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Month: September 2022

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My favourite resources: July – September 2022

My favourite resources: July – September 2022

FULL DISCLOSURE: As I’m writing this week’s blog, it’s the first day off I’ve had since the last time I wrote a review of all the things I’ve been consuming.  Because I’ve spent the last 12 weeks thigh-deep in research getting (another) thesis written I’m just flagging that I’ve probably read / listened / watched less than I usually do because so much of my time has been spent researching mediation studies looking at physical activity and depression and trust me, you don’t want to be reading all those research papers!

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Emotional regulation skills – the practical edition

Emotional regulation skills – the practical edition

Last week we introduced some of the basic concepts around emotional regulation and within that the idea of our ‘Window of Tolerance’.  As a bit of a recap, the window of tolerance is the zone where big emotions can be processed in a healthy way, allowing us to function and react to stress, anxiety, and fear effectively. 

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Emotional regulation skills

Emotional regulation skills

One of the challenges of adulting is that we’re expected to be able to manage our own emotions in a manner that is considered socially acceptable.  Sometimes that is really hard, especially when we’re trying to navigate really big emotions like anxiety and anger, or in the midst of really triggering environments or situations.  When our emotion-management system fails we might say or do things that we later regret, and the outcome might be damage to personal relationships or affect how we’re perceived in a professional (workplace) capacity.  Over time, if we don’t work at improving our emotional regulation skills it can negatively impact our personal wellbeing and social relationships.

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Things your therapist wants you to know:

Things your therapist wants you to know:

Rocking up to therapy – especially for the very first time – can be super weird.  Even if you know you’ve gotten to the point that you know that going to therapy is something you really need to do, it’s very common to feel nervous about actually attending the first few times.  And, if you’ve never been before it can be hard to know what to expect.  So, here’s a rundown of a few things that might be helpful to know about therapy:

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