Lindsay braman

12 in x 12 in Printed on matte heavyweight 100% cotton rag fine art paper. Frame not included. About this Artwork: The Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel is an adaptation of the "feelings wheel" that many therapists and educators use to help people learn to better recognize and name their emotions. My take is a little different: the outer circle of this feeling wheel swaps emotion names for descriptions of the physical sensations that often accompany feeling that feeling. This specific…

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Both protest and despair are responses that protect against disappointment, and in some cases, from having to trust our partner. Part of humanness is finding ourselves in the balance between seeking and withdrawing in an attempt to stay near the people we love. (Read more here!)

Wheel of Awareness by Lindsay Braman

Do you track your mental health?

Building a robust support network can be, for many of us, a lifelong pursuit- but all of us can learn to identify and better-use the support we have...

All of us have some resiliency to cope with challenges. When we encounter difficult experiences that take us past the range of our ability to tolerate, the ways we tend to respond fall into one of two categories: those of us who get agitated, and those of us who shut down. Emotional regulation refers to our ability to stay present, engaged, and able to listen and learn despite challenges. My rainbow of emotional regulation is a social-emotional learning resource that can help teach this…

All of us will find ourselves dealing with a mental health crisis- either our own or someone else's- in the future. Do you, your partner, friends,...

It’s normal to have occasional experiences of detachment from the world. In periods of extreme stress, intense grief, or even physical illness, human minds often …

Most importantly, recovering from trauma requires safety, and this safety often comes in the form of an experienced trauma therapist. However, it's worth

It's tempting to think of opening up in #relationships as a binary ("tell vs don't tell" "keeping secrets" vs "vulnerability," etc) but it's not that...

If we want healing, we have to do the brave work of acknowledging that trauma happened and it WAS a big deal. If we want healing for someone we care...

Bullet Journal blogs and hashtags are filled with mental health and self-care focused templates, but are these layouts actually effective for maximizing the mental health benefits of a bullet journal? In this article, I explore existing research on how journaling and expressive writing can benefit mental health and, from that research, outline three ways to maximize the mental health benefits of your bullet journaling practice. Along the way, I'll show you a few of my worksheets and…

The Resonance Deck: a tool to help connect mind and body. The 48 vary dramatically in style, color, and mood- each image sparks different internal responses for each individual.

Inspired by an interview with Kristen Neff on NPR's Hidden Brain Podcast (Oct. 2011), explore the second part of this three-part sketchnote: We have to learn to interrupt our inner critic. Compassion actually helps us own our flaws, take stock, and grow.