages with any outside help? Who arranges dog walking, babysitter, house maintenance, deliveries, health care, etc.?
-Who is the "assumed parent" when it comes to engaging with child care, school arrangements, socializing with other children, managing child needs, etc.?
-Who is the social connector or event planner? Who is the individual who organizes time with friends, attending events, planning vacations, etc.?
-Who initiates communication that supports and nurtures emotional intimacy? This might be talking about s*x, money, emotional closeness, or conflict. This area might be defined as "emotional labor" and can also fall into the category of "invisible." "

Recognizing the work equates to recognizing the persons doing the work.

06/05/2021

https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_this_could_be_why_you_re_depressed_or_anxious/details

In a moving talk, journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world -- as well as some exciting emerging solutions. "If you're depressed or anxious, you're not weak and you're not crazy -- you're a human being with unmet needs," Hari s...

19/03/2021

Reflecting on one year after COVID

Pandemic brain and “skin hunger.” How our bodies have been trying to care for us. Strategies for bringing our conscious selves back online.

10/02/2021

“All organisms require alternating periods of growth and equilibrium” -Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity.

18/12/2020

https://www.vogue.com/article/wellness-music-therapy-calm-app-moses-sumney?fbclid=IwAR2xFRXu1MIYMsuKyW8VQI2u14rMSuNFePRy9_blF9zLGkmaWSx3thOH1Xc

A new crop of ambient tracks from big-name artists are scientifically proven to calm our frayed nerves.