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What is Emotional Granularity?

Emotional granularity refers to the ability to accurately identify and distinguish between various emotions, empowering people to better understand their experiences and feelings.

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Being a Better Listener

Being a good listener is an essential component of any relationship. And if you are anything like me (a wildly extroverted storyteller), being an active listener is something I have had to practice! What is active listening? Simply put the difference between hearing and listening is empathy. 

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Attachment Styles 101

Attachment styles are not set in stone. Our attachment styles are not scapegoats for unhealthy behaviors. They are habits that can be changed! We can also show up with different attachment styles within different relationships.

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Narrative and Relational Cultural Therapy

 There are so many kinds and styles of therapy it can feel overwhelming to find a therapeutic style that works best for you. However, not everyone has the time or resources to try out a different therapist and therapeutic style every other week. I am going to cover two approaches to therapy that emphasizes society's role in our development. 

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Internal Family Systems & My Therapeutic Journey

I want to cover a therapeutic technique that has transformed my healing journey and how I see the world. Let me start by saying that everyone's therapeutic journey is different. Everyone’s experiences are different, so what may work for you, might not work for me, and what works for me might not work for you.

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How do I know what type of therapy is right for me?

Finding a therapist and a therapeutic style is like buying a car, you’ve got to test drive a couple of models until you find the right one. But not everyone has the time or resources to try out a different therapist and therapeutic style every other week. I am going to cover a few of the most popular therapeutic styles; Person-Centered Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

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