by Annabelle | May 24, 2016 | mind-body in therapy, Self-care |
Take a Moment for Yourself to Feel More Centered and GroundedIn this brief video, I share a simple practice that I call the “3 Breath Reset” that you can do any time during your day. It can help you take care of yourself and also focus more clearly on the person or...
by Annabelle | Dec 11, 2015 | mind-body in therapy, Self-care, therapist resilience |
Therapists need self-care, not just for personal wellbeing, but to nurture and sustain professional functioning. The tool of your trade as a therapist is you. So making sure that you maintain your own well being isn’t a luxury, it’s crucial to your ability to do your...
by Annabelle | Sep 1, 2015 | mind-body in therapy, Self-care, therapist resilience |
You may love your work, but find your job simply cannot be done. Not if you were to truly accomplish all that was expected of you and all that you expected of yourself. We live in a culture that values productivity and perfection, and we are becoming increasingly...
by Annabelle | Jul 17, 2015 | creativity in therapy, mind-body in therapy, Self-care |
Wo – Pixar just made a movie about the inner emotional life of a child! I love it! I love that the topics of mind and memory and pre-adolescent development and the role of parenting made their way into a popular animated movie, “Inside Out”. And I love...
by Annabelle | Jul 3, 2015 | Blog for Therapists, mind-body in therapy, Self-care |
MARCH 2020 COVID PANDEMIC NOTE We are in the midst of a global pandemic and it’s causing tremendous disruption and stress. While this post was not written under these circumstances, and it has a “regular life” tone, I’d like to say that now is...
by Annabelle | Jun 18, 2015 | mind-body in therapy, neurobiology, Self-care |
Oh the adventures… I am high above the Atlantic Ocean returning home from a trip to Spain that was full of adventure and experience, novelty and love – we went for my brother’s wedding! Around every corner was also a bit of mishap, the kind you might...