Calgary Emotional Health
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534 23 Avenue SW
T2N2A9
14 Street NW
15 Street NW
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Dr. Elliott is a private psychologist and psychotherapist in central Calgary near Kensington with over 25 years experience.
One understanding of obsessing automatically as a tormenting defensive process that cuts us off from our complex feelings and experiences:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7_kJijFhyE
The True Cause of Obsessive Thinking We all are, at times, the victims of one of the cruellest and most remorseless of all mental afflictions: obsessive thinking. But why?FURTHER READINGYou can ...
Common automatic patterns identified and challenged by people working hard in therapy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9gabtzmX8&t=80s
On Feeling Stuck Many of us feel ‘stuck’ - wishing we could escape a job or relationship, while being incapable of doing so. Coming unstuck involves examining unhelpful messa...
Good introduction of our automatic defensive patterns that can secure us in early development and smoother us in adulthood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzzg6B9-60
How To Overcome Psychological Barriers We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures. Especially in our early years, we are at huge danger of being psychologically damaged by th...
Interesting talk on trauma and healing with van der Kolk and Yehuda, including the use of psychedelics with intensive psychotherapy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TtinQTNLw
Can Psychedelics Cure Trauma? Bessel van der Kolk and Rachel Yehuda in Conversation Traumatic events can overwhelm the brain, hijack the body, and distort one’s sense of self. Psychologists often address these responses through techniques th...
Descriptions of common depressive responses operating as an automatic and brutal shutdown of our complex emotional life with others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Su5VtKeXU8
How To Cope With Depression Depression doesn't have to ruin our lives. The most urgent thing we need to do is understand the ways in which depression is unlike sadness - and why self-un...
Piece on the costs of covering up our genuine values and feelings in relations with others:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/its-not-you-its-the-world/202304/smiling-to-death-the-hidden-dangers-of-being-nice?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1FIVV-1k2xoYH0eqwelzWlCwlbkKcQuaRtU42vZgRs5VM5QgEW1aM5tys_aem_AfUR3FeirGFs5-JRB8dHaygfMDPpJmbUv3oofymxUIfRiFT2XQZ9MqWNWF45u3wvKcCv65HvqTlTfXEj29rQlvpr
Smiling to Death: The Hidden Dangers of Being ‘Nice’ Being nice and pleasing others—while socially applauded and generally acknowledged as positive traits—can harm our health, says Gabor Maté.
Good video outlining our healthy mental and emotional processes involved in genuine and effective engagement with ourselves and the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxx564hMBUI
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Common debilitating thought patterns that can cut us off emotionally and drive depression:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYdjBAl-JyE
The Hopelessness Theory of Depression Do you wonder what causes chronic depression? Perhaps, you yourself are diagnosed with clinical depression or you know someone who has depression, but you ar...
Good overview of the impact of absence on developing people:
https://youtu.be/aJJ7YpW--dQ?si=QcU3gL6eGcYlgefC
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Nice piece by June Tangney differentiating shame, guilt, and self-blame so common in emotional health problems:
https://www.ted.com/talks/june_tangney_what_s_the_difference_between_guilt_and_shame?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eqnm6n8teo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZpvwUsQYY&list=PLxsntPEQcqILltUW-3bz-a7Ndq7MpRPDZ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLj9HrKfcYE
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Great ideas about engaging in the challenging process of therapy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnZEqyD74eo
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Some basics on dealing with our feelings if they are not buried by automatic control, avoidance, and ignore processes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b197XOd9S7U
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Video on automatic defensive patterns originally meant to avoid pain and preserve ourselves that can get tangled up with our autonomy and desire for real relationships later on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQRJh0HL4E
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Great overview by Bessel van den Kolk of our understandings of trauma over time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTefkqYQz8g
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Primer on common features of PTSD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC2jt_QVEE&t=4s
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https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm
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Old automatic patterns that can keep us tangled up in the present:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YSA7-xCz4k
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM11wlL25-c&list=PL_L7KEOxOeQ_-S7lmY2ZepFle6nM5ti4E&index=1
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https://istss.org/occupational-trauma
ISTSS - Public Resources ISTSS seeks to contribute to the health and resilience of people and communities in the face of traumatic events by providing the very best educational materials possible.
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https://www.ted.com/talks/june_tangney_what_s_the_difference_between_guilt_and_shame
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Old stuff stirred up with our little ones:
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What’s Your Inner ‘Jaws’ Music Trigger? Mine Is Whenever My Toddler (and Husband) Melt Down It’s a sign that a wave of mom anger is coming. But what does your internal ‘Jaws’ music really say about you?
A classic resource for helping distressed and traumatized children in the classroom: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_silent_epidemic_in_our_classrooms
How to Help a Traumatized Child in the Classroom Exposure to chronic trauma is having tragic effects on some of our students. How can educators help?
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About Dr.Elliott
Dr. Elliott is a private psychologist and psychotherapist in central Calgary near Kensington with over 20 years experience helping people with emotional and mental health difficulties, involving stress reactions, anxiety, depression, and other painful experiences.
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