Roots & Wings Mental Health Fitness for Families
Building Roots for Wings to Unfold
Category: polyvagal
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Why Big Feelings Aren’t Bad Behaviour Understanding Emotional Outbursts Through a Developmental Lens As children, we didn’t have control over our emotional experiences. Many of us were taught, by well‑meaning parents—to manage, suppress, or “control” our feelings rather than understand them. These approaches weren’t rooted in harm; they reflected the limited understanding we had about…
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Metallurgy of the Mind: Tempering Our Inner Narratives Toward Personal Power
cognitive behaviour, cognitive distortion, emotional flexibility, false belief, fortitude, inner narratives, life coaching, mindfulness, motivation, neurodivergence, personal authority, personal growth, personal power, polyvagal, post traumatic growth, ptsd, resilience, self awareness, self help, wellbeingBy Lisa Colbert – Mental Fitness Coach @roots-wings.ca/ At Badass Alchemy, we talk a lot about transformation. We speak of forging new paths, refining our purpose, and sharpening our intuition. In that spirit, we can look to the ancient art of metallurgy for a metaphor that perfectly encapsulates the deep, often messy, and utterly divine…
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The idea that it is abnormal to have unwanted, inappropriate thoughts can harm people’s mental health.
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Our nervous system is made to be a guide and is designed to be automatic in its perception of protecting our survival, real or imagined. Emotions are meant to be experienced to process experiences – good and bad. Stressors are meant to be relieved – not exacerbated. It is valuable to make a written plan…
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Trying to avoid certain thoughts and feelings can be exhausting and can leave us feeling inadequate and without confidence. However, there are ways to navigate these challenges and use our thoughts and emotions as fuel for our energy. Acknowledging Thoughts and Feelings: Our thoughts and emotions are designed to get our attention, and when we…
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What Are Safety Behaviours? Safety behaviours are the protective actions we take even when they are unnecessary. They are like protective sidekicks, always ready to shield us from discomfort, fear, or embarrassment – even when they’re disproportionate and not needed. What do I need to know? – Safety behaviours quietly and unconsciously reinforce anxiety. Examples…
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