Meredith Gelman, LCSW

03/28/2020

Mindfulness for Anxiety and Sleep - with Tara Brach

Free !

https://www.udemy.com/course/heal-anxiety-sleep-easily-tara-brach/?couponCode=ANXIETY-FREE-2020

Learn Practices that Help Reduce Stress and Calm Fears

03/27/2020

5 Ways to Help Kids Manage Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic

https://themighty.com/2020/03/anxious-kid-covid-19/?utm_source=newsletter_mighty_brief&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_mighty_brief_2020-03-26&$deep_link=true

This article is good for all ages..

#1 is essential for helping anxious kids.

03/25/2020

That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief

https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief

A great interview with David Kessler about the grief and loss of control we are all feeling at this time. He talks about staying in the present and managing anticipatory anxiety and grief with the help of mindfulness techniques, practicing compassion for others, and the importance of connection with yourself and others.

02/20/2020

How Complaining Physically Rewires Your Brain To Be Anxious And Depressed

I love one of the suggested solutions is practicing WISE EFFORT. This is the practice of really letting go anything that is not serving you and that you can’t change . Read more below ...

We all know a Debby-downer who is perpetually negative and tends to bring everyone down with them. For these people,

02/16/2020

Heart and Soul Yoga LLC

Thanks Heart and Soul Yoga LLC for sharing this article !

https://theheartysoul.com/ways-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve/?fbclid=IwAR2Z6im9CtemZZGKN16qww3QsSSf7D-qJ7UhWXl3wJe15jVlA_Gw_zPV7Os

02/11/2020

The Lonely Burden of Today’s Teenage Girls

Lonely burden of today’s teenage girl ....

Amid our huge, unplanned experiment with social media, new research suggests that many American adolescents are becoming more anxious, depressed and solitary.

02/01/2020

Butterflies and Pebbles

So my darlings, we are in countdown. Two weeks to go before my first Soul Reset of the year and this new decade begins and it is going to be wonderful. I am still in love with the fact that we are at the beginning of a new decade, with all the wisdom and experience we garnered over the last decade in our bags. The horizon is lit with opportunity. It's a blank canvas. The sky above our heads is wide open with possibilities and that sense of new, both delicate and rooted hangs in the air to refresh our hearts over and over again. Yes, we are in the New. And that's why I run this Reset. Hopefully we have settled into the new year a little by now. The resolutions we began with might not have taken form yet. The intentions we had for this new year might not have been activated like we wanted. We might still be feeling our feet. It always takes me a while to find my way in a new year. I spend January trying to catch up and say goodbye to the last. Wholesome goodbyes always open up meaningful and fulfilling hellos. So February feels a more reasonable and realistic time to locate the song and hopes in my heart for this new land and time I find myself in. And so we have it. Thirty days of feeding our hearts and minds with love, self-acceptance and inspiration, clearing the way for new adventures and meaningful moments, a passage through the year that proves we are truly alive and on fire with our dreams and our truths by the end of it. We focus on ten principles of self-love gearing towards sowing the right kind kind of seed into the soil of our hearts to keep us going the whole year through. I provide reading, audios, poetic meditations, soulful affirmations, activities and journal prompts. We have a group on Facebook where we meet regularly and create a circle of sisterhood to encourage one another through the thirty days. It's soulful, it's deep, it's light, it's healing, it's empowering. You might need another kick-start to the year or your heart might need some encouragement. Maybe your soul is thirsty for some soulful reminders of your purpose and the possibilities hovering over you that if you grasp will get your eyes sparkling with life again. You might be like me and really want to take this year into your hands and make it your own, experience it as both a gift and an extension of all the dreams you carry inside. Whatever it is you need, there's a huge chance you will find it in this ongoing workshop of sorts. It's magic. My Soul Resets have become an anchor for me over these past 18 months. And at this time of year my heart needs this kind of anchoring and infusion of self-love the most. So come join me and hundreds of other women that walked with me last year. You won't regret it and your heart will feel full and soft and impassioned by the end. Follow the link below to enrol. See you on 14th ###

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/661700824/new-2020-start-of-year-soul-reset-with

01/25/2020

Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One Of the Most Important Life Lessons

Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One Of the Most Important Life Lessons

Every person in a child's life can help him or her develop empathy, an important quality for personal and professional success.

01/06/2020

Robyn E Brickel MA, LMFT, LLC

Robyn E Brickel MA, LMFT, LLC

17 badass Brené Brown quotes that will inspire you to lead! @businesschicks @BreneBrown

01/02/2020

Counseling & Support for You and Your Family

Embrace your personal bill of rights 💙

12/31/2019

Counseling & Support for You and Your Family

What is gaslighting? @yes_he_is_toxic

12/31/2019

Thank you Counseling & Support for You and Your Family for posting this !

A wish for your 2020 - Thank you for sharing, Lynne Namka and Tiny Buddha 🙏❤️

12/23/2019

Reiki Is Now Reaching The Top Hospitals In The US

Thank you Heart and Soul Yoga LLC for sharing this great news . Love that hospitals are beginning to utilize this and mindfulness and hope it is also happening in children’s hospitals too.

Dr. Jessica Utts, the Chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of California and a professor there since 2008, published a paper in 1999 showing that parapsychological studies and their results are far more statistically significant than the studies that are used to approve some of ou...

12/18/2019

MindShift

MindShift

Girls often feel stressed because they overestimate the difficulty of a situation and underestimate their ability to deal with it. When they avoid a situation, they miss the opportunity to correct that perception and recognize their own strength.

