Taproot Therapy: A Mindful Moment

Taproot Therapy provides free monthly webinars! This month, we spoke about Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Shame Resilience. This is a great webinar for any providers out there, but it is also helpful for everyone to listen to. We explore how our language can be inherently shame inducing, and how we can change our language, as well as our systems of care, to support ourselves and others. We reference Kristin Neff's research on self-compassion (you can find her at www.self-compassion.org), and Dr. Brené Brown's research on shame resilience (www.brenebrown.com).   To register for next month's free webinar, send me an email at [email protected]. Join our newsletter for monthly updates about Taproot Therapy! Email me to sign up.

We all know that sleep is crucial to our wellbeing! And we hear a lot about how to improve our sleep routines and sleep hygiene. In this episode, I'm going to focus more on the neuroscience behind sleep and our circadian rhythms. We talk about the PLEASE skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which focuses on sleep. We talk about natural ways to improve your sleep, and we talk about ways to reduce anxiety around getting good sleep.   Send me your sleep routines! What helps you sleep? Send us an email or a voice memo to [email protected]   In this episode, I mention a wonderful podcast, The Huberman Lab. For those of you interested in learning more about sleep from a neuroscience perspective, listen to The Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com.   Follow us on Instagram (@TaprootTherapyNYC) and Facebook (@TaprootN).

Our brains are hardwired for negativity! A negativity bias is our brain's ability to focus on the negative events of our lives. As a result, we focus heavily on the negative aspects of our lives, and tend to downplay, or even ignore, the positives. In this episode, we explore the negativity bias, as well as mindfulness skills to help you increase your ability to focus on the positive aspects of your day.   Do you have an idea for an episode? Reach out to us! Email me at [email protected].   Follow us on Instagram (@Taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN).  Therapists at our practice have openings and are available to see you! If you are interested in starting therapy, please reach out to us. We have sliding scale options, and we are in-network with Cigna. Email Erin ([email protected]) for more information.

In our final episode of the season, we offer one final tip for the holidays: moderating your alcohol use. If you are hoping to moderate your alcohol use this holiday season, or abstain entirely, this episode covers some helpful tips and tools to support you. I also talk about some of my favorite alcohol substitutes for beer, wine, mocktails, and a mocktail recipe book.   How do you moderate your alcohol consumption? Send us your ideas at [email protected].   Booze-Free Craft Cocktails Curious Elixirs: https://curiouselixirs.com/ Athletic Brewing Company: www.athleticbrewing.com Acid League Wine Proxies: www.acidleague.com My favorite mocktail recipe book, Drinking for Two, by Diana Licalzi and Kerry Benson   ----- Taproot Therapy is starting its next Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills group in January 2022! Find out more on our website at: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-group.html Early bird pricing special ends 12/28! Sign up by 12/28 and save $80 on the cost of the group.

In today's episode, I speak with child and play therapist, Brooke Brown. Brooke is a therapist at our practice, Taproot Therapy. In this episode, we talk about all of the ways we can support children during the holidays, as well as ways in which we can support ourselves.   Send us an email at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @TaprootTherapyNYC

The holidays can be a tidal wave of emotions: stress, joy, love, connection, overwhelm! In this episode, I outline some skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that will be helpful in navigating all of your emotions this holiday season. Using skills from mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, practicing tools this holiday season might help with the ups-and-downs this time can bring.    Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@taprootN). Email me at [email protected].

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate this year, we are sharing our previous episodes on our gratitude challenge.

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DEARMAN is an interpersonal effectiveness skill that helps us speak with others as we assert ourselves, or as we practice saying no to situations. It is an incredibly helpful and effective tool that we can use in challenging conversations.     For more information, visit our blog: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/blog-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills/dearman-interpersonal-effectiveness   Erin will be hosting a 5-day Dialectical Behavior Therapy Foundational course for therapists and clinicians in February 2022! For more information, or to sign up, visit our website at www.taproottherapynyc.com or www.eriniwanusalcsw.com.

In today's episode, we explore the Dialectical Behavior Therapy skill, IMPROVE the moment. This acronym is a helpful tool when we are feeling distressed and need to distract ourselves from a challenging moment. By using imagery, meaning, relaxation, vacations, encouragement, and mindfulness, we can help ourselves in challenging moments and in times of crisis. If you want to read about this skill, check out our blog: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/blog-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills/improve-the-moment   Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN). Email us at [email protected], and find us at www.taproottherapynyc.com.

We all need rest and relaxation! And yet, we live in a world that does not prioritize rest, and it’s viewed as weakness. Enter Katherine May! In her book, “Wintering,” she uses winter as a metaphor to help us lean into our difficult times with grace, love and support. We use the winter every season to care for ourselves, and her book helps us see the winters we all have throughout our lives.    To learn more about Katherine May, visit her website at https://katherine-may.co.uk/.   Find us at www.taproottherapynyc.com. Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN).