TIPs: The Brain & Change > Empowerment
It can be hard to feel like we have the right to say no or speak up about what our needs are to our friends and family. It's very natural to struggle with this. Our counselors have tips and articles about learning how to feel empowered to speak up, set boundaries, and say no with confidence.
Managing emotional takeovers: Whether it be a parent, a partner, a boss, a coworker, or a friend, interacting with someone who is emotionally immature can feel like navigating a minefield of emotions. You are continue reading
Recognizing when we have a boundary is challenging. Speaking our boundaries into existence can feel terrifying, especially when we have no idea how the other person is going to respond. While sexual boundaries may continue reading
Whether you are single or in a committed relationship, assessing sexual boundaries and preferences can be difficult. Our awareness of our own individual sexuality can vary greatly based on our upbringing, education, experiences, communication continue reading
We’ve all heard the word “boundaries.” Boundaries are a popular buzzword that have crossed from mental health and psychology circles into the mainstream. Boundaries are one of the most important gifts we can give continue reading
How Do I Know if My Boundaries Are Being Respected or Violated?
Our feelings act as our internal alarm system. At their core, alarms are a mechanism that alert us to distress or continue reading
Self-abandonment can be understood as the rejection of your own thoughts, feelings and needs. Self-abandonment occurs when we experience an emotion that requires our attention, and we ignore it by reaching for an external distraction continue reading
What are your needs? Your dreams? Your values? Your priorities? Some people have a very definite “inner voice” that can easily answer these questions. But for others, especially those who identify as “people pleasers,” it continue reading
You read the tip on mismatched differentiation for those who feel healthier in their relationships. Now, what do you do about it? How do you fix something that takes two of you? You are continue reading
What do you do when you are the emotionally healthier person in a relationship?
Emotional health can be described through the concept of differentiation. Differentiation is a balance between independence and connectedness. More differentiated people continue reading
Mindful Eating
Food is not only a way to nourish your body, but has also become a way to socialize, cope, and entertain. Society has placed more attention on what you eat, how much you continue reading
Did you know a solution to emotional reactivity, emotional fusion or codependence is emotional independence? But what exactly is emotional independence?
When people struggle with asserting their needs and desires within personal relationships they may continue reading
Binge eating puts us in an emotional, addictive and trance-like state. When we binge, we use food to soothe negative emotions. Food becomes our cure-all. Feeling sad? Eat. Feeling angry? Eat. Feeling scared? Eat. Feeling continue reading
Eating Disorder Treatment Help
Eating disorder feeling list: observe and recognize your feelings. Learn to build a vocabulary for your feelings.
Are You Feeling? Sad Disappointed Defeated Frustrated Angry Tired Stuck Helpless Resentful Misunderstood Irritated continue reading
Emotional Eating Quiz: to determine if you are an emotional eater, ask yourself the following questions
* 1) Do you eat food instead of processing negative or overwhelming emotions?* 2) Do you frequently continue reading
