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Inflammation and Your Mental Health
We continue the conversation with naturopathic doctor, Dr. Kelsey Myers, as she discusses the bidirectional relationship inflammation and mental health.
Inflammation: What You Need to Know & How to Reduce it
Our naturopathic doctor, Dr. Kelsey Myers, breaks down what inflammation is and small changes you can make to you daily life that can help improve this problem.
How to Make Friends As An Adult
We are wired for both social connection and for acting defensive in order to protect ourselves and our nervous system is part of this equation. This means, in order to create positive social connections — we need to feel safe enough.
The Mindful Scroll
A discussion onsocial media, comparison, and how to mitigate some of the less-than-ideal effects of too much time scrolling on mental health.
Holistic Living With Technology
The upside of technology: Five holistic apps & podcasts to help you thrive.
Biohacking: the what, why and how (A psychologist’s experience)
Exploring what biohacking is, how to do it, and why it is good for your mental and physical health.
Creating a Life Worth Living is the only Resolution You Need
Creating a life worth living is all about finding pleasure in the small moments of our everyday life. By identifying our values and the small things that bring joy and contentment in our everyday life, we are able to create a life worth living.
What is Brainspotting? Let’s explore this mind-body treatment.
Brainspotting is a mind-body therapy that can allow for more rapid and deeper processing. This method is a bit different than traditional talk therapy in that you and your therapist are using eye locations to access deeper regions of your brain as well as your body.
4 Ways to Physically Calm Your Nerves
Our vagus nerve is the cranial nerve that is responsible for soothing our nervous system in moments of stress. It’s known as the “mind-body connection,” because it runs from our brain down to the bottom of our digestive system.
Validation: An Effective Tool to Strengthen Your Relationships
Understanding what validation is, why it is essential to our relationships, and how to practice in real life.
Holistic Healing: Massage Therapy
Our massage therapist, Nicki, uses a science-based approach to provide customized massages. She specializes in Neuromuscular Therapy, which studies how the brain and muscles communicate with each other and create referral pain patterns in the body. These patterns can be created by habitual daily movements, or from traumatic experiences that create patterns of muscle contraction as a protective barrier.
5 Ways to Manage Overwhelm
When we end up feeling overwhelmed, it’s a sign that we’re struggling. Take a moment to consider how this shows up for you. Do you notice it in your mind, or in your body?
6 Ways to Connect with Your Teen
Often it might feel overwhelming to try and get your teen to agree to spend time with you. GRAPES are a skill you can do individually or with someone else and helps us manage our self-care.
Holiday Gift Guide
It’s about that time of the year when we start holiday shopping. Are you looking for gifts that support healing + mental health for your loved ones this year? We’ve got you covered. From navigating anxiety to gifts for children and adolescents, our team at Nourished Wellness Group has put together a Holiday Gift Guide for you.
The Benefits of Walk Talk Therapy
Learn more about the Walk Talk Therapy, how it works, and the benefits.
High Functioning Anxiety + What to Do About It
So, what is it like to experience ‘High Functioning Anxiety’? On the outside others may see you as punctual, driven, detail-oriented, and successful. On the inside, it may not feel as easy or positive as it looks.
4 Ways to Manage Anxiety Holistically
Finding ways to regulate your nervous system and manage anxiety is a holistic way to improve the health of our minds and bodies.
How to Build a Gratitude Practice
Practicing gratitude around the holidays can be helpful in allowing us to savor our experiences as well as the people who support us. Research shows that gratitude can result in a number of benefits for us. Research has found that gratitude is linked to improvement in mood, positive relationships, adaptive personality traits, as well as improvements in sleep and stress (Wood, et. al, 2010).
Healing Your Inner Child
Inner child work often involves exploring what we needed in childhood that we didn’t get. In a sense, this is a bit like re-parenting yourself. Now that you are an adult, you can care for yourself in ways that you were unable to as a child.
Yoga Poses for Stress Relief
Learn more about the benefits of yoga, a few yoga poses to aid in stress relief, and how Nourished Wellness Group incorporates a mind-body approach.