Pleasant Activities

Hello everyone, As you know, it’s important to have joy and happiness in your life in order to reduce stress and be a happy and healthy person. Feel free to read the list of activities below and incorporate some into your life if you wish to increase your joy and happiness. Pleasant Activities Taking a
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Hormones and Depression

Hormonal imbalances  Hormone imbalance has been known to contribute to a variety of problems from pains to cramps to mood swings to anxiety and depression as well as a number of other problems. These hormone imbalances are especially troubling for women who have more of a natural hormone fluctuation than men. Some symptoms of low
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Chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins

Chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins Studies have shown that depression may be associated with toxins from pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins. These chemicals can potentially interfere with neuronal processes in the brain and lead to toxic build-ups in the tissue. To prevent these chemical effects some people choose to use more natural and body
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Your Amazing Brain!

Your Amazing Brain By: Angela Englander                  November 7, 2015 Intense emotions, fear, racing heart, sweating, numb emotions, confusion, trouble thinking clearly, feeling distracted and indecisiveness can all be part of the ongoing legacy of childhood trauma. Living with these symptoms is rarely a fun experience though, so what can you do about it? Your reptilian
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Making Good Decisions

Making Good Decisions By: Angela Englander      August 20, 2015 In order for someone to make a good decision they need to incorporate both logical information and emotional information. This means knowing what emotions we are feeling, what emotions come up when making this decision, and how the outcome of the decision will affect us, and
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Dysregulation After Trauma

Dysregulation after Trauma By: Angela Englander      August 3, 2015 After traumatic experiences people often find themselves having to cope with a variety of struggles. At times the struggles they are experiencing do not seem to relate directly to the trauma yet may result because of an inability to regulate emotions and/or behaviours. Regulation is a
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Opposites That Can Both Be True

      Opposites That Are Both True By: Angela Englander                   July 28, 2015 This exercise is designed to help people challenge unhealthy thinking patterns and reduce black and white thinking. By challenging your mind to believe two seemingly contradicting messages at the same time your brain is learning to see things through a healthier
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Three Phase Treatment of Childhood Trauma

Three Phase Treatment of Childhood Trauma By: Angela Englander                                       July 28, 2015 Stage 1: Establishing a sense of safety and emotional wellbeing In order to heal from trauma a person must gain a sense of safety, without this feeling of safety a person may continue to be in the fight or flight response and their
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Pros and Cons of living the life you want

Pros and Cons of Living the Life you want  By: Angela Englander This chart can be used to calculate the pros and cons of making a choice that contributes to you living the life you want to live.                           Doing what you want                      
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What’s keeping you from living the life you deserve?

What’s keeping you from the life you deserve? By: Angela Englander Use this worksheet to figure out what false beliefs are keeping you from achieving the life you want. For each belief figure out if it’s something you feel about yourself, then use the space below to write a challenge to that false belief. I
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