https://elizabethlarsen.net/welcome-1 daily 1.0 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510617529492-VK6YTU3FB5XAETNINYIA/Brian+Huntington+photo+credit Welcome photo by Brian Huntington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510792644682-64353HZNNM8FN28D7EGL/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93%C2%A0Grief+and+Loss Welcome Grief and Loss Only by learning how to touch the ground of our own emptiness can we feel whole again. — Mark Epstein It is inevitable that over the course of life we are presented with losses ~ of loved ones, of plans and dreams, of identities. Understanding and exploring our own unique experience of grief can connect us to the love we have for what we have lost, as well as for what still remains possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1511464682371-RDQ2G8E299VMR8TZAZ3J/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93+Mindfulness Welcome Mindfulness The strength of mindfulness is that it enables us to hold difficult thoughts and feelings in a different way ~ with awareness, balance, and love. — Sharon Salzberg Mindfulness is a way of being in the present moment, a willingness to be aware of what arises as an emotion or thought, memory or physical sensation. Through this paying attention, it is possible to identify and transform difficult experience . Essential elements that assist the healing process include non-judgment, understanding and compassion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1515364173704-ABVRQCM0N1PQNTRX2B1C/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93%C2%A0Self+Compassion Welcome Self Compassion At the end of the day, you are only being asked to relax, allow life to be as it is, and open your heart to yourself. It's easier than you think, and it could change your life. — Kristin Neff It is a common practice to be our own worst critic rather than being our own best friend. Self compassion means to bring a measure of kindness, acceptance and comfort to ourselves, and to recognize our own worth. photo by Kristin Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510792048042-HA0RJH4YNZ1WEICO05A8/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93+Anxiety+and+Depression Welcome Anxiety and Depression Downs as well as ups spice life, but need to be in balance. — Daniel Goleman Anxiety is a natural reaction to life, part of our basic human need to pay attention to cues from our bodies and our environment in order to survive. Depression is a mental and physical response to/of fear and sadness. Both can affect us profoundly in all aspects of life, and make it difficult to pay attention to what is happening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510792759196-BI63RWTJIJ9PSPBW4DWM/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93+Trauma Welcome Trauma Not only is trauma curable, but the healing process can be a catalyst for profound awakening. — Peter A. Levine Trauma is human suffering that overwhelms our ability to cope. It may be that you have experienced a single traumatic event, or that you have a complex of lifelong traumatic experience. An understanding of the unique origins and effects of traumatic experience can be created as we develop a sense of safety, and a graduated therapeutic approach that meets your particular situation and concern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510792579956-15EM603CP9RX5HX8XKLL/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93+Men%27s+Health Welcome Men's HeAlth We do not have to improve ourselves ~ we just have to let go of what blocks our heart. — Jack Kornfield It is not easy to ask for help. To reflect on experience and find a supported way through personal and relationship challenges can be of value to men who choose to attend counselling. Health concerns, parenting questions and coping with emotions, your own or those of others, can be important reasons to take that first step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1511222541233-A9Q9M154O61USJ06YERF/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93+Addictions Welcome Addictions We constantly seek something outside ourselves to curb an insatiable yearning for relief or fulfillment..the substances, objects or pursuits we hope will soothe it are not what we really need. — Gabor Mate Craving and desire exist for all of us, but an imbalance in these realities can cause them to become a destructive force in our lives. Attention to the emotional and physical elements of addiction can help with the return to or moving toward a preferred way of living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57c425a803596ec73f290de6/1510792230281-U882IVHVER3D0KT0UD0S/Elizabeth+Larsen+Counselling+%E2%80%93%C2%A0Relationships Welcome Relationships The more love you give away, the more you will have. — John O'Donohue Human beings are by nature in relationship. Having a sense of connection and belonging are crucial elements of feeling well in the world. 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