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Are you anxious of others’ opinions of you? Are you accommodating the needs of others to the detriment of your own well-being? Does this leave you feeling burnt out and resentful? These are many symptoms’ people experience when trapped in the cycle of people pleasing. People pleasing has strong links with anxiety, as it often comes from a place of constantly thinking what is best for others, and over giving in order to “keep the peace”. Below are 3 ways to disrupt the people pleaser cycle: 
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Do you have exceedingly high expectations of yourself? High levels of self-doubt? Are your high standards of yourself causing you to burnout? These are many symptoms’ people experience when facing perfectionism. Perfectionism can have strong links with anxiety, as it often comes from a strong desire to be enough, thus people continuously do more to try to feel enough. The only concern there is that to feel like enough it is more about being than about doing, giving yourself permission to exist. This doesn’t mean you stop taking action and moving forward, it means that you use taking action as a tool for continuous self-growth not to establish your worth or value. Below are 3 keys to begin diffusing perfectionism:  Art therapy uses art as a means of expression, externalizing and releasing emotions and experiences. For example, for a child who has been bullied at school they may be experiencing tummy issues, difficulty trusting others, withdrawal, trouble sleeping, aggression, or heightened anxiety. They may have difficulty verbally expressing what is happening to them or the full impact of the bullying, how art therapy helps is it allows other means of expressing what may be too difficult to with words. Below I speak to 5 benefits of art therapy for kids.  Dealing with a child's sleep issues can be a challenging aspect of parenting. Creating a conducive sleep environment, establishing a consistent routine, and understanding the underlying causes are pivotal. Here's how you can approach these challenges in a structured manner:  Struggling with sleepless nights? Art therapy might be the palette you need to color your way to better sleep. Here's a concise exploration of how this form of therapy can be a transformative approach to combating insomnia.  Good nutrition is the cornerstone of a child's physical and mental development. With it being preventative health month, this is third in a series of blog articles this month speaking to approaches in supporting wellbeing, and maintaining health as a preventative strategy! Here are three structured strategies to support your child's dietary needs:  With it being preventative health month, this is second in a series of blog articles this month speaking to holistic approaches in supporting wellbeing, and maintaining health as a preventative strategy! This article focuses on ways art therapy supports physical health when mental health is nurtured.  With it being preventative health month, this is one in a series of blog articles this month speaking to holistic approaches to supporting wellbeing, and maintaining physical and mental health as a preventative strategy! This article focuses on nutrition and mental health specifically ways that nutrition can support anxiety, depression and insomnia.  With positive parenting awareness month coming to an end, I wanted to dedicate this last blog article in the series to the parents who are people pleasers out there. As it can be hard enough to set boundaries and say no for yourself never mind adding the situations with your child(ren). For those not familiar with positive parenting (also known as gentle parenting), it is about finding the balance between being overly restrictive and permissive parenting, the term “empathetic limits” is often used which highlights the balance between boundaries and acknowledging the emotions of the child. Read my 3 parenting tips below:  This article discusses the benefits of art therapy in supporting parents in their journey, and creating deeper connections with their children. Please find below three ways it has been shown to help:  |
AuthorI am a Registered Psychotherapist and Art Therapist. And I have been writing this blog since May 2021 about various topics including parenting, supporting adult and child mental health, and holistic approaches. The intention of this blog is to provide resources and information to others, however it is not intended to take the place of therapy. If you have any questions about anything written please reach out to me. Archives
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