Family Solutions Therapy

This video shares five ways to practice self-compassion. Five myths of self-compassion. We then talk about what is true self-care. The importance of making yourself a priority. We share a list of resources for self-care and self-compassion meditations. You can access the handouts to this master class here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14G-cgjhUlUZu9MbouRBlqEwZctDcc10G/view?usp=sharing

How we fight matters. Are you both an escalator? Does one shut down and avoid? Do you complain a lot? Do you escalate quickly? Our style of fighting in relationships often is rooted in our adult attachment style. Attachment theory helps us understand our needs that drive our emotions. EFT therapy helps us repair hurt and learn to trust. When we have an insecure attachment we react to others in a way that develops into our fighting style. This video teaches us how to understand our fighting style and why that matters.

This is part two of the nine keys to a sober life. We review 5) treat the whole person, 6) know how your brain works, 7) learn how to have fun again, 8) have a written action plan, and 9) family therapy works!

“Awesome sauce couples and individual therapy. Let's work to help you heal and rebuild trust. Relationships should not suck. ”

The Nine Keys that lead to a sober lifestyle staying sober These nine keys are empirically based on the research and are drawn from effective clinical practice. They show how a 12 step program can dovetail into effective approaches.

How to use hiking and observations to slow down your reactive mind and start to zoom out and see your emotions and experiences from a healthier place.

Dr. Maddy Liebing and I Troy Faddis, LMFT talk about the spectrum of adult treatment programs. We discuss stabilizing care, Primary Care, Intermediate Care, Extended Care, and Outpatient Care programs. I share the tasks that need to be completed at each stage or we stall our progress and end up repeating a level of care. Dr. Liebing reviews the modalities of therapy that use empirical-based research and best practices in treating addiction and trauma.

Hiking in nature is one of the most natural ways to do mindfulness, bilateral stimulation, and to practice good mental health self-care. While hiking I noticed the calming effects of my practice and decided to pull out my camera and share how I use bilateral stimulation with hiking poles.