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HFSS is a fun and life-changing guide toward creating REAL well being, and EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE: The New Happy. Could you be healthy if you eat food every day, but never poop? Of course not. Similarly, we can't be emotionally healthy if we live in the world trying not to have painful feelings. You've tried medicating feelings with success, validation, and distraction and still feel like an imposter. Learn what works! Rachel is professional, relatable, and dedicated to actually teaching you H ...
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This special HFSS episode brings tips and strategies for how to deal with the overwhelming internal/external emotional landscape as related to the war in Israel/Palastine. Far from being a political discussion, Rachel helps you understand why situations like this can be more than your emotional system is equiped to process and how to support yourse…
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Rachel and Scott team up with Scott's partner Morgan in music and life to celebrate their album "Let it Move You" releasing into the world on 8.19.2022. We dive into their musical journey, the medical crisis that was the backdrop to the creation of this album, and the unexpected vulnerability that people can face in big transitions and ellegedly "e…
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Tune in this week to discover how your trauma is showing up in your brain and body, and what you can do about it. I’m showing you how to see where you’re stuck in traumatic thought patterns, how these are triggering your nervous system, and how you can show up and support yourself in feeling safe when you’re going through a difficult time. Get full…
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Tune in this week to discover a way of living from neutrality, rather than perfectionism. I’m showing you how doing your best with integrity will get the results you want in your life while easing the burden that perfectionism puts on your shoulders. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymcox.com/63…
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Tune in this week to discover how to process your emotions during hard moments. I’m sharing why trying to breeze past uncomfortable emotions is never a long-term solution, and how you can offer yourself support when you’re having a bad day and you can’t see an easy way out of it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymcox.c…
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Discover how to manage your anxiety before it grows, takes over, and leaves you unable to take action and get things done. I’m sharing why anxiety and productivity make such a complex team, and how to pay attention to the root cause of the anxiety you’re experiencing so you can shut it down before it ruins your day. Get full show notes and more inf…
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Discover how to start understanding managing your social anxiety on a deeper level. I’m sharing how to know whether you or someone you know is going through social anxiety, some of the theories around why social situations bring up this form of anxiety, and how you can address social anxiety before it takes over. Get full show notes and more inform…
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Tune in this week to see where high-functioning anxiety might be coming up for you or someone in your life. I’m showing you why you always have opportunities to make a change, so you can show up for your life in a way that addresses your emotional world before you overwork yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymco…
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Whether it’s your friend, your partner, or even your child, tune in this week to discover how to support the people in your life who have anxiety. I’m sharing why meeting others with real empathy is more difficult than you might assume, and how you can support the people in your life who need it by meeting them where they are right now. Get full sh…
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I’m sharing what anxiety is, some ways to deal with it, and some examples of how it might show up in your life. Hear the difference between general worry and anxiety disorders, some questions to ask yourself to help you change your relationship with anxiety, and learn why your mental health disorder does not define you. Get full show notes and more…
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Listen in this week as I show you how to be intentional with your time and focus to heal and prevent burnout. I’m offering a simple practice of mindfulness that you can implement to finally stop feeling like you’re working from a deficit, and instead, find balance and peace in your everyday. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ni…
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Join me this week as we take a deep dive into anxiety coping skills, specifically for teens. I’m offering my insights on what anxiety is trying to tell us, examples of where anxiety might be coming up for you, how to support ourselves as we lean into our experience of anxiety, and my favorite tools for reframing anxious thoughts. Get full show note…
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Rachel's first therapist Wendy Persson discovered Rachel's podcast and has made it required listening for all of her psychotherapy clients. The two reconnected by message, zoom, and then in person and have been exploring the profound connection they shared as therapist and client, what makes therapy healing and how their approaches to it are simila…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover why grief is so pervasive at this time of year, and why the pandemic is only going to make things more difficult. I’m sharing how the ways we naturally try to avoid grief aren’t serving us, and how you can protect your mental and emotional energy this holiday season. Get full show notes and more informat…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how our sleep becomes disrupted when we are experiencing stress and anxiety. I’m sharing what you can do to address this issue, both by reducing your stress, but also through developing habits that help you power-down a little easier at night. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicole…
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Tune in this week to discover what is going on in your brain when negative thoughts take over. I’m sharing the factors that contribute to our negative thoughts, what those thoughts mean, and how to reframe and neutralize your thought patterns in a way that actually leads to you feeling better. Get full show notes and more information here: https://…
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Tune in this week to discover why we so readily discount our own mental wellbeing and even judge ourselves for experiencing intense emotions. I’m sharing how and why mental health issues often manifest as physical pain or even illness, and I’m giving you some of the most useful tools for checking in with yourself, so you don’t have to suffer foreve…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover why experiencing strong emotions doesn’t make you a crazy person. I’m busting some myths around experiencing emotions and what we make them mean, and how to analyze where some of these myths might be keeping you stuck in your negative feelings. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicol…
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Tune in this week to discover how to start meeting yourself in the middle and managing your time in a way that keeps you up to speed without stressing you out. I’m sharing how to allow the necessary time to get the necessary things done, and where to put up boundaries so you don’t get mired in the less important stuff. Get full show notes and more …
