The Richness of Silence
This was originally posted in July, 2016 by Marina Lisjonok MSW, E-CYT, RRT. She still draws on this experience today. Since I got back from my 3-month silent meditation retreat in Nepal, I have been asked (more times than I can count) “So how was it?” I’ve found that’s a question that’s really hard to answer briefly! […]
Remember to Breathe: How to Weave Mindful Breathing into Times of Distress
guest blog by Katie Jost If you are reading this right now, it can be assumed you are breathing! According to James Nestor, the author of the 2020 New York Times bestseller book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, you will likely take around 670 million breaths in your lifetime. However, the quality […]
Action Steps for Utilizing Coping Skills
Guest blog by Samantha McGovern, LCPC, CRSS Do you find it difficult to implement the skills you have learned to support and maintain wellness? Oftentimes, the struggle doesn’t necessarily lie with what to do, but how to do it, or how to keep doing it. For example, it is easy to tell yourself to use […]
Recovering from Mental and Emotional Exhaustion
A few years ago I shared an article regarding signs of mental and emotional exhaustion on our Life Care Wellness Facebook page. The article was originally posted by the Unexpected Project, a worthy endeavor giving a voice to survivors of pregnancy-related death and near-death in the US, started by a college friend of mine, Anne […]
What is the Felt Sense?
Guest blog by Susan Pelton, PhD., SEP If you have engaged in any form of somatic therapy, you likely were encouraged to notice your felt sense. But have you ever wondered, “Just what is the felt sense?” A good way to understand the felt sense is by noticing it experientially. Let’s do that through […]