July 2024 – Abri Mental Health

July 25, 2024

Why Talking to Friends is Not Therapy

When life gets messy or throws us curveballs, our first instinct is often to talk to friends. Friends are great – they listen, they care, and they usually know just what to say to make us feel better. But as wonderful as these heart-to-heart talks are, they aren’t a substitute for therapy. Here’s why: 1....

July 18, 2024

Therapy for Therapists: Why It’s Normal and Necessary

Have you seen that social media post about calling your therapist to find out who your grandtherapist is? Grandtherapist?! Say what now? When we think of therapy, our minds often just go right to individuals or couples, like the everyday people in our lives. But what about the therapists themselves? It may come as a...

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July 11, 2024

What is Somatic Therapy?

We are bringing you an overview of somatic therapy today as many of our ABRI therapists utilize or incorporate somatic work into their practice. What is Somatic Therapy? Somatic therapy, also known as body-based therapy, focuses on the relationship between the mind and body in the healing process. Unlike traditional talk therapy, which primarily focuses...

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July 4, 2024

Mastering Life’s Emergencies: Lessons from Fire Drills

How often have we found ourselves sitting with our therapist, nodding along to the most interesting and wonderful strategies for emotional regulation and grounding, (Wow, I love this!! I feel so calm /relaxed when I practice this breath /visualisation – sound familiar?) only to leave them untouched outside of our sessions? We later sheepishly or...