There is no one like Brene to explain the beauty in boundaries (and doing the hard work of exploring, establishing and maintaining them) so that we can be our most compassionate and generous selves.

Today I wanted to focus on a deep, dark secret of good therapy and thriving in your day to day life: creating space to let in the good, to take in positive experiences. This is a habit we can all work on developing no matter where we find ourselves in life. Let me explain the unfortunate facts first, then I’ll get to the good stuff: what we can do about it.

Difficulty breathing, heart pounding, chest pain, trembling, feeling like the walls are closing in… having panic attacks or high anxiety is the worst! One thing that I know for certain is that everyone finds relief for panic in different ways so I will offer a few ways that individuals I’ve worked with have found relief while in a moment of panic or high anxiety.