Exercises

Writing

• How to Write a Parental Dialogue

  Explore tools and strategies for effective communication through dialogues, guided by James Christensen, LMFT, to improve personal and familial connections.

• Revisualization

  David Schnarch's revisualization technique: writing down a painful childhood memory and revisiting it with your adult mind so it triggers you less.

• Writing for Mental Health

  Writing engages the thinking part of your brain and helps you reprocess frightening memories. How to use writing to move a memory out of survival mode.

Calming your body

• Breathing for Mental Health

  Six breathing exercises that can help you feel less fear, sadness, and anxiety, from a basic breath to straw breathing and focused breathing.

• Somatic Acceptance

  Somatic acceptance means noticing, accepting, and feeling kindness toward the physical sensations of intense emotions. A three-part practice: see, accept, love.

For the two of you

• Exercises for Couples

  Five exercises for couples to do together: touch, gaze, hug, talk, and dance, each built around calming yourself down while staying close.

• Exercises for Calmer Connection

  Three exercises from David Schnarch for being physically and emotionally close without being overwhelmed: hugging until relaxed, heads on pillows, and touching.

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