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Cognitive, bypass
As I’ve dived deeper into my psyche in therapy as well as in one intensive psychotherapy training after the next, I’ve also learned...
Jennifer Dodd
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Body… neutral
It’s holiday season during quarantine and we are about to be inundated with body and food shaming. Even a global pandemic is not enough...
Jennifer Dodd
Dec 3, 20201 min read
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Kind discourse.
These days, social media allows us to share our beliefs and causes to a large audience at any time. Certainly, it has its advantages, but...
Jennifer Dodd
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Positive vibes only?
Focusing only on the positive aspects can be a trap. “I want to move but, I have a really great job here.” “I’m sad a lot in this...
Jennifer Dodd
Oct 9, 20192 min read
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Resilience used wisely.
The goal of building resilience and grit is not so that you can further endure destabilizing (often referred to as ‘toxic’) people and...
Jennifer Dodd
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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Loving someone means being willing to engage in healthy conflict with them.
There are a lot of reasons we avoid conflict, the obvious being that it just doesn’t feel good. It can also be an outdated strategy from...
Jennifer Dodd
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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The harder things are, the more self-care is needed.
The more complicated, difficult, oppressive, and taxing life is for you: the more time & energy you need in self-care practices that...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 22, 20191 min read
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Healing the Past in the Present
We can change the distorted beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world through active, intentional mindful awareness of our internal...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Treating the Whole Person in Therapy
Healing is collaborative, dynamic and multi- faceted. Psychotherapy is the part of the pie that I collaborate with my clients on. In...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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Pacing is Everything in Healing
A client once said she had been frustrated at times in therapy because she expected to come in and just ‘rip open all my trauma’. Of...
Jennifer Dodd
Mar 24, 20192 min read
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Why EMDR is Effective in Treating Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a therapeutic protocol used in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma....
Jennifer Dodd
Jan 30, 20192 min read
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4 Subtle Signs of Trauma: When You’re Dealing with More Than You Think
When you think about someone experiencing trauma, incidents such as a violent or sexual assault or a terrible car accident might come to...
Jennifer Dodd
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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