Crafting Your Recovery

One Tool at a Time

Tools to Use Right Now

  • breath work, breathing, mindfulness, stress, anxiety relief, trauma recovery

    Cyclic Sighing

    Are you feeling “antsy” or bored when meditating? Try Cyclic Sighing, a breathing technique proven to develop stress resilience in only 5 minutes daily.

  • relaxation, body-based modality, somatic

    PMR Relaxation

    Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) involves tensing and then relaxing muscles - one by one - to release physical tension, which helps ease stress and anxiety.

  • body-based, somatic, relaxation, mediation, healing, trauma recovery

    NSDR relaxation

    Non Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) or Yoga Nidra cultivates ease, promotes deep rest, calms and soothes the nervous system, and reduces anxiety.

  • mindfulness, grounding, centering, anchoring, present

    Mindfulness

    Mindful Meditation increases your body and sensory awareness and teaches presence and acceptance through grounding skill development.

  • meditation, relaxation, EFT, tapping, self-care, mindfulness, stress and anxiety relief, emotional regulation

    EcoMeditation

    EcoMeditation integrates Heart Rate Variability (HRV) regulation, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Mindfulness and Neurofeedback.

  • movement, self-care, routines, rituals, healing, recovering from complex trauma

    Daily Walks

    Research shows that walking at any intensity level increases mindfulness, reduces anxiety, and supports trauma recovery. Take a mindful 30-minute walk alone or with a pet.

  • IFS, Internal Family System, No Bad Parts, Altogether Now

    IFS/Parts Work

    If you’d like to explore parts of you on your own, take it slow and be gentle with yourself, as parts are protective aspects of us who deserve our attention.

  • hypnosis, self-hypnosis, guided imagery, visualization, healing, trauma recovery, coaching, therapy

    Emotional Literacy

    Psychotherapist Claude Steiner describes emotional literacy as “the ability to understand your emotions, listen to others and empathize with their emotions, and to express emotions.

  • trauma-informed, trauma-sensitive, trauma-responsive, yoga, therapeutic yoga, self-care routine

    Trauma-informed yoga

    Trauma-informed yoga (TIY) is an evidenced-based somatic practice which invites you to turn inward to reconnect with yourself now, just as you are.

  • Emotional Freedom Techniques, tapping, EFT tapping, clinical EFT, energy work, energy medicine, healing, recovery, trauma reprocessing

    EFT/Tapping

    In under 10 minutes, you may reduce your anxiety by 41%, just by tapping. Learn about Emotional Freedom Techniques, the 9 easy tapping points, and how to tap.

  • reiki, chakras, aligning chakras, energy work, healing recovery

    self-Reiki

    Reiki was found to be more effective than placebo at easing anxiety, pain, and depression and may easily be integrated into your self-care routine.

  • journaling, testimony, telling our stories, empowerment, women, complex, childhood, sexual trauma reprocessing

    journaling

    Research has shown that the act of writing such as journaling can support trauma recovery. Use this Recovery Journal to track your goals, growth, and feelings each day.

The pause between the trigger and the response

Is where the healing happens.

Janina Fisher