ELLEN TALLES, LCSW-C, BC-DMT: Psychotherapy, Dance Therapy, Creativity

11/16/2022

12/30/2021

I sometimes forget that
I was created for joy
My mind is too busy
My heart is too heavy
Heavy for me to remember
that I have been
called to dance
the sacred dance for life
I was created to smile
to love
to be lifted up
and lift others up
O sacred one
Untangle my feet
from all that ensnares
Free my soul
That we might
Dance
and that our dancing
might be contagious.

Hafiz

05/07/2020

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, 300 people from 15 different countries came together to participate in a virtual rendition of the beautiful song "You'...

04/01/2020

Attention Baby Boomers: We bristle when someone refers to us as elderly. We are healthy and vital. But let's face it: we are the high risk group. We should be wise enough to know what that means. Please stay safe

04/01/2020

This is a good article about allowing yourself to "hear" the messages your body sends you. It's a little long, but it's worth it. This will also connect you to a good mental health newsletter.

You and your body, together, are a highly sophisticated communication network that operates 24/7 around the clock throughout your life. Knowing how to interpret your body’s signals (emotions), as well as understand how your body interprets your verbal...

03/19/2020

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😢The coronavirus has been declared a pandemic - the widespread impact it is having is truly devastating. There has been a lot of attention of course on the physical health consequences, the societal impact, the economic impact... but very little on the impact it is having on mental health 💚

Unfortunately it looks like the situation is getting worse and will continue to (at least short-term) - this is why it’s so important to:
1) Acknowledge the role it will/ is having on your mental health (as illustrated in this post)
2) Prioritise your mental health ESPECIALLY during this period - the “outer world” is very uncertain / volatile at present which makes our “inner world” vulnerable. Please look after it!
💚Please share to raise awareness of the mental health impacts - there’s been so little coverage of them and it’s so important to raise awareness of this

02/29/2020

Let's hear it ;)

02/18/2020

Here's some steps to make sure you're complaining the healthy way.

11/19/2019

Good reminder!💕

09/06/2019

Dance for PD and ParkinSonics are back in action this week. Dance starts on Tuesday, 9/10 at Goucher. Parkinsonics starts on Wednesday, 9/11 at Govans Presbyterian. Contact me if you want more information.

08/24/2019

Absolute Truth. Courage is asking for help when you need it, it is never a weakness.

05/25/2019

“Stimulating” it leads to calmness, but how and why?