Key Takeaways: Self-awareness is your guide: Understanding your internal patterns is a key to growth. Family of Origin Work is your foundation: Clarity around past experiences illuminates present challenges and is...
Category - Emotional Health
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Managing Stress: The Power of Mindfulness and Gratitude
Key Takeaways: Mindful Observation: Stress responses are observed with compassionate awareness, creating space for choice rather than reaction. Gratitude Amplification: Cultivating gratitude strengthens positive neural...
10 Self-Empowering Tips to Handle Post-Election Overwhelm
Refresh your self-care list. What is soothing and brings you joy? Spend time in nature. The sun, the clouds, the fog and all remain gloriously present. Create a web of love, seeking and providing support from/for...
Navigating the Political Storm: How to Manage Election Anxiety
Elections have been shown to be a tumultuous time, particularly as of late, stirring up intense emotions. As a therapist, I can attest to this personally, with the last cycle in particular triggering a surge in my...
Break Free from Shame in the Bedroom
Shame, a painful emotion rooted in feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, can cast a long shadow over our sexual lives if it gets entangled in sexuality. The disgust or humiliation directed at the self can have a...
Middle-Aged Women: Thriving in Emotional & Relationship Transitions
Middle age, often defined as the years between 40 and 65, is a time of significant transition for many women. It’s a period marked by physical, emotional, and social changes, which can ripple through all aspects...
The Power of Hope: Nurturing Emotional Health
This is one of my favorite topics in my therapy practice, where hope can be used to generate an often needed flame from an ember; for individuals seeking personal growth or in a relationship where two people are looking...
Obsessed with Control: Addressing Perfectionism and Codependence
For some, asking for help feels like a threat; the need to do so invariably makes them feel inferior. “Why should I need to ask?” “You should already know!” In the game of emotional hot potato, we blame our partners for...
Deeper Level Change in Individual Therapy
People seek individual therapy for a number of reasons but usually something isn’t working for them emotionally or in their relationships. Expectations around what this process looks like can vary too. I see my...
Happy 2024, I Have a Few Things for You
2023 was quite a year. There were definitely some challenges but my hope for you is that you are finding some inspiration and optimism for the New Year. LoveAndlLifeToolbox.com was about experimentation and change in...
