Alexa Griffith
Holiday Syndrome (Yes, It's A Thing)
You know that feeling when your brain is saying, "Relax, it's a break!" but your nervous system is screaming, "EVERYTHING IS WRONG"? ...
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Alexa Griffith
Nov 214 min read
Handling Holiday Stress During Divisive Times
Holiday get-togethers can be stressful but you can learn to bring yourself back to a state of safety and connection!
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Alexa Griffith
Dec 31, 20204 min read
2020, 24 Hours To Go
“Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go..I wanna be sedated. Nothing to do nowhere to go- oh…” -Ramones Y’all. It’s been a different...
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Alexa Griffith
Nov 24, 20203 min read
Thanksgiving Turkey or a Flaming Turd? Appreciating Thanksgiving in 2020
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace...
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Alexa Griffith
Oct 22, 20205 min read
Narcissus Does Not Live Here: Zoom Fatigue and Crappy Self Image
Narcissuses was a character from Greek mythology who could not look away from his own reflection. He fell in love with his reflection in...
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Alexa Griffith
Oct 7, 20205 min read
A Love Letter to Young Activists
I’m so glad you’re here! I’m grateful you have decided to grace the activist world with your specific brand of badassery.
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Alexa Griffith
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Its Time For Family Feud: Election Season Edition
Adult children can have different political views and raise their own children with their same values, which may or may not hold.
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Alexa Griffith
Sep 17, 20204 min read
Canceled: No Grace For You
“People are hard to hate up close. Move in.”- Brené Brown In my practice, I talk a LOT about gratitude. Sometimes I find myself in a...
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Alexa Griffith
Sep 4, 20206 min read
When Friends and Loved Ones Talk About Suicide
Suicide is a word that gets everyone’s attention. It’s a word that evokes fear, despair, helplessness, and anger to many people. To those...
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Alexa Griffith
Aug 26, 20205 min read
Miscarriage and Rainbow Babies: Learning About Joy From Pain
What are rainbow babies? They are the babies that are born to a mother after she faces miscarriage or stillbirth.
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Alexa Griffith
Aug 20, 20204 min read
How Do You Cope With Constant Uncertainty?
My family was thrown for another loop this week. Last week I sent my high school kids back on hybrid schedule and my elementary school...
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Alexa Griffith
Aug 13, 20203 min read
When You’re Stuck In A Worry, Tapping Can Help
It's designed to use your body and pressure points to help jolt you out of your head or dissociations into your body and feeling grounded
Alexa Griffith
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Children Can Learn Empathy To Develop Emotional Courage
Alexa talks about emotional courage and reads Ibex (slumberking) by Kelly Oriard with Collie Christensen. #empathy #socialemotionallearning
Alexa Griffith
Jul 23, 20203 min read
"TIPP" To Quiet The Alarm
TIPP is a coping strategy that we can use to take us out of our fight/flight/freeze mode
Alexa Griffith
Jul 16, 20205 min read
Foreboding Joy: When Happiness Feels Scary
“She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is...
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Alexa Griffith
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Life Lessons From Inspirational Quotes
“Men do not quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.”- Oliver Windell Holmes How many times has...
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Alexa Griffith
Jul 2, 20207 min read
How To Find Empathy When Its a Struggle
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” ― Marcus Aurelius In our country today, it surely feels like we are...
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Alexa Griffith
Jun 20, 20205 min read
Let's Talk About Anger Part 3
This is the final installment of the three part series focusing on anger. I believe, given the current social and interpersonal climate,...
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Alexa Griffith
Jun 7, 20204 min read
Let’s Talk About Anger: Part 2
While the feelings are natural, how we express and process that feeling can have unwanted consequences.
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Alexa Griffith
Jun 5, 20203 min read
Let's Talk About Anger: Part 1
Anger is a feeling that everyone experiences. We spend time with anger in all of our developmental stages. If you have ever been around a...
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