Are You Having Unhealthy Self-Soothing Strategies?

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If you don't know what your self-soothing strategies are, that means it's probably working too much. I actually see this with my 14-year-old who has anxiety as well and a part of her anxiety is skin picking. She doesn't skin pick or self-harm to end her life, but she does it because it feels good to her. And something that I have committed to not doing is telling her to stop crying. We should say cry, cry, cry. You know, if that's part of healing, it's not the absence of healing.

1. Alex’s four most effective healing techniques that you can start today.

2. How it affects us to grow up never seeing our mothers have joy.

3. Why – if you think you don’t have any self-soothing strategies – you actually just have unhealthy self-soothing strategies.

4. Childhood wounds that surface in adulthood, and the path to intergenerational healing.

5. Where to begin when you never receive the apology and closure you deserve.

About Alex:

Alex Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, podcast host, and Restorative Writing teacher. Alex’s writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling and mindfulness. Her most recent book, HOW WE HEAL, is available now.

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