Revival Therapy by Mihaela Campion

This is an article in Romanian language.

Între mit și adevăr: Ce înseamnă cu adevărat vulnerabilitatea? Recunoașterea, asumarea și înțelegerea propriei vulnerabilități sunt esențiale pentru îmbunătățirea calității vieții și reprezintă o manifestare autentică a curajului. Cu cât evităm să ne confruntă…

Completed the Equanimity Course
with Sharon Salzberg

Wow, I learned, reflected, observed, and processed so much in different new ways.

Happy Juneteenth!

Today is a powerful reminder of freedom and resilience. Let’s honor this historic day in American history and continue to strive for equality.

"B12 or not to B12?"

Although B12 is an essential nutrient for overall health, when it comes to mental health, it's only one piece of a complex puzzle. Consultation with a qualified healthcare professional is crucial for getting the right diagnosis and treatment plan.

To B12, or Not to B12? Can low B12 levels contribute to common mental health struggles like depression or anxiety? Here, we look at the latest research that may surprise you.

As we reach the end of mental health awareness month it’s important to continue to raise awareness and break down the stigma around mental health. Being an advocate for mental health can include checking in on your friends, getting involved in your community, and sharing resources to help reduce the stigma behind mental health.

Stigma - GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog Stigma refers to a perceived disadvantage or mark of disgrace that is used to set an individual or specific group apart from other members of society. What Is Stigma? Stigmatization occurs when people hold negative beliefs or attitudes about individuals who are members of certain groups or communiti...

May is mental health awareness month.

Here's a video from Mental Health America, about mental health month

Welcome to Mental Health Month, here's where to start May is Mental Health Month! Hear from Mental Health America’s President & CEO, Schroeder Stribling, how MHA is helping people learn about where to start this...

Real friendship and well-being

A Psychologist Gives 3 Tips On Picking The Right ‘Adult Friendships’ Here’s how to know if your friendships are contributing positively to your life.

Awareness

One of the most pervasive findings of the research literature is that self-compassion leads to authenticity because when we aren’t dependent on the approval of others for our self-worth, we are free to express our true selves.
- Kristin Neff

Take this in

One of the most pervasive findings of the research literature is that self-compassion leads to authenticity because when we aren’t dependent on the approval of others for our self-worth, we are free to express our true selves.
- Kristin Neff

What does your anger thermometer look like?

Understanding and labeling your emotions is the first step towards taking care of them effectively. Research shows that identifying and acknowledging your emotions can help you regulate them and reduce stress.

When we speak kindly to ourselves and about ourselves something shifts and healing is invited.

Let’s continue this week on a good note, and release the human tendency to speak harshly to ourselves and about ourselves 🙌

You may not be where you want yet, and you may being seeing old patterns repeating themselves. You won’t get past that by beating yourself up.

You may not be where you want, you may even see old patterns repeating themselves. But you still deserve kindness 💗

Self-Compassion Says: created by and reposted from the amazing 🙏🏽

The Women's Health & Wellness Fair organized by ROCO Chicago, the Romanian Community Center was a great event. Many thanks to the organizers and volunteers.

Women's Health & Wellness Fair
We are happy to announce that we'll have a full house this Sunday!.and even happier to introduce another speaker in the event:
Mihaela Campion, a longstanding and dedicated supporter of ROCO Chicago, the Romanian Community Center and co-lead of .
Mihaela Campion brings over twenty years of experience in the field as the founder of Psychotherapy and Transformational Movement. With a Master’s in Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, she specializes in counseling and embraces the richness of cultural diversity. A certified Daring Way™ Facilitator, Mihaela integrates Dr. Brené Brown’s research on vulnerability and shame into her practice. Her approach to couple’s therapy includes Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, emphasizing deep emotional connections.

Beyond conventional therapy, Mihaela explores the therapeutic power of movement, using methods like Nia and Body-Mind Psychotherapy to facilitate emotional healing. She is the founder actively involved in volunteering, notably with Erasing the Distance and the Marjorie Kovler Center, leveraging the arts and psychotherapy to support mental health and survivors of torture.

