by Shannan Blum | Sep 29, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Body, Healing the Mind
Introduction At its core, mindfulness is about a deep sense of self-awareness. It’s the practice of being fully present in the moment, aware of your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, relationships, and environments without judgment. Think of it as a mental light 💡,...
by Shannan Blum | Sep 8, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Soul, Psychospiritual Tools
Introduction There are many misconceptions around what “self-healing” means. Some in the therapy field are defensive and threatened by the term, fearing “if everyone just heals themselves, then I don’t have a job!” Some therapists don’t like it for more...
by Shannan Blum | Sep 1, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Mind
Introduction Working with a therapist is a very personal experience. And as such, it’s important you and your therapist align on some key elements of working together. In this blog, I cover some common myths and facts so you gain some clarity. After all, you...
by Shannan Blum | Aug 25, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Mind, Healing the Soul, Uncategorized
Introduction Many clients inquire about ‘therapy homework,’ and why it may be recommended so I’m providing some info about that in this blog. To be fair, not all therapists do this, and not all therapeutic modalities include homework as part of the framework. Here I...
by Shannan Blum | Aug 11, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Body, Healing the Soul, Psychospiritual Tools
Introduction Friends, imma just jump right into it here: as a former eating disorder therapist, I’ve also has a history of severe body image issues and eating disorder behaviors. Shocking, right? LOL My weight struggles and critical self-judgments began in my...
by Shannan Blum | Aug 4, 2024 | Evidence-based Products, Healing the Heart, Healing the Mind, Healing the Soul
Introduction So, as a therapist I follow a lot of other therapy-minded accounts and begin noticing patterns over time. I’ve seen waves and phases of posts about “grounding skills,” “boundaries,” “gaslighting,” and “trauma responses” and currently, “everyone’s a...