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Were you raised by narcissists? It's possible, and it can affect your life as an adult. Narcissistic personality disorder is a lot more uncommon than you think! It exists on a spectrum, and can still be helpful to recognize behaviors and attitudes that skew narcissistic. Narcissism is a hot topic right now, and many people are wondering what the word means and if they could possibly know anyon...

Am I a narcissist? Narcissistic personality disorder is a lot more uncommon than you think! It exists on a spectrum, and can still be helpful to recognize behaviors and attitudes that skew narcissistic. Narcissism is a hot topic right now, and many people are wondering what the word means and if they could possibly know anyone who falls into this category. Here are 9 signs that potentially you cou...

Am I dating a narcissist? Narcissism is a hot topic right now, and many people are wondering what the word means and if they could possibly know anyone who falls into this category. Here are 9 signs that potentially you could be dating a narcissist. Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article ⁠youtube.com/@therapyconnections Hey everyone. Welcome...

How do you sleep? Is sleep important? We often think of sleep in terms of our physical health, but not in terms of mental health. Sleep has a big impact on our capacity to deal with life. If you sleep better, you will have better menatl health, simple as that! Watch this video with 12 tips based on DBT principles to help you sleep better. Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-...

Self-Care is a simple principle. We talk about it all the time without realizing it, but most of us don't do a good job at actually doing it. It will make a big difference in your mental health and stress tolerance by doing small and simple self-care things. Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article Find the audio only version on Spotify an...

The word trigger is common in todays language. What is a trigger? How do you deal with triggers? Many of us experience these even if we don't realize it, and knowing what to do when you experience that is an important skill for all of us! Triggers affect our thinking and interrupt our ability to think clearly. Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniq...

Here is a follow up discussion with all three of us on our last episode- Learn to control your emotions through emotional regulation. This is an important skill, and one that many of us missed out on when we were growing up. Tune in to the video to learn how! Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article Find the audio only version on Spotify and A...

Learn to control your emotions through emotional regulation. This is an important skill, and one that many of us missed out on when we were growing up. Tune in to the video to learn how! Subscribe to our YouTube page! Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where real therapists give you the highlights of the things we say in therapy and provide some skills, education, and ideas...

The word trigger is common in todays language. What is a trigger? How do you deal with triggers? Many of us experience these even if we don't realize it, and knowing what to do when you experience that is an important skill for all of us! Grounding Techniques: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article Find the audio only version on Spotify and Apple Podcasts her...

The word trigger is common in todays language. What is a trigger? How do you deal with triggers? Many of us experience these even if we don't realize it, and knowing what to do when you experience that is an important skill for all of us! Find the video version on YouTube! Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where real therapists give you the highlights of the things we...

A question that we get a lot as therapists is: "How can I stop emotions from getting so big?" When our we have intense emotions we can feel out of control. There are a lot of things that contribute to big emotions. Invalidation is one of the main ones. When we feel invalidated, we feel just like the word sounds- that our emotions aren't valid. This actually makes us feel worse! Inval...

Why are your emotions so big? There are a lot of things that contribute to big emotions. Invalidation is one of the main ones. When we feel invalidated, we feel just like the word sounds- that our emotions aren't valid. This actually makes us feel worse! Invalidation is very common, so join us today and talk about it. Find the audio only version on Spotify and Apple Podcasts here: linktr.ee/he...

Pornography is incredibly common, and has shown to be damaging to our mental health, and increases rates of anxiety and depression. Getting help for pornography use can be intimidating or embarrassing, but it doesn't need to be. To quit pornography, you need to take certain steps to replace it in your life with other behaviors, and identify situations that cause pornography use. Join us today...

Today we talk about escape behavior. Escape behavior are all the things we do to get away from our responsibilities when we take coping skills to far. Escape behavior's are not helpful! How do you stop? Join us in the video and let's talk about it! Find the video version on our YouTube Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where real therapists give you the highlights...

What is explosive anger? How do I deal with explosive anger or help my child deal with explosive anger? In this video we will talk about all of those questions and learn about managing and treating explosive anger. Find the audio only version on Spotify and Apple Podcasts here: linktr.ee/healingconnectionsut Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where real therapists give you...

Why do we have anger? Why do I get so mad? Why do things make me angry? These are common questions we ask ourselves after a blow up. Anger is a secondary emotion, which means there is usually something under it. Why do we have anger? We have it for various reasons, but getting to the root of it will be important for addressing it. Find the video version on YouTube @TherapyConnections linktr.ee/hea...

How do you deal with anger? Anger is an emotion that we all experience and often show outwardly, even when it does not fit the situation. Learning to deal with your anger can be difficult but is very doable. Recognizing that anger is a secondary emotion and using skills that take advantage of that can be one of the most helpful first steps to dealing with anger. Find the video version on YouTube @...

This is a guided container exercise. The container exercise is commonly used in EMDR treatment, but can be used even if that is not something you participate in. A container exercise is used to take something that is stressing you out or feels overwhelming and put it 'in a container' so that you can come back to it later or just leave it and deal with life. EMDR treatment is commonly used...

Mens Mental Health Month Continues with our guest Terrance Orton! Terrance is smart, experienced, and amazing to work with. He brings a lot of good insight to this conversation and shows his expertise as a clinician, as well as being a male therapist. Find him here at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/terrance-orton-blue-spruce-therapy-layton-ut/854563 Find the video version on YouTub...

Therapy for men can be intimidating, and seem unhelpful. We are here to talk about why therapy for men works, and how it might look different. Therapy for men tends to focus on our physiological reactions and symptoms, and teaching skills to address those specifically using evidence and research based principles. Find the audio only version on Spotify and Apple Podcasts here: linktr.ee/healingconn...

Men's mental health is something we are passionate about here. Working at a practice with multiple male clinicians, we love working with other men on becoming the best versions of themselves. There is a stigma around talking about mens mental health. To break the stigma of mens mental health, we need to start by talking openly about it. Men face many unique struggles and it can be hard to seek...

Mindfulness is a word we hear a lot. What does it even mean to be mindful? How can being mindful help me? We try to answer these question in our first of two videos discussing what mindfulness is and why it can change your life. Find the audio video version on YouTube at youtube.com/@therapyconnections linktr.ee/healingconnectionsut Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where...

Mindfulness is a word we hear a lot. What does it even mean to be mindful? How can being mindful help me? We try to answer these question in our first of two videos discussing what mindfulness is and why it can change your life. Find the video version here or at youtube.com/@therapyconnections linktr.ee/healingconnectionsut Hey everyone. Welcome to Therapy Connections - The podcast where real ther...

"I'm not good enough" is something we hear a lot in therapy, and we think ourselves. It is one of the most common intrusive thoughts and negative self beliefs. What to do about the "I'm not good enough" thought is more simple than you think! Believing that you are good enough starts with certain mindset shifts we talk about in this video. Find the audio only version on...

Intrusive thoughts are something we all deal with. They are unwanted and cause us to feel anxious - that's what makes them intrusive thoughts. When you experience intrusive thoughts, what can you do about them? We talk about some ideas and solutions that you could use to address them in this video. Find the audio only version on Spotify and Apple Podcasts here: linktr.ee/healingconnectionsut H...