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Self-Care is Baby Care
Gentle, nurturing touch reminds us that caring for ourselves during pregnancy is one of the first ways we care for our babies. During pregnancy, people often hear, "Take care of yourself." But that advice can sound like one more thing to do on an already overwhelming list. Let's take a look at this from a different angle! Self-care while you're pregnant isn't separate from caring for your baby. Supporting Two Nervous Systems During Pregnancy Many people think pregnancy is about growing a...
Mindful Acupressure: Self-Care for Nervous System Regulation
The Conception Vessel sequence combines mindful breathing with gentle self-touch to promote relaxation and a greater sense of inner steadiness. Everyday mindfulness practices are positive self-help ways you can easily incorporate into your daily life to help soothe distress, stabilize the emotions and regulate your nervous system. This gentle self-acupressure practice follows the Conception Vessel (Ren Mai), one of the Extraordinary Vessels in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and combines...
The DBT House™: A Practical Way to Understand and Use DBT Skills
The DBT House is a simple, body-based way to understand how DBT skills work together. By organizing skills as parts of a house—beginning with safety and regulation and building upward toward choice, perspective, and balance—this model offers a practical map for using DBT skills in everyday life.
Pregnancy, the Brain, and Matrescence: What New MRI Research Reveals
Matrescence is a developmental transition that affects the body, brain, relationships, and sense of self. Brain and Nervous system Remodeling During Pregnancy For years, women have described feeling different during pregnancy—more sensitive, more emotional, more aware of their bodies and surroundings. Until recently, research had not been accessible to observe these changes directly. New MRI research now documents our expanded understanding of perinatal neurobiology. The new MRI research...
Expressive Art Exercises for Healing After Narcissistic Abuse
Creative expression can help transform confusion into clarity, giving shape and voice to experiences that are difficult to put into words. Expressive Arts as Part of Healing from Narcissistic Abuse In this article, we revisit Susan as she works through healing and reclaiming her sense of self after a long, emotionally abusive relationship with Donald, the narcissist. The other articles about Susan and Donald are Am I Losing My Mind? and Reclaiming the Self. Susan has been working with a...
Can Essential Oils Repel Deer? My Garden Experiment with Peppermint and Lavender
A peaceful corner of my New Jersey garden, where black-eyed Susans bloom around a favorite birdbath—and where protecting plants from hungry deer has become part of every gardening season. Originally published in 2014. Updated June 2026. From The Healing Garden This article is part of The Healing Garden, an ongoing series inspired by my woodland garden in northern New Jersey. Here I share observations about medicinal plants, pollinators, wildlife, mindfulness, and the simple joy of connecting...
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