Author Archives: Claudia

“I will breathe. I will think of solutions. I will not let my worry control me. I will not let my stress level break me. I will simply breathe. And it will be okay. Because I don’t quit.” –Shayne McClendon And you don’t quit. You know how I know? Because you are here reading thisContinue reading “Entry 10-Anxiety”

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people, for an extraordinary destiny.”-C.S. Lewis It’s not easy to go through adversity and overcome. It’s not easy to breathe when you feel your heart pounding. It’s not easy to move through the journey of resilience, but you are capable and can get through it. Here are some of my favoriteContinue reading “Entry 9-Resilience Tips”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” J.K. Rowling  This post is not meant to minimize anyone’s experience, especially one of trauma and abuse. Rather, it’s meant to highlight the resilience and strength people have in them to recover and bounce back from their situations. So what is resilience? ResilienceContinue reading “Entry 8- Resilience”

“For real change to take place, the body needs to learn that the danger has passed and to live in the reality of the present.” -Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. Mind Body Connection: Generally, we tend to forget about the mind body connection and don’t realize how connected the two are. For example, when someoneContinue reading “Entry 7- Body Scan”

“It is so important to talk about suicide. It makes it so much easier when everyone feels like it’s okay to talk openly about suicide because this is how we heal.”-Dr. Christina Hibbert As promised, my next post would be about suicide. As a therapist serving adolescents and adults, and having had those close toContinue reading “Entry 6- Suicide”