Self Care & Mindfulness, Monica's Posts, Root to Rise Therapy's Posts
Becky White George
Grief & Joy: Holidays

The holiday season can be such an exciting time for so many people — and it can also hold a lot of emotion that isn’t all joy and merriness. I’m sure we’ve all acknowledged that there’s a societal pressure to be cheerful during this season, and sometimes just that thought can feel overwhelming.

Grief & Joy: Holidays
Megan's Posts, Root to Rise Therapy's Posts, Self Care & Mindfulness
Becky White George
Therapy for Anxiety

How do we know when it’s time to bring in a professional to help manage anxiety? And at what point is therapy really necessary? If you’re asking yourself some of these questions right now, now is the time to stop and reflect.

Therapy for Anxiety
Monica's Posts, Relationships, Root to Rise Therapy's Posts
Becky White George
Failing to Communicate

Think of communication skills as tools. They’re only accessible when your nervous system feels safe enough to access them. In moments when it feels challenging to access our regulation tools and our mind chooses reactivity instead, our brain is simply prioritizing safety over connection.

Failing to Communicate
Emily's Posts, Root to Rise Therapy's Posts
Becky White George
Therapy For Teens

Teenagers undergo several life-altering transformations that can make it hard to determine what is a symptom of this transition and what is something that warrants mental health support.

Therapy For Teens
Lauren's Posts, Root to Rise Therapy's Posts, Trauma and Mental Health
Becky White George
Nervous System Reset

Your nervous system is constantly scanning your environment for cues of safety or danger. Most of the time, this happens automatically or outside of your awareness.

Nervous System Reset

Root to Rise Therapy's Posts

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What's Your Attachment Style?

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What's Your Attachment Style?

Attachment styles are not your identity, but rather patterns for how your nervous system learned to keep you safe.

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Pausing During Conflict

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Pausing During Conflict

To pause does not mean to avoid, withdraw, dismiss, or ignore your partner's feelings. In fact, it signals, “I care enough to truly listen to what you have to say, but my brain isn’t in the right place to do that right now”.

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The Rise of AI In Therapy

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The Rise of AI In Therapy

AI offers a very different kind of interaction. It is private, predictable, and emotionally neutral. That can feel safe, especially if vulnerability has felt uncomfortable in the past. But that same safety does not gently challenge us to grow in real time

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Stop Optimizing Your Joy

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Stop Optimizing Your Joy

The moment we pick something up, our brain starts asking: How can I get better at this? How can I optimize this? Is this a productive use of my Saturday? The result? We never actually relax.

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Grieving Life Transitions

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Grieving Life Transitions

Change can be exciting, a chance to start over and experience new opportunities and challenges. We are often taught and expected to celebrate these transitions. So it can be confusing when we feel emotions other than joy or excitement.

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Dream Analysis in Therapy

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Dream Analysis in Therapy

No matter how absurd or seemingly random, our dreams contain rich unconscious material that acts as a symbolic treasure hunt leading towards our inner psyche.

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Healing Negative Body Image

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Healing Negative Body Image

Many of us have complicated relationships with our bodies. For some, their body is a safe haven or a comfortable space where they are free to be and celebrate themselves. For others, the body is a source of disappointment, dissatisfaction, discomfort, and even self-hatred.

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Building a Life Around Values

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Building a Life Around Values

Values are principles that motivate and inspire you. They often reflect your passions or what you care about, and can be a driving force in shifting behavior toward more purposeful living.

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Connecting in Couples Therapy

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Connecting in Couples Therapy

Brown’s profound quotes and speeches have made their way into the hearts, minds, and ears of so many different people that they’ve almost become anthropological. (Basic = Popular, and that’s usually for good reason). Rational, researched, and relatable, Brown’s concepts have also found their way into the therapy room, sometimes constituting the language of many psychological principles discussed between therapist and client.

 

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