If you want to learn more about using #ALTtext then this thread from Mixtochtli 🐇 🌼 (they/them) is very helpful.

Your research doesn’t have to be groundbreaking for it to be important

Here's a drawing to prompt reflection on the resources that people need to be equipped with before heading into trauma reliving...

#possibilities #change #transformation Image: @healthymindsorg

We are what we are because we have been what we have been. Sigmund Freud #past #present

You don’t have to be a perfect therapist (none exist anyway). You just have to be a good enough therapist. Continue your personal psychotherapy. Find a clinical supervisor you trust & can learn from. Join a likeminded therapist community. Read, study & think.The rest will follow.

I grew up believing that keeping people at a distance was the only way to be safe. 'There are no safe people,' I would say, because that's what I'd experienced. But my strategy came at a cost: intense loneliness. Read more: carolynspring.com/books/ #trauma #therapistsconnect

What a peaceful end to the week. Go well and have a restful weekend. And stay hydrated. #Weekend #Sunset #Relaxation

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self. Erich Fromm #love #union #separateness

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. Carl Gustav Jung #authenticity

Catching up on some reading this morning 📚☕️ How does your day look? #TherapistsConnect

🧵THREAD 🗣️ Saying "I'm so #OCD" belittles a very serious condition. The diagnosis affects around 1️⃣ in 5️⃣0️⃣ of us and we think it's time more people understand what it really is 👇

Loss can trigger us into past losses, whether you are a royalist or not, for many of us the Queen has been in our lives for ALL of our lives - take care and let yourself feel whatever you feel

Tiny Buddha

1/ Some New Year's reflections 🧵 Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of "golden repair." Cracked or broken pottery is rejoined with lacquer & gold. The object becomes STRONGER in the repaired places. Character and beauty are enhanced by honoring, not hiding, it’s history.

You are not alone. Not when you’re at your lowest. Not when you’ve just had a bad day. Not ever. If you do feel that way, talk to someone you trust. It’s often the first step towards helping you feel better. #TimeToTalkDay

Grief can be different for everyone 💜

"The goals in therapy are a collaborative effort in which therapist and patient together identify what is distressing to the patient, what the patient would like to change, and what is realistically possible to change in the course of psychotherapy." —Glen Gabbard

An excellent resource on managing anxiety, with a focus on curiosity, compassion, and understanding the function. 💛 Well worth a read. 👍🏼

Read it again: "How To Find Your Life Purpose" stevenchayes.com/how-to-find-yo…