New Standards (for keeping it together)

This episode is about what trauma is defined as, what PTSD is defined as, and what treatment to seek out if you feel you, or a loved one, suffer due to trauma.

Deep breathing: Resonance Breathing: What it is and why it works: Resonance breathing is when you breathe in for 6 seconds and breathe out for 6 seconds. This regulates the nervous system and tells the body to come out of fight/flight/freeze mode.  Download App: The Breathing App

This podcast is dedicated to teaching you about how to communicate better with loved ones, friends, roommates and anyone else this may apply to.  Deirdre goes over some ways in which you can use this method. The main template Deirdre uses and teaches (adapted by Marshal D. Rosenberg's work) is: "I fee/felt (insert feeling word) when (insert objective content) and I need(ed) (insert need)." and "Yo...

Are you thinking about medication? Are you wary of it? Do you hate the idea of medication but feel stuck?  This episode goes over the pluses and minuses of medication versus naturopathic methods for addressing mental health symptoms. 

This episode is for the people pleasers who want to break out of their cycles and live the life that THEY want. 

In this episode Deirdre overviews different forms of mindfulness and why it works to calm down the body and the mind. Deirdre goes over how to change your neural pathways and reduce your overall stress and anxiety. 

Deirdre brings you through a meditation to calm the body and the mind. This is not the regular format of the podcast. Sit back (literally) and enjoy.

This episode overviews how to calm down the nervous system quickly when you are stressed or in fight/flight/freeze mode. The method taught in this episode is called "Diver's Response." There is a way in which we can activate the diver's response - with submerging the forehead in cold water. Listen in and find out more on how to calm down you stress response in 30 seconds.

In this episode Deirdre overviews how to reduce stress quickly in the moment. All too often we get stressed when we are in places where we cannot leave and take a breather. Deirdre teaches you how to relieve your stress without having to leave - in a way the calms down both your body and your mind. She overviews what the vagus nerve is and how to calm the body down with a stress-relieving method c...

In this episode Deirdre talks about how to get unstuck when you have to tackle big tasks.

In this episode Deirdre talks about how to unfreeze when you feel it is too overwhelming to start the day

This episode is about taking ownership of your own emotions - and releasing responsibility for other people's emotions. This will increase your confidence and overall happiness. Listen in to see why and HOW to do this.

In this episode Deirdre talks about how to move forward with big life goals that may have fallen to the wayside. Those paths you never got to go down. Is it too late? If you think  it is - you may want to listen in on this episode.

Life is difficult as it is. It can make it all that much harder if we don't ask others for help. In this episode Deirdre overviews a method for building the new (to you) habit of reaching out for help - and even building a new team of helpers - in your life.

This episode is about a method for productivity which is called The List of Three. This overviews how to simplify your to-do list and propel yourself forward toward your objectives and goals. 

This very first episode of New Standards (for Keeping it Together) is about how to keep up your self-esteem by taking yourself seriously - and acheiving the goals that you set. Goals are not always straightforward. Sometimes they are nebulous and seemingly impossible to achieve. Sometimes the simplest of tasks can seem overwhelming. This (under three minute) episode goes through how to break throu...

Welcome to New Standards (for Keeping it Together)! This is a podcast for learning new coping/life skills for working through the hard times and lightening the load. Life can be hard - so why not share the wealth and learn these skills together!