Sensible Care

3 simple ways to ease anxiety right now: Go outside and breathe Reduce screen time or at least set your phone to greyscale mode (colorful icons give our brains shiny rewards every time we unlock, so remove those positive reinforcements) Listen to our calming Sensible Care playlist (link in bio) Have a wonderful weekend doing whatever you need to do to recharge.

In case you needed some inspiration to push through. Brighter days are coming

Many people use food as a coping mechanism to deal with such feelings as stress, boredom or anxiety, or even to prolong feelings of joy. While this may help in the short term, eating to soothe and ease your feelings often leads to regret and guilt, and can even increase the negative feelings. Cognitive behavioral treatment (or CBT) is the approach most often used because it deals with both thinking patterns and behavior. If this sounds like something you or someone you may know is dealing with, our team is eager to help turn self-defeating thoughts into positive coping self-statements. https://bit.ly/3kvlToy (: @allisonkimchi)

Welcome Edwin D. Bai, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, to the Sensible Care Team! With a specialization in EMDR trauma therapy and Gottman couples therapy, he tailors his treatment style depending on his patients' struggles with depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, trauma, family-of-origin barriers, and communication struggles. He also incorporates different modalities from Attachment, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, Bowenian, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gestalt therapy. Book a video appointment with Edwin in just a few days: https://bit.ly/3kvlToy

We’ve all had our emotional resilience tested in the past year or so, and sometimes it feels tempting to give up. But how do we find the will to keep going when things get difficult so that we come out of our experiences even stronger? Balance a positive outlook and tap into your confidence while maintaining a realistic view of the world. Face your fears head on because when we avoid scary things we become more scared, but when we face them, they become less frightening.... Have a strong moral compass and think about others, not just ourselves, when faced with threatening situations Practice spirituality, which is often more about being part of a community that strengthens your resolve than a religion. Seek out social support because connection with others releases oxytocin which calms the mind and reduces stress. Maintain physical fitness, as the stress of exercise helps us adapt to the stress we will feel when life challenges us. Find meaning and purpose in what we do, and come back to our why when times are tough. See more