The Power of Each Other

08/29/2022

New blog post: Crisis Fatigue
http://www.drlaurablee.com/blog-posts-for-the-journey/crisis-fatigue-a-form-of-burnout

Crisis fatigue is a form of burnout; here are ways to counteract it.

08/09/2022

Good idea to diversify self-care!!

A self-care rainbow.

08/06/2022

08/06/2022

New blog post! Dreams and dream symbols, and working with recurrent nightmares through image rehearsal therapy: http://www.drlaurablee.com/blog-posts-for-the-journey/dreams-stories-and-growth

dreams and dream symbols, image rehearsal therapy, and working with dreams

08/01/2022

No one wants a "new normal"! We want our old normal back, but no matter how much we want it, we still need to come to terms with "new normal."

New normal is not what anyone wants and here we are. How can radical acceptance help us come to terms with new normal?

07/04/2022

The first draft of "Love the Questions: Creating a Life You Love through Journaling and Art" is finished! I'm putting together a book proposal and hope to have it published soon! If you want to see samples of journal prompts (one from each chapter), you can find them here: http://www.drlaurablee.com/love-the-questions-journal-prompts.html

The final book also has the outline and materials needed to run the Creative Explorations group; this section may be created as a separate publication depending on the outcome for "Love the Questions". Enjoy!!

12/13/2020

It's been a long time! I'm thrilled to be back with this announcement:

I just finished the self-exploration workbook I've been working on for the last 5 years, "Creative Explorations of the Self," using art activities to explore aspects of our identities, homes, and life journey. I think I need a better title, but the full first draft is done!! Now to finish the journaling book!

The next step with this project: See if I can find people willing to create a project based on one of the chapters, and then send me a good photo I can use to illustrate it! (All with credit and permission, of course!)

03/19/2020

Given how stressed out we are with COVID-19, I just posted audio files for stress management recordings I've made for my patients to my web page. You can find them under the "Resources" section, and one is a progressive muscle relaxation exercise and the other is a guided meditation for safety and peace. You can do them separately or together, but if you do them together, do the progressive muscle relaxation exercise first and then the guided meditation, because the PMR exercise involves tensing and releasing muscles and the guided meditation is all about relaxing (and you don't want to go from relaxed to tense/relax! :) ).

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03/16/2020

03/16/2020

We have a unique opportunity at this time, with this virus spreading. We have the chance to show love and caring for our neighbors - all of them, grow as community, and be the change we've been saying we want to see. This pandemic doesn't have to mean total tragedy, because we can pull together with the common goal of sharing our resources, our time, our energy, and our humanity. What can or are you doing to help? What ideas do you have?

02/07/2018

Another great article about being in a relationship with a trauma survivor:

Survivors of childhood trauma deserve all the peace and security that a loving relationship can provide. But a history of abuse or neglect can make trusting another person feel terrifying. Trying to form an intimate relationship may lead to frightening missteps and confusion. How can we better under...

02/07/2018

Great article!

Take it from psychologist and author Gretchen L. Schmelzer: in healing from trauma, a step backwards can actually be a sign of progress.

01/19/2018

This is how we can break down the walls that separate us, instead of building new walls: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/01/dismantling-hate.aspx

Psychologists identify factors that increase hostility, and those that might calm them.

01/07/2018

And so, The Power of Each Other ends. I have accepted a position in Boise, ID as a clinical psychologist, and have closed my practice. Thank you to everyone I’ve had the privilege to serve over the last 8 years. I’ve been honored to listen to you and hopefully help you know you’re not alone. And a new adventure awaits!

01/02/2018

Using someone’s RPG character in therapy is fascinating, cool, and really informative as well!

https://www.facebook.com/lauraburlingamelee/posts/10159736936760114

Autism Nova Scotia has set up a group of Dungeons and Dragons games to help people with autism practise their social skills.

12/30/2017

This is a great idea!

📝✨A lovely family Tradition to start in the New Year...

12/19/2017

We have talked a lot about how childhood trauma impacts emotional regulation and can leave us oscillating between anger and numbness (hyper- and hypo-arousal).

12/19/2017

Something to think about:

Grief - from any kind of loss - makes the holiday season harder. Knowing how to help can make things better, even when they can’t be made right. Grief th...