Alexa Griffith
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, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Oct 7, 2020
- 5 min
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.
Alexa Griffith
- Sep 23, 2020
- 5 min
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.
Alexa Griffith
- Sep 17, 2020
- 4 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Sep 4, 2020
- 6 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
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.
Alexa Griffith
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
"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, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Jul 2, 2020
- 7 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- Jun 20, 2020
- 5 min
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,...
Alexa Griffith
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Let’s Talk About Anger: Part 2
While the feelings are natural, how we express and process that feeling can have unwanted consequences.
Alexa Griffith
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Alexa Griffith
- May 30, 2020
- 5 min
Yes, Virginia, There Is Collective Trauma
As a general rule, I believe the best of humanity. Humans have a large capacity for love and respect and empathy. When we show the...
Alexa Griffith
- May 24, 2020
- 6 min
Happy Traumaversary
As a therapist I was very familiar with how trauma works and what to expect. However, I still felt like I could lose my grip.
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