Releasing Trauma from The Body

In recent years, we have learned more about the vital connection of body/mind/brain, when it comes to trauma and many exercises and techniques have come into being, to really help people to release (at least, partly) their trauma from their body and to help regulate their nervous system. In this way, they’re able to live with more peace, understanding, self-esteem, self-love and joy.

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Anger…………You Gotta Feel It to Heal It

Like all emotions, the only ‘healthy’ way to move forward is to first feel your anger.

Let’s put this process of ‘feeling it to heal it’ into general steps. These are not necessarily linear but are part of the process of ‘feeling’ and letting go of your anger, so that you can move on and forward. These are the steps that I use, with myself and for clients.

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Anger------How It Affects You

In this series of “Feeling ALL your Feelings,” we’ve discussed smiling, laughing and crying. Now, we deal with another emotion, anger, which not only can scare others but can frighten us, too.

In this week’s blog post, we’ll discuss the definitions, facts and different findings about anger. Then, in the following blog post, we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of learning how to become aware of it, ‘feel it’, let it wash over you and go on………..and move forward.

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15 Amazing Health Benefits of Crying

In the last blog post, we started to discuss 15 Health Benefits of Crying and in the last 2 posts, about the need to ‘feel your feelings’--------‘feel it to heal it.’

Let’s get into a bit more detail….of 15 Amazing Health Benefits of Crying…………

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15 Health Benefits of Crying

In the last blog post, we discussed the health benefits of smiling and laughing. In the next 2 or 3 posts, we’ll discuss the health benefits of crying. There is no opposition here. Emotions and thoughts are not black and white. They swing back and forth and in between. We are humans and life is a ‘rollercoaster ride.’ It’s important, even vital to our health, to learn how to navigate our thoughts, feelings, emotions and most important, to learn how to let ourselves ‘feel our feelings.’ As is said, “you gotta feel it to heal it.”

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5 Health Benefits of Smiling and Laughing

I am quite focused on smiling and not just because I was a dentist for 37 years. It’s also because I know the real health benefits of smiling ……….and laughing, too. Have you ever felt bad when you really smile or really laugh? Your answer is probably no and there are several reasons for this.

Here they are…………………..:)

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An Antidote to Anxiety: Getting ‘Away”

First, let’s clarify a bit. Getting away does not necessarily refer to traveling far away, although my very recent trip abroad has brought this thinking on. Getting away can mean taking a ride to the beach or walking to a park, to a friend’s house, to another town, to another state or………to another country.

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What is Self-Mastery? Strategies to Achieve your Potential

So, what is self-mastery? Let’s say that it’s the power of being in control of the internal thought processes that guide your emotions, habits, behaviors, impulses and actions. It’s the ability to RESPOND rather than react. The former is done with intention and awareness, the latter is visceral and without reason.

This may sound simple; we may think about the conscious mind’s functioning when we see this definition. Though we need the conscious mind to be in alignment with the subconscious mind, it’s not so easy, as many of us know (my hand is raised here).

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Left Brain vs. Right Brain: The Truth will Surprise you: Part 2

In the last post, we went over the basic roles and functioning of both the left and right brain hemispheres.

As mentioned, these 2 sides are different and have different functions but they must work together.

In this post, we’ll learn what happens when there’s injury in one or the other hemispheres.

You may find it very surprising to learn just how complex your brain actually is…………

In this post, we’ll learn what happens when there’s injury in one or the other hemispheres.

You may find it very surprising to learn just how complex your brain actually is. It allows you to accomplish so much every day, from picking up a banana from the table, to reading, singing, speaking and feeling and understanding emotions. There is so much to learn and scientists are still making new discoveries about its functioning.

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Left Brain vs. Right Brain----The Truth will Surprise you

I’ve always been amazed at how we humans work, particularly how our mind/brain work intimately among its different parts to allow us to function the way we do. It’s no easy feat. As a Life Coach NYC and Mindset Coach, I now appreciate it even more.

Let’s look at the most amazing and most vital organ of the central nervous system: the brain. The truth about its structure and how it actually works will surprise you….

More specifically, we’ll see how the left brain vs. right brain function differently yet, still have to work well together for you to function well.

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How your Conscious and Subconscious Minds Work Together

You can actually use your conscious mind to help shape your unconscious mind. This is not an easy process because it entails overriding your unconscious mind. You must change the image of yourself that’s stored in the subconscious (unconscious) mind. It means rewiring your brain and it requires awareness and consistency. It’s about training your brain for success---your version of success.

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What is a Mindset Coach? Is One Right for You?

A MINDSET coach differs in that she works with her clients to uncover the beliefs, blocks, behaviors, actions, and patterns of thinking that are holding them back and preventing them from living the life or creating the career (or business) they really desire.

So, working with a MINDSET COACH gets you on a path to more aligned and faster results and to greater transformation and lasting success.

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Personal Development: It’s Your Time!

In this post, I’m referring to personal development in regards to you and your own self-development (ie: mental, emotional, physical, environmental & spiritual). Let’s say that personal development consists of steps and activities that develop a person’s capabilities, positive traits and potential and enhance their quality of life and the realization of their desires, dreams and aspirations.

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Happy New Year 2022

Happy New Year, 2022

As a Life Coach NYC and as a Mindset Coach, I’ve found that the 3 P’s below are essential for you to get to, so that you can rediscover and reconnect to the real, authentic you.

NOTE: for those of us who live with anxiety and/or trauma, getting to these 3 P’s may be a bit more challenging, so you may want some additional help (ie: Mindset coach, Trauma-informed coach, therapist, somatic therapist, etc.)

The 3 P’s:

In future posts, we’ll get into more details about these 3 P’s and we’ll continue from last week’s post to kickstart your New Year for success!

Now…….the 3 P’s….

1)PURPOSE(S)

2)PASSIONS

3)PRIORITIES (Values)

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10 Ways to Kick-Start your New Year for Success: Part 1

Every year, many of us make resolutions and after a few days, weeks or months, we seem to forget about them…So, let’s talk about ways you can kick-start this new year 2022 for a year of success for you, personally and professionally, even if you’re living with anxiety. As a life coach (NYC) and mindset coach, I’d like to discuss 10 ways to move forward for 2022 and then, next week, we’ll continue with more ideas and ways you can kick-start your new year for success, self-empowerment and joy!

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It’s Time to Stop Trying to Get Rid of Your Anxiety

If you’re trying to get rid of something, ie: anxiety, then you’re not accepting it. And accepting it is important to be able to accept yourself because it’s a part of you. When you fight with and reject your anxiety, you are, in essence, attacking and rejecting yourself. Guess what? This only creates more anxiety, so it’s defeating its purpose.

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Reset Your Nervous System: Part 2

You’ve now developed AWARENESS of when your anxiety comes up, along with your Chronic Stress Response (CSR) or survival response, and where the anxiety originates from: is it amygdala-based or cortex-based? (refer to blog post: How to Live Well with Anxiety: part 4). Now, it’s time to start taking steps to change your CSR and alleviate your anxiety symptoms, in body, mind and spirit. Here are some of the tools……….

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