Taproot Therapy: A Mindful Moment

What happens when we don’t hug people for a while? In this episode, we will explore the science of hugs and why they are so important for our mental health. We will also explore ways in which we can continue to care for ourselves when hugs are not available - whether it’s because we are practicing social distancing, we feel uncomfortable hugging someone, or hugging just isn’t our thing.

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Testing positive for the BRCA gene requires people to make challenging decisions regarding their physical health. Being a BRCA carrier means your rate for various cancers, including breast, ovarian, and melanoma, greatly increase. It requires ongoing medical care. As a result, people often feel anxiety, depression, and a range of other emotions. After her own experience of being a BRCA carrier, Karen Ford, coach and mental health provider, specializes in supporting others who are BRCA carriers. In this conversation, we speak about the mental health concerns that arise with a positive BRCA test, and the dwindling mental health support needed.

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In today's episode, I share a conversation with professional counselor and perinatal mental health clinician, Jana Glass. Jana is the owner of Supportive Solutions in Atlanta, GA. She specializes in birth trauma and Brainspotting. New information about the Brain is being discovered every day. Services are built on the implicit belief in the brain’s ability to change on a neuronal level and heal itself from past trauma and difficult events. Some of the helpful interventions that may be used in your healing process include Brainspotting, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), relaxation skills to manage stress and anxiety, expressive therapist such as art, play, storytelling, and examining how your thoughts lead to emotions lead to behavior and creating healthy patterns (also known as Cognitive Behavior Therapy).

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

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