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Understanding Eldest Daughter Syndrome & Healing Work
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Understanding Eldest Daughter Syndrome & Healing Work

Clinical research on Eldest Daughter Syndrome highlights the emotional, mental, and physical burdens faced by first-born daughters due to cultural expectations, sibling dynamics, and parental pressures, which can lead to perfectionism, self-sacrifice, and emotional disconnection, but therapy offers a path to healing by reconnecting with one's true self, setting boundaries, and cultivating self-compassion.

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Reclaiming Self
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Reclaiming Self

Explore the concepts of individuation and differentiation, which involve separating from external influences like family, society, and culture to discover and embrace one's authentic self.

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Mindfulness for Anxious Thoughts
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Mindfulness for Anxious Thoughts

What does mindfulness really mean? How it can help with being compassionate and validating ourselves as we move through fear underneath our anxious thinking.

August 2, 2024

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Body Acceptance and Body Flexibility
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Body Acceptance and Body Flexibility

As a body image therapist and a human with lived experience, I understand that the journey to finding peace within one's physical form, including everything that accompanies it such as food and movement, can be a bumpy and complex journey.

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Feeling our Feelings
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Feeling our Feelings

Taking time to connect with our feelings can seem unproductive in a society that believes that our worth equates to our productivity. The importance of it and how to *actually* feel your feelings.

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When Anxiety Keeps Us Awake
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

When Anxiety Keeps Us Awake

Do you struggle with tossing and turning at bedtime because of a noisy mind that won't settle? You're not alone.

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Recognizing Burnout
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Recognizing Burnout

Burnout is essentially what happens when we tell ourselves we aren’t human. We deny ourselves the human experience and forgo our needs, “to get it all done.” The challenge with this is our bodies and minds were designed to need rest and rejuvenation.

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Navigating Grief During The Holiday Season
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Navigating Grief During The Holiday Season

While there are no rigid rules for navigating holiday grief, I hope to share some strategies that may offer support acknowledging that everyone grieves in their own ways.

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Choosing Eating Disorder Recovery
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Choosing Eating Disorder Recovery

Being in eating disorder recovery can add an extra layer of anxiety to all the busyness of the summer. Check out these tips to support you in maintaining your therapeutic progress.

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Moving Through Relational Endings
Katarina Blake Katarina Blake

Moving Through Relational Endings

The process of how one copes with a breakup is unique. The best thing I believe you can do for yourself is to let go of a specific timeline it takes to “get over '' or heal from the relationship and focus on yourself in this present moment.

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