Topics — Self-Care

All Articles on Self-Care

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  Mindfulness and Presence

  Coherent Breathing: Overview, Benefits, and Effectiveness

  Coherent breathing is a breathwork technique in which a person intentionally increases the length of each breath to help relax and calm their nervous system and heart rate.

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  Energy Therapy

  Tapas Acupressure Technique: Overview

  The Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) is a putative energy release technique, performed by applying light pressure on four specific points around the head and making a series of nine statements.

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  Self-Help

  Guided Journals: A Review – 2022

  Guided journals can be a not-so-overwhelming place to begin building journaling habits and learning what works for you.

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  Technology and Mental Health

  A Review of Journaling Apps in 2022

  Tips on choosing a journaling app that is simple, pleasant, and effective.

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  Self-Care

  Polyvagal Theory Exercises: Benefits and Examples

  Polyvagal theory exercises seek to optimize the regulation of the body’s physiological state. They employ social interactions and evoke safety to disrupt and repair the physiological state and promote resilience.

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  Self-Care

  Emotional Self-Care: Importance, Benefits, Practices

  Emotional self-care can encompass any actions you take to cope with stress, express emotions, and foster positive feelings about life.

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  Therapy

  Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT): History, Process, Benefits, Effectiveness

  Compassion-focused therapy, or CFT, is a therapeutic practice that emphasizes compassion towards oneself and others to promote emotional healing.

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  Creative Arts Therapies

  Starting a Journaling Practice: Types and Prompts

  Starting a journaling practice can be extremely beneficial to maintain your mental health and well-being. There are several different types of journaling practices that you can choose from to get started.

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  Therapy

  Journaling Therapy: Types, Effectiveness, and Benefits

  More than a diary-like, surface-level account of one’s day or week, therapeutic journaling is a deep, internal process in which people express their emotions, reactions, and perceptions.

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  Therapy

  Writing Therapy: Types, Benefits, and Effectiveness

  Writing therapy, or “expressive writing,” is a form of expressive therapy in which clients are encouraged to write about their thoughts and feelings—particularly those related to traumatic events or pressing concerns—to reap benefits such as reduced stress and improved physical health.

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  Therapy

  Psychotherapy: Introduction, Types, Benefits, Effectiveness

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  Mental Health and Conditions

  On Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Treatments

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  Acceptance

  On Acceptance: To Accept What Is