by Ashleigh Louis | Aug 6, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
Self-care encompasses any deliberate attempt to positively impact one’s mental, emotional, and/or physical health. There are unlimited approaches, but overall tend to be most effective when they align with personal values and goals and are within the individual’s... by Ashleigh Louis | Jul 23, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
Grounding techniques are increasingly popular approaches to coping with stress, anxiety, and other difficult and/or overwhelming emotional states and experiences. They work by reorienting the person back to the present moment by focusing on sensory information, such... by Ashleigh Louis | Jul 16, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
The stress response is often referred to as “fight or flight” because the changes that take place within the body are designed to prepare the person to perform those activities to the best of their physical and mental capacities. The sympathetic nervous system... by Ashleigh Louis | Jul 9, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang refer to the complementary yet opposing forces that are both interconnected and interdependent and that together create all aspects of life. Just like a shadow cannot be created without light, both forces are necessary and must be... by Ashleigh Louis | Jul 2, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
1. Brené Brown: Listening to shame. 2. Johann Hari: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong. 3. Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness – from the inside. 4. Adi Jaffe: Rebranding our shame.... by Ashleigh Louis | Jun 18, 2018 | Ashleigh Louis, PhD, LMFT, PA
Summer break commonly brings a sense of freedom from the pressures of homework, grades, and rigid scheduling for kids and their parents alike. Children suddenly transition from a great deal of structure, discipline, and routine to a new normal, often devoid of any...