5 Effective Coping Strategies for Grieving
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

5 Effective Coping Strategies for Grieving

Are you experiencing the pain of grief and loss? Whether the loss of a parent, child, pet, job, relationship, or even the death of a hope and dream, there are strategies that can assist in your journey of healing. Learn 5 effective coping strategies for grief.

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Honoring the Journey: Navigating Grief with Grace and Resilience
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Honoring the Journey: Navigating Grief with Grace and Resilience

There is one thing we all have in common. In this life, we will all experience grief and loss. It's an inevitable part of our journey. It is important to know how to navigate these challenging times. The road through grief and loss involves grace, understanding, support, and resilience. You will experience a variety of emotions and have the opportunity for introspection, surrender, and growth.

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Christian Women’s Retreat: Healing in Community
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Christian Women’s Retreat: Healing in Community

Do you long to feel seen, heard, or understood? Does your soul feel lonely and you desire to be with others who truly understand what you are experiencing? Many times, as we seek to heal from life’s painful events, we tend to do it alone. However, healing happens in safe community! Hope Restored, the Christian Women’s Retreat in Florida is a powerful option.

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How Do I Heal From Past Trauma?
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

How Do I Heal From Past Trauma?

Do you ever wonder what it takes to heal? At what point the pain of your past stops haunting you? Or maybe you have tried to detach from what happened. Have you ever thought “if I don’t think about it, maybe it will just go away?” I hear you. Healing from past trauma, or painful life events is a complex and deeply personal journey. The effects of what you experienced can linger long after the experience is over.

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Is an EMDR or Trauma Intensive for Me?
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Is an EMDR or Trauma Intensive for Me?

Imagine stepping away from the daily grind of life, the responsibilities and busyness and immerse yourself in a dedicated and supportive environment where healing takes center stage. An EMDR intensive or a weekend trauma healing intensive offers exactly that—a condensed and focused period of therapeutic work, allowing for deeper exploration and quicker progress compared to traditional weekly therapy appointments where you have an hour to work through things and then step back into life responsibilities.

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The Art of Setting Goals
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

The Art of Setting Goals

A new year is here! With that, comes an opportunity for growth, change, and the chance to live in accordance with your values. It is a time to learn new things and also unlearn things that stand in the way or your growth process. One way to do this and be able to track progress is through setting goals.

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3 Ways to Navigate a Crisis
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

3 Ways to Navigate a Crisis

Navigating a crisis or trauma is taxing. It is a complex situation that requires coping skills and support. Following a traumatic event, you may notice increased stress and anxiety, thoughts racing or feeling frantic, and decreased sleep. Or you may feel more irritable, cry more easily, feel overwhelmed by daily tasks, or even be angry. Others may feel numb, in shock, or helpless. All of these responses are typical after experiencing a traumatic event. Here are three skills to implement in the aftermath of a traumatic event or crisis situation…Read more for information on the skills.

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The Window of Tolerance: Finding Balance and Resilience
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

The Window of Tolerance: Finding Balance and Resilience

You may have heard of the concept "window of tolerance". It has gained significant attention since psychiatrist Dan Siegel coined the phrase. It refers to an optimal state of emotional and physiological functioning, where we can effectively cope with stressors and navigate life's challenges. Understanding and expanding our window of tolerance can empower us to cultivate resilience, emotional regulation, and overall well-being.

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How to Master Delegating as a Perfectionist: A Guide for Productivity
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

How to Master Delegating as a Perfectionist: A Guide for Productivity

Delegating tasks can be a challenge for perfectionists, who strive for flawlessness in every aspect of their work. However, learning how to delegate effectively is essential for personal growth and increased productivity. Let’s explore some practical strategies and mindset shifts that can help you, as a perfectionist, become a successful delegator without compromising on the quality of your work.

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Understanding the Highly Sensitive Nervous System
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Understanding the Highly Sensitive Nervous System

In a fast-paced and often overwhelming world, some people possess a highly sensitive nervous system, which means their nervous system responds more intensely to stimulation, it takes in a greater volume of information at any given time, and the information is processed more deeply.

In other words, if you have a highly sensitive nervous system you will perceive and process sensory information with greater depth and sensitivity, leading to unique experiences and challenges. Understanding your wiring with a highly sensitive nervous system is essential for both yourself and those you interact with.

A highly sensitive nervous system is NOT a weakness.

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Accelerating Recovery: The Advantages of EMDR Therapy
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Accelerating Recovery: The Advantages of EMDR Therapy

EMDR has gained significant recognition for its effectiveness in trauma-related disorders and various mental health conditions. I want to share with you some of the advantages of EMDR therapy and understand how it can bring relief, resilience, and transformation to you..

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The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Path to Healing
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Path to Healing

Childhood is a time of innocence, wonder, and discovery. However, for far too many individuals, it becomes tainted by the heinous act of sexual abuse. The impact of childhood sexual abuse is profound and far-reaching, casting a dark shadow over the lives of survivors. Let’s look together at the enduring consequences of childhood sexual abuse and shed light on the path to healing and recovery.

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Is an EMDR or Trauma Intensive for me?
Brenda Stewart Brenda Stewart

Is an EMDR or Trauma Intensive for me?

Are you tired of the week to week therapy appointments? Is it a struggle to adjust your schedule and find the time to consistently attend therapy? Are you feeling like your progress is slow and you are longing for something to work faster? If you answer yes to any of these questions, a trauma therapy intensive may be for you. Intensives are a powerful, deeply healing, and focused time for you to work with an expert trauma therapist on healing from painful life experiences. Here at Wellspring Therapy Associates, we offer two different forms of intensives.

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Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and How to Prevent It
Ellie Blanchard Ellie Blanchard

Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and How to Prevent It

If you are in a caregiving role – whether it is as a therapist, a veterinarian, a foster/adoptive parent, a teacher, healthcare worker, pastor, or ministry leader – the risk of compassion fatigue is real! The more honest we can become around this, the more we are able to implement a plan of action for both the prevention and recovery of compassion fatigue. 

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The Importance of Community When Healing from Trauma
Ellie Blanchard Ellie Blanchard

The Importance of Community When Healing from Trauma

It’s normal to feel stuck in the effects of a past trauma, even if you try to move forward. Building and maintaining connections within a supportive network of individuals who have experienced similar challenges can contribute greatly to your healing and growth.

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Healthy Coping Mechanisms: Are You Using Paper Straws?
Ellie Blanchard Ellie Blanchard

Healthy Coping Mechanisms: Are You Using Paper Straws?

As time goes on, a paper straw tends to get rather soggy or fall apart completely. When looking at coping mechanisms, we want to find tools that are useful in the short and long term to promote increased and ongoing wellness!

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How to Connect With Others
Ellie Blanchard Ellie Blanchard

How to Connect With Others

We long for meaningful connections, but sometimes it can feel so hard to make friends. A solid foundation for any relationship requires mutual respect for and commitment to one another. If you approach others with a desire to listen and show that you care, you’re on the right track.

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