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Using Somatic Therapy to Change & Heal
The brain utilizes our past experiences to provide information on how to interpret our emotions in the present. The brain is really good...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 10, 20191 min read
Healthy Discipline
There’s a continuum of ‘treat yo’ self’ to ‘discipline yourself’ and being able to find a balance from day to day is what makes it...
Jennifer Dodd
Jul 21, 20192 min read
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
How to Come Out as an LGBTQA Adult
Most of us had a childhood filled with both subtle and overt lessons of how people and things “should” be. Our family, culture, and...
Jennifer Dodd
Feb 18, 20192 min read
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
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
Therapists sit with suffering, while we hold onto hope, and so can you.
Everyday is a story more awful than the last. Things just feel bad all around. If you are even a remotely empathetic, compassionate, or...
Jennifer Dodd
Jan 4, 20193 min read
Shouldn’t psychotherapy be about becoming self-actualized?
As a Psychotherapist I can’t help but wonder if therapy is being marketed all wrong. Hear me out, you have a problem, you go to someone...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 6, 20182 min read
This question may change your life.
I consume a lot of true crime (for fun), and I listen to people’s stories (for a living) so I feel somewhat qualified to make the...
Jennifer Dodd
Jul 4, 20182 min read
Trauma sucks
I love the idea of Post traumatic growth, so please, don’t get me wrong. I even have that apart of my signature on my emails. Declaring...
Jennifer Dodd
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Keep your shadow even closer.
I incorporate CBT with my clients, of course, most therapists do (naturally), but I don’t slam (shame) them with the positive thinking...
Jennifer Dodd
May 4, 20182 min read
Bravely Reach for Connection
I often notice my own tendency to withdraw from others when I am feeling pain, which only serves to make me feel even more isolated,...
Jennifer Dodd
Nov 8, 20171 min read
Happiness only comes from within… really?!
It’s popular wisdom these days that happiness comes from within. I see it everywhere. Therapists say it. Mindfulness articles sell it....
Jennifer Dodd
Aug 15, 20172 min read
Self-Care Beyond Bubble Baths
Self-care is so much more than a bubble bath or a walk in the park. Self-care is a way of relating to yourself lovingly, kindly with...
Jennifer Dodd
Jan 8, 20161 min read
Post Traumatic Growth
A lot of people get stuck believing their past experiences will dictate their lives, but studies show even trauma can help us grow...
Jennifer Dodd
Sep 10, 20151 min read
The Gifts of Subculture
We know that being a minority causes stress whether through outright discrimination or subtle micro-aggressions. We’ve also been told:...
Jennifer Dodd
Aug 20, 20151 min read
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