Tag: Self-care

• So You’re Thinking About Starting Therapy…

  

  So you’re thinking about starting therapy. Congratulations! You are essentially now Dorothy at the beginning of the yellow brick road. You have no idea where it will take you, but the chances seem good that you will be cultivating your courage, heart, and mind. Here are a few general things to keep in mind as…

  Eliza

  August 31, 2022

  Therapy

  bayarea, bigfeelingswelcome, california, changeisntlinear, counseling, couplescounseling, expressivearts, Grief, harmreduction, healthyboundaries, hope, Meditation, mentahealthquotes, Mindfulness, onlinetherapy, personalgrowth, san francisco, sanfranciscotherapy, Self-care, Self-love, selfcareishealthcare, settingboundaries, soulcollage, Stress, Therapy, therapyiscool, transition

• On Paying Attention to Intention

  In the last few months I’ve felt better overall than I have in a long time. My current combination of self-care practices seem to be working well for the most part, and it feels good when I’m able to maintain a feeling of balance for extended periods of time. My main struggle continues to be…

  Eliza

  May 19, 2017

  Growing up, Mindfulness, Self-care

  Awareness, Growing up, Intention, Meditation, Practice, san francisco, Self-care, Self-love, Therapy, Thoughts

• Recognizing Shenpa and the Struggle of Attachment

  I hadn’t planned to come to Mexico City, but when my program at Esalen fell through due to the storms we had this winter I did a quick whirl through my mental rolodex of places I’d like to go and people I’d like to see. So here I am, staying with an old friend from…

  Eliza

  April 27, 2017

  Growing up, Mindfulness, Self-care

  Anxiety, Attachment, Divorce, Growth, Meditation, Mindful, Present, Rebecca Solnit, Self-care, Self-Growth, self-reflection, Shenpa, Stress

• Bringing Self-Care Home for the Holidays

  There’s a reason they call self-care a practice. Unfortunately it’s not something you simply learn to do and then go on your merry way, having leveled up in the game of adulthood. No, self-care requires continual energy and awareness, and about as many hours of practice as anything else needed for mastery (10,000 hours? 100,000…

  Eliza

  December 20, 2016

  Growing up, Mindfulness

  Growing up, Life, Mindfulness, Self-care, Self-love