Heart & Soul Wellness
Wellness Blogs
Life can be challenging and you don't have to do it alone! Welcome to your weekly support for navigating the complexities of the human experience. Together, we will gain insight and explore practical tips and strategies for the continued growth and healing of our Hearts & Souls.
Healing Trauma with Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a relatively new and effective therapy developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003. It’s based on the idea that where you look affects how you feel. The therapy involves identifying “brainspots”—specific points in your field of vision that are linked to traumatic memories or emotions. By focusing on these spots, clients can access deeper, often unconscious, parts of the brain that store trauma, allowing deep-seated trauma to surface and be processed.
Exploring Rejection: Recognizing its Varied Forms and Strategies for Coping
Rejection is an inevitable part of life that everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances, experiences at some point. Whether it's a job application, a romantic interest, or a creative endeavor, the sting of not being accepted can be difficult to handle. However, understanding the different types of rejection and learning how to cope with them can make these experiences less daunting and more manageable for all of us.
Losing Myself: Exploring the Loss of Identity in the Depths of Depression
Who Am I? One of the most insidious aspects of depression is its ability to erode our sense of identity. It's not just about feeling sad; it's about feeling like a stranger in your own skin, disconnected from your past, present, and future selves. You may find yourself questioning your purpose, values, and beliefs, grappling with feelings of worthlessness and self-doubt. The things that once brought joy and purpose now feel hollow and meaningless. Hobbies, interests, and relationships lose their appeal, leaving a void where a sense of self used to reside.
Cultivating Joy: Nurturing Happiness in Everyday Life
In a world filled with uncertainty, stress, and challenges, cultivating joy is not just a luxury—it's a necessity for our overall well-being and resilience. Joy is a powerful emotion that uplifts our spirits, nourishes our souls, and brings a sense of lightness and fulfillment to our lives. While joy may seem elusive at times, it's a state of mind that can be nurtured and cultivated through intentional practices and mindset shifts.
Navigating Love: Dating as a Disorganized Attachment Person
One of the primary challenges of dating with disorganized attachment is the constant internal conflict between the desire for connection and the fear of vulnerability. Individuals with disorganized attachment may crave intimacy but struggle to maintain it when they feel overwhelmed or threatened. This push-pull dynamic can create a rollercoaster of emotions in relationships, making it challenging to establish a stable and secure connection.
Navigating Love: Dating as an Avoidant Attachment Person
Navigating the dating scene with an avoidant attachment style can feel like traversing a particularly treacherous terrain. For these individuals, the very things needed to build connections: intimacy, vulnerability, and closeness can feel like a threat to their independence, self-sufficiency and autonomy. This fear can lead to a reluctance to depend on others, a tendency to avoid emotional intimacy, and difficulty in forming close relationships. In this blog, we'll explore some strategies and insights for those with an avoidant attachment style who are venturing into the world of dating.