Depression is not one simple emotion. Rather it is a combination of emotions – often including strong feelings of anger, fear, guilt, and shame – with sadness as its key component. It affects the way we feel, think, behave, and relate. Monkey therapy combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, as well as neuroprocessing and […]
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Anxiety is our internal alarm system for potential risks, real or imagined. Anxious thoughts can magnify small concerns (like traffic or dentist visits) or help us reasonably respond to life’s weightier issues (ill health or job insecurity). Fear, however, arises with tangible threats right here and now. But here’s the twist – our brains blur […]
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Post-traumatic stress is what happens when our minds and our bodies continue to react to a past trauma as though it could happen right now. Monkey Therapy offers a multifaceted approach to trauma recovery, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and a specialized neuroprocessing intervention known as Brainspotting. Treatment is tailored […]
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Orignally published in XBiz Magazine June 4, 2020 If one more person tells me to be grateful, meditate, or improve myself, I am going to punch them in the face, I think to myself. Then I feel guilty for disregarding the less fortunate. Then I feel guilty for feeling more fortunate than others. And for […]
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It’s time to talk commitment, ladies: Commitment to yourself! Already February is sneaking by, so let’s check in with our New Year’s resolutions. Every New Year presents us with a fresh start to make the changes we know will improve our health and lives. Life-long habits are difficult to break, but you have the power to change […]
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Feeling Lonely? You’re Not the Only One Loneliness makes it harder for us to connect with others, but there is hope. ‘Loneliness can damage your health and even shorten your life span, chimes the Washington Post. Well that’s just great. Now, not only am I feeling lonely, I am ‘triggering inflammation’ in my body and ‘neurological […]