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Shelley Klammer
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Empaths & Healthy Anger
You might have a toxic person in your life. It might be a family member, a partner, a spouse, or a friend. As an empath who might have...


Shelley Klammer
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Trauma Egg Exercise
“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their...

Shelley Klammer
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What is "Small-T" Trauma?
"Small-t trauma happens from events, often hidden or unacknowledged within an apparently normal life." ~ Hilary Jacobs Hendel Francine...

Shelley Klammer
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How to Write Morning Pages
"Put simply, the morning pages are three pages of longhand writing; strictly stream of consciousness. Pages are meant to be the act of...

Shelley Klammer
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Are You an Empath?
Do you consider yourself an empath? Are you highly aware of the emotions of those around you? Can you sense what other people need...

Shelley Klammer
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Are You Susceptible to Narcissistic Abuse?
People with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are driven by unexamined and unhealed shame. If you have a narcissistic person in...


Shelley Klammer
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How To Release Negative Emotions
Letting go of what emotionally weighs you down is central to the healing process. Releasing emotional pain is not easy, and it can feel...


Shelley Klammer
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4 Negative Communication Patterns
Did you know that there are four negative communication patterns, as defined by psychological researcher John Gottman, that can lead to a...

Shelley Klammer
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How To Deepen Positive Feelings
Did you know that your brain has a built-in “negativity bias?” The negative bias is the brain's tendency to register negative events more...

Shelley Klammer
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What is Positive Psychology?
Positive psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, feelings, and behaviour, with a focus on strengths instead of...

Shelley Klammer
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12 Ways to Create Ventral Vagal Calm
For many years, the autonomic nervous system was thought to have two branches, a sympathetic branch for revving up and a parasympathetic...

Shelley Klammer
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Three Stages of Trauma Healing
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found...


Shelley Klammer
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Making the Decision to Change
Engaging in therapy is a positive change process. Yet, there is some decision-making that leads up to making a positive change. Depth...

Shelley Klammer
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The Purpose of Your Inner Critic
Many people I talk to are surprised to learn that I see the inner critic as a social protector. It is difficult to see that the inner...


Shelley Klammer
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Healing Through Difficult Relationships
"A healthy relationship is a feast of affection and giving for both people; not one receiving crumbs and trying to convince themselves...


Shelley Klammer
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The Healing Power of Unconditional Consciousness
The Bridging of Two Inner Worlds To be human is to be vulnerable in your humanness and indestructible in your spirit at the same time. In...


Shelley Klammer
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Regulating Anxiety With Brainwave Meditation
Did you know that there is an audio technique of meditation called "brainwave entrainment" that can help you to quickly get into a state...

Shelley Klammer
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Healing Social Anxiety
Do you feel as though you are keeping your true self hidden? Is there is more within you, that you feel unable to express in front of...

Shelley Klammer
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Therapy Homework
At the end of your therapy session, we will typically discuss whether you would like to do some therapy homework. Engaging in therapy...


Shelley Klammer
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The Six Stages of Change
This change process was observed and elucidated by "the Mother of Family Therapy" Virginia Satir (1916-1988). A curious child, Satir...
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