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Our psychotherapists and chronic pain coaches are passionate about the field of mindbody medicine.

07/17/2025

The irony in the words being placed in a downward trajectory… 😂

ANYWAY!

🤍 Reminder 🤍

Your progress doesn’t disappear just because you feel like you’re “taking two steps back.” Healing needs these moments to help your brain learn a new way of responding.

Feeling stuck or messy doesn’t mean you’ve lost everything… it’s often how change deepens and becomes more automatic over time.

Keep going. ✨

07/01/2025

How ironic is it that the same thing your brain is protecting you from (i.e the discomfort you feel) is actually the same thing causing the discomfort in the first place? 😆

Thanks, brain. 🧠

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06/27/2025

Do your best to focus on the moments you feel neutral, calm, or even good. 🫶

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06/18/2025

We have to embrace uncertainty and discomfort if we want to heal. You can do it, I believe in you. 🫶

06/10/2025

It’s all about intention. 😉

The big difference is that redirecting is about noticing the symptom or intrusive thought, but then actively choosing to shift your focus to something else.

It’s kind of like saying, “Yep, I see you, but I’m not getting stuck here.”

It’s more about engaging with the present moment in a way that feels intentional.

Distraction, on the other hand, is more like trying to push the discomfort away completely, which can backfire because it doesn’t really teach your brain how to sit with the discomfort without spiraling! 🌀😵‍💫🌀

Lmk if I’m making any sense, and what your thoughts are. 😂👇

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06/03/2025

Maybe the “why is this happening?” isn’t as important as the “how am I going to respond in a way that keeps me moving forward on this journey?”

And that shift from rigid techniques (which can create pressure and outcome dependence) to redirection (which can actually be enjoyable) is huge in mindbody recovery!

Acknowledge what’s happening, and try not to give it the time of day. Keep going. You got this. 🤍

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05/06/2025

What would you add? 🤍

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04/21/2025

Not sure how to show yourself compassion when those uncomfortable feelings pop up? I got you. 🫶

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04/09/2025

Sometimes, what right for us won’t feel good at first.

Setting boundaries,

Choosing rest over “productivity,”

Exposure work,

Saying no,

Taking breaks,

Having difficult but necessary conversations,

Letting something not be “perfect,”

Changing thought patterns,

Breaking old habits,

Choosing to protect your peace,

Making yourself and your needs the most important thing in the room,

Practicing self-compassion and letting go of the illusion that you’re somehow broken,

Heck, even therapy doesn’t feel good at times!!

Healing can be so messy, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. 🫶

As Virginia Satir said: “People prefer the certainty of misery over the misery of uncertainty.”

Today, choose the misery of uncertainty. Maybe, just maybe, it’ll actually lead you to the right place. 🤍

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