In her free time, Mihaela is passionate about dance, music, community engagement, and women’s rights activism, embodying her belief in the healing power of movement and the importance of emotional expression.

Mihaela Campion, we are and grateful for your continuous dedication and support!

Today's meditation session was challenging. One meditation function is to learn how to be compassionate toward the self when we can't see the good. When the mind is returning to seeing only what's in front of us and not intentionally being directed toward seeing the good. It was a good meditation session for Self-awareness and Self-compassion.

“Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.” ― André Gide

First thing mentioned today at the LIVING A JOYFUL LIFE SUMMIT

The first months of the year are usually a good time to take a new course and start new practices. I'm all for knowledge, experience, and challenges.

Day 8

Real Happiness Meditation Challenge with Sharon Salzberg

Day 2

Better Brain Blueprint

“Brain health matters because without your brain, the rest of your body doesn't function. Having a healthier brain feels as though you have your life in control and joy at your fingertips.”
Dr. Uma Naidoo

Today and everyday

“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy ZEN Year!

Self-Compassion works

Nurturing Yourself with Self-Compassion 🙏🏽

“Self-compassion goes beyond self-acceptance, it has an active element of caring, of wanting the best for yourself. It means saying to yourself, ‘I want to heal, to be happy, to be healthy,’ and knowing that sometimes requires you to make a change.”
- Kristin Neff, self-compassion.org

This is how I spent my Sunday

Seeing a deeply moving documentary, “Your Mum and Dad,” a stunning collage of interweaving stories and secrets. A must-see for anyone curious about trauma as it ripples down the generations.

"I think that parents who are traumatized do on some level ask the child to help them with that trauma. I think that the child picks up on this and carries that trauma for the parent. As a way to reverse or resolve the hurt. The humiliation. The loss and the devastation. So I do think they can become a part of who we are. And that’s referred to as the intergenerational transmission of trauma." (Dr. Kirkland Vaughans, in this documentary)

Daily reminder

Yours?

What are some of your favorite ways to cultivate self-compassion 🙏🏽🌱🪴

Intensity also matters.

"The researchers found that the strength of the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and physical activity depended on the intensity of physical activity. Low-intensity activities, such as walking, did not significantly impact the relationship. However, as physical activity intensity increased, so did the magnitude of the inverse relationship. This suggests that more intense activities, like vigorous exercise, may be particularly challenging for those with high anxiety sensitivity".

Individuals with higher anxiety sensitivity tend to be less physically active People with heightened levels of anxiety sensitivity tend to engage in less physical activity, according to new research published in Mental Health and Physical Activity. The more intense the physical activity, the stronger the connection between anxiety sensitivity and being less active. ...

Have you heard of glimmers?

'Glimmers' are the opposite of triggers. Here's how to embrace them. We've all heard of "triggers," but few know about the opposite: glimmers. Experts explain how recognizing them can help us feel more safe and calm.

Moderation is the key

Motivation is top topic lately.

Reminder
Action precedes Motivation.

Great article about mindfulness, meditation, and self-compassion.

Mindfulness, Meditation and Self-Compassion – A Clinical Psychologist Explains How These Science-Backed Practices Can Improve Mental Health One effective way to cultivate mindfulness and self-compassion is through meditation.

Pride month

Pride Month What started out as a protest by the LGBTQ community for justice and equal rights in Greenwich Village, NY, has grown into a global celebration of diversity, individuality and acceptance. During Pride month, ACA celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and the many contributions they make to society. We also...

"A relationship in which you can’t be candid isn’t a relationship at all; it’s a charade. Research shows that we tend to underestimate how open people are to constructive suggestions. Feedback doesn’t always lead to change, but change doesn’t happen without feedback. The goal is to be as candid as possible in what you say and as caring as possible in how you say it. As Brené Brown emphasizes, “Clear is kind.”

Adam Grant

Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic Science shows that seesaw relationships can be more damaging than those that are purely negative.