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Tune in this week to discover the importance of having a solid set of boundaries, especially during a time like this when you’re spending so much time at home. I’m sharing why our brains become overwhelmed when we don’t set consistent boundaries, and what you can do to set boundaries and stick to them. Get full show notes and more information here:…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how our brains react in unfamiliar crises and why they are so uncomfortable, especially if you have an anxious brain. I’m sharing how unresolved trauma affects so much of our experience when we are in danger, and how you can address your past trauma to improve every aspect of your life moving forward. Ge…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how to ground yourself in the present when anxiety and fear start to take over your thought process. I’m sharing how the cycle of anxiety taking over unfolds, and what you can do to break the cycle so you can decide what you really need in that exact moment. Get full show notes and more information here:…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover what’s going on for you internally when you feel threatened. I’m sharing how our body and brain react in these scenarios, how our defense mechanisms play into all of this, and how we can begin to heal from this constant onslaught of danger. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesym…
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Join me on the podcast this week as I share how to tell if you’re going through some situational depression right now. It’s totally normal to try to ignore it and hope it will just pass, but that is not the way to deal with this. So today, I’m giving you 5 things you can start doing right now to make each day a little more enjoyable. Get full show …
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how it is possible to make solid decisions with an anxious brain. I’m sharing how to ground yourself when your anxiety heightens around big or even small decisions, and what you can do to choose your options from an aligned place, allowing you to put your mind at ease and move onto the next decision. Get…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how unhealthy coping mechanisms and reactions might be showing up in your life and how they are affecting your relationships and your experience of the world as a whole. I’m sharing how you can address these problems, where they come from, and what options are available for you to start changing them. Ge…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover what nourishing self-care is, and how you can identify what method is best for you. I’m sharing how to check in with yourself to decide where your self-care needs are in that moment, and how to set the boundaries necessary to make sure you don’t ignore them in the future. Get full show notes and more inf…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how we create and exacerbate stress for ourselves in times that are challenging enough already, and how to reground yourself when negative thoughts get the better of you. I’m sharing three ways to manage your stress and anxiety without ignoring what you’re going through or trying to dress it up as anythi…
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Join me on the podcast today as I show you how to constructively release your fight energy to support your internal world. I’ll be outlining the two big players right now that are fueling these emotions, and why knowing your limits and not engaging in every single fight out there is what gives you more power. Get full show notes and more informatio…
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Listen in today as I give you some questions that you can ask yourself to start a self-evaluation process and see what makes you feel good. What do you want your summer to look like for you? This is a time of creating internal empowerment in the midst of a difficult time, and I’m showing you how you can start doing this. Get full show notes and mor…
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Join me on the podcast this week as I share why goals are important, but it’s more important to show yourself some patience and honor the emotional experience you’re going through, whatever that looks like for you. You’ll discover how to plan for the days when you’re not functioning at your highest, and what you can do to show yourself some love an…
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Despite being on a break between seasons, Rachel Kaplan, MFT offers an emotional well being focused look at what's happening to us in the global pandemic, and gives tips and strategies to bolster emotional support for these harrowing times. Rachel describes the 6 week mini course which starts June 17th 2020 until July 22nd. Course will include part…
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Join me this week to discover what grief is and how it is triggered without us even realizing, especially during times of extreme change like being under shelter-in-place orders. I’m sharing how your go-to coping mechanisms are not making things any easier, and how you can move through the pain of grief in a constructive way, so you can experience …
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Tune in this week to discover why we need to drop the idea that experiencing emotions is somehow a bad thing. I’m sharing how holding onto and repressing our negative emotions affects our lives and relationships, and how you can see all of your emotions for what they are - simply information that something in your internal world needs support. Get …
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Because there’s always a reason behind our reactions, we can actually work on our relationship with and reaction to fear when it comes up. Join me on the podcast this week to see how a deeper perception of what’s going on when you experience fear will bring more balance to your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymc…
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We can’t let our mental health slide during this time, so join me on the podcast this week to discover how our needs have changed since the start of this pandemic and why it’s okay that you’re not “Living your best life” right now. I’m sharing how to honor your own experience of what the world is going through, so you can preserve your emotional he…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover exactly what’s going on when you experience anxiety, and how you can address your symptoms now in a way that will help you understand them better when they appear in the future. If you’re experiencing anxiety, either because of what the world is going through right now, or just generally, this is exactly…
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover four ways to strengthen your relationships during this time of isolation. We don’t know what the world is going to look like when this period of quarantine is over, but we do know that our friends and family will help get us through whatever is to come next. Get full show notes and more information here:…
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Join me on the podcast this week as I share my 5 ways to make this pandemic less emotionally and physically uncomfortable. We could be here a while, so really taking care of where your brain is at right now will have a huge effect on where you’re at as this thing continues on. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymcox.com/…
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Discover what’s going on in your mind and your body when panic sets in, how the fear going around is just as contagious as the virus, and how you can be kind to your mind, body, and other people during this time of isolation. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nicolesymcox.com/29By Nicole Symcox
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Join me on the podcast this week to discover how you can improve all of your connections, and your life in general, by watching your expectations of other people and replacing them with a way more useful perspective that might actually help us develop the closeness to others that we crave. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nico…
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