12/17/2019

Zensational Kids, LLC

A great 2020 Challenge for families! Have your child choose a TED Talk that speaks to them and encourage dialogue over a meal with other family members. These growth set talks are inspiring to many families and allowing more conversations to occur in families about tough topics teens face today.

This has been a BIG topic of conversation in our company as well as with the schools we serve. Hope you find the info helpful. Thank you Jennifer for posting:)

11/17/2019

Trauma-Informed Practice

Trauma-Informed Practice

Nice article outlining ways to reduce stress in the classroom through trauma-informed practices...

11/05/2019

Heart and Soul Yoga LLC

10/12/2019

So perfect! I am often asked how to respond to those who are gas lightening is and well- these are spot on responses.

10/09/2019

Trauma-Informed Practice

Basic summary of concepts of Adverse Childhood Experiences v. Positive Childhood Experiences; see the Psychology Today article below this post to read the actual research study:

09/25/2019

https://www.instagram.com/p/B21oNdVg7Sl/?igshid=7b6umz659b8m

09/25/2019

London Psychological Services

09/20/2019

London Psychological Services

09/15/2019

London Psychological Services

09/15/2019

London Psychological Services

09/08/2019

Beyond Trauma and Attachment - BeTA

09/02/2019

Mindful Kindful YOUniversity

#forgiveness #MindfulKindfulPeaceful #selfcompassion #resilience #noonesaiditwouldbeeasy

08/25/2019

Rebranding Middle Age

08/23/2019

Zensational Kids, LLC

Zensational Kids, LLC

Ever wonder what the NERVOUS SYSTEM has to do with BEHAVIOR? Need some tools to "hack" into that nervous system to help you and your students calm, focus, and build resilience? #mindfulness #SEL #copingskills #breathmovementmindfulness #embodiedmindfulpractices #calmintheclassroom #resilience #emotionalawareness #selfmanagement

08/21/2019

HuffPost Parents

HuffPost Parents

It's hard to know where to begin, but these titles can help.

08/20/2019

Trauma Informed Parent

A good one to share with older children and teens

08/20/2019

Enlightened Consciousness

08/20/2019

Tips for Back to School - Crossroads Family Counseling Center

Thank you Crossroads Family Counseling Center
http://www.crossroadsfamilycounselingcenter.com/tips-for-back-to-school/

Back-to-School can be a stressful time for parents and children. The start of school can be exciting in many ways – seeing friends again, getting a new teacher, and extracurricular activities – but it can also bring anxiety and nerves for many children. It is not uncommon for children to feel ex...

08/06/2019

Barb Schmidt

Take your time and feel the pain deeply, understand what's happening in the situation, and slowly come out the other side using the teachings you have learned to walk into your life free and confident in what you want and who you are.
Working through pain is not easy, so be patient with yourself, love yourself completely, and know you are worthy of the life you dream of.

08/05/2019

Sheri Mitschelen, LCSW, RPT/S

Sheri Mitschelen, LCSW, RPT/S

With sadness..

07/17/2019

Addie Wieland, LCSW

Traumatic Events in the past often bleed into our present and onto others....

"What most people do not realize is that trauma is not the story of something awful that happened in the past, but the residue of imprints left behind in people’s sensory and hormonal systems." Survivors of trauma often do not feel safe in their bodies. Yoga can help regain this trust. Watch this video as Bessel van der Kolk does a much better job explaining it than I do. Side note: He is my next obsession. Finished reading The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma and it completely changed my practice.

06/21/2019

Barb Schmidt

Wake up. Sit. Breathe. Connect to your power and grounding within. 💫

Life can be difficult, always unpredictable, and confusing...to say the least right?

So often when we’re going through a tough time we think this is it, I just can’t handle anymore, I feel overwhelmed.

It’s during these times, if we can remember to breathe and call upon all our resources of power and calm within, we emerge transformed, actually blossoming.

You have been planted my loves, now bloom to your highest capacity.

06/19/2019

Trauma-Informed Practice

We know that children need many things, but here is a good list to start with...

05/16/2019

Great representation of how part of us get hijacked ! Thanks Jen Kogan for sharing..

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxha2tAgl2U/?igshid=co4se0jqwfhk

05/16/2019

John Ratey, MD

I love hearing this.

"Strength training doesn't just build muscles and trim your waistline—it's also one of the best prescriptions for mental health. Here's how to stay away from stress and burn-out, and start lifting towards a calmer, more confident you!"

05/06/2019

TED

Thanks Robyn E Brickel MA, LMFT, LLC for sharing this..

"A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again. Yes, they're going to move forward. But that doesn't mean that they've moved on."

Read our newest TED Book, “The Hot Young Widows Club,” a wise and humorous guide for anyone going through a challenging time: go.ted.com/widowsclub

04/18/2019

Love this one ...❤️❤️

from The Rhythm of life by Matthew Kelly

04/18/2019

Zensational Kids, LLC

See them as their highest self and perhaps that is who will show up.

04/18/2019

Robyn E Brickel MA, LMFT, LLC

https://www.facebook.com/148134401973312/posts/2122427807877285?sfns=mo

Admitting to yourself that you are in an abusive relationship can be so scary. Noticing abuse is the first step to healing. Here are some things to help you recognize emotionally abusive behavior @FerentzInstit

04/16/2019

Zensational Kids, LLC

04/16/2019

Yep!