by Jaime Cara | Nov 21, 2024 | Holidays, Self-Care
Do you find the holidays to be more exhausting than joyful? More dreadful than connecting? Does dealing with difficult family members during the holidays make you want to skip out on this time of year altogether? If so, you’re certainly not alone. A recent study...
by Jaime Cara | Oct 23, 2024 | Trauma
Everyone experiences a dysregulated nervous system from time to time. Life can be incredibly stressful, and when things feel hard, we sometimes respond in ways that later make us cringe or feel remorseful. You are not “broken” if you experience this-...
by Jaime Cara | Oct 1, 2024 | Coping Tips, Self-Awareness
Does it ever feel like change is impossible? Are you frustrated because you keep making the same mistakes over and over again? This pattern, while it can be exhausting, often has less to do with willpower or motivation and far more to do with understanding the...
by Jaime Cara | Aug 23, 2024 | Self-Awareness, Trauma
Sometimes it might feel like you “lose control” over your emotions even when you “logically” know things are okay. Other times, you may act aggressively or passively despite a desire to remain regulated with others. These reactions may be due...
by Jaime Cara | Jul 17, 2024 | Internal Family Systems Therapy, Self-Awareness
Parts work is rooted in the non-pathological concept that we all have different parts existing within us. These parts have various needs and preferences, and they each care about helping us survive. Parts work derives from numerous therapeutic modalities, including...
