Resilience Austin

"Let us exist in awe of all things"

Found this while wandering an antique store. What a beautiful reminder.

I'm thrilled to offer an in-person workshop in Austin Texas created for therapists to cultivate a deeper presence when working with grief and loss. It's a unique blend of experiential and theoretical learning. Join us at Casa de Luz, limited to 16 spots. If you'd like to know more, the link is in the comments.

A reminder of how beautiful the world is. We just have to stop doing and just be for a moment.

An interesting read on the difference between acceptance and resignation.

The Difference Between Acceptance and Resignation Understanding the difference between acceptance and resignation is essential for learning how to cope with some of life’s most difficult moments. Read more.

"what would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything. " Vincent Van Gogh.

We attended the immersive Van Gogh exhibit today and this quote sat with me. I knew mostly about his works but little about his life. I will be reading biographies of him. Such a soul.

Best article I've read on addressing self care.

Self Care That Doesn’t Suck A mental health directory and resource made with love. Our mission is to make finding the right therapist or counselor as painless as possible.

Resilience is not imperviousness. Nor should we mistake being praised for how much pain and we do without complaint as resilience. Resilience requires that our communities and world sit with us in the pain, that they carry the burden with us, that they are along side us seeing us, knowing us.

This is for all of you who are exhausted...

For One Who Is Exhausted, a Blessing | The On Being Project John O’Donohue with a gift for the tired soul. A poem on slowing down until our strength to move forward returns to us.

Our very own Katelynn Kozbial is coleading this new equine group.

💯. Our nervous system needs our thinking brain to work with it to calm down and recalibrate.

Took an improv for therapists class today from one of my favorite people.

Improv as a Healing Art: What Polyvagal Theory Teaches us about Why Improv Works — Yes And Brain (This is a companion piece to an article about Polyvagal Theory and Circus and the Window of Tolerance and Circus .  These articles share the same science-y intros, and then diverge when it comes to discussing how the theory relates to each respective discipline.  If you read th

If you need water, there are numerous businesses offering refill stations in Austin.

https://austin.eater.com/2021/2/18/22289625/austin-restaurants-breweries-offering-drinking-water-boil-notice-winter-storm