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I love to share actionable wisdom about a number of wellness and mental health-related subjects!

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Sleeping Well-ness Part 2: An Update!

Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz shares a follow-up to her January Sleeping Well-ness blog post. Read on for an update on the cornerstone of wellness which is sleep!

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The “Magic” of EMDR

What is EMDR and how is it magical? Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz explains the science (and magic) behind this "gold-standard" treatment for trauma. Read on to explore if it might be right for you!

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Use Your Words Wisely: Self-Compassion

How do you speak to yourself? What would happen in your life if you could treat yourself with the same compassion with which you treat others? Advanced clinical fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz introduces Dr. Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion construct and shares a practice for a mindful Self-Compassion Break.

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Coherent Breathing

What do zebras have to do with breathwork? Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz explains how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems impact and protect us and shares a simple and effective tool to bring you back to balance!

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Stand your Ground: What is Grounding and How Do We Do it?

Grounding is another buzzword thrown around the wellness community with adaptogens, ashwagandha, and detox, but what does it mean to be grounded? Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz shares some grounding exercises, which use our five senses to help us return to that sense of calm.

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Good Bones: Gottman’s Sound Relationship House

Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz discusses what the Gottman Institute entails as well as their model of Sound Relationship House has given countless couples the tools they need to have happy healthy relationships.

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Sleeping Well-ness

Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz offers ways to get off sleep deprivation with the examination of how people use sleep deprivation as a method of torture.

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How to Deal with Disappointment

Advanced clinical fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz provides ways to deal with and handle disappointment when our dreams do not come true.

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Box Breathing

What is “Box Breathing”? Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz provides a breakdown of how-to and why our breath is important to our health and wellbeing.

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How to Unplug and Just Be on Vacation

Summer is the season of sun-warmed skin, the smell of sunscreen and sea breeze, dripping popsicles, and fun vacations. Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman Pilcz provides ideas on how to be present, relax, and rest on your next vacation so can ‘just be’.

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How to Thrive During Mercury in Retrograde

Ever wonder how to survive thrive during Mercury in retrograde? Advanced Clinical Fellow, Ilana Friedman Pilcz, explores what “Mercury in retrograde” means and has created a list for you to follow during a challenging time.

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