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Mental Health
Leanne Jimenez, APC

Emotional Regulation: What is it? And how do I do it?

Emotional regulation is the skill of managing one’s response to a situation. It involves changing thoughts and behaviors to change the response effectively. Think of remaining calm, being controlled, and responding to things in a way that makes you feel genuine and authentic. The opposite of emotional regulation is dysregulation. Dysregulation can be destructive to

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Leanne Jimenez, APC April 1, 2024 No Comments
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Personal Growth
Sharickah Rogers, LPC

The Story I’m Telling Myself…

Have you ever been texting with a friend, see the 3 dots indicating that they are responding, and then the 3 dots go away? In that moment, you likely made up a story to explain why that happened. Maybe the story was that you came on a little aggressive with all those exclamation points and

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Sharickah Rogers, LPC April 24, 2023 No Comments
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Mindfulness
Lana Banegas, LMFT

Mindfulness for Healthy Relationships

In reading Jon Kabat-Zinn’s book, “Wherever You Go, There You Are,” we learn the valuable way to stay present with our partner, to learn new things everyday about ourselves and our loved ones, through the practice of presence. Mindfulness is a simple concept. Its power lies in its practice and its applications. Mindfulness means paying

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Lana Banegas, LMFT April 14, 2022 No Comments
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Personal Growth
Lana Banegas, LMFT

Lauren’s’ Musings For Your Healing Journey

Greetings! I wanted to share with you a few quotes from some of my favorite authors at the moment. I invite you to take a look at these books, and use them on your healing journey. “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk “How to Do the Work” by Dr. Nicole LePera

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Lana Banegas, LMFT August 8, 2021 No Comments
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Personal Growth
Lana Banegas, LMFT

How Mindfulness Practices Can Positively Impact Your Day to Day

What is Mindfulness Meditation?   Mindfulness can be defined as: paying attention, on purpose, with intention, in the present moment, with loving-kindness and without judgement. Taking a mindful minute, to re-engage with the present moment, and notice your thoughts as they go by, like clouds in the sky, anchoring your attention to the inhale and exhale,

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Lana Banegas, LMFT April 19, 2021 No Comments
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Personal Growth
Lana Banegas, LMFT

Holidays & Relationship Growth: Eliminating Defensivess

Couples often struggle with conflict resolution in their relationship. This comes up a lot around the holiday season due to increased family pressures, relative visits and time together. It is natural and even important to have conflict, after all, we know that intimacy is developed in conflict (which is, by the way, simply defined as,

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Lana Banegas, LMFT December 10, 2020 No Comments
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