Understanding the Trauma bond
Have you watched a movie of a character in a toxic relationship, and freeing themselves felt impossible? The more the abuser became mean,...
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Billine Jourdan
- Aug 5
- 6 min
Are Nightmares Keeping You Up At Night? How To Combat This Terrifying Phenomenon
Picture this: you finally crawl into bed after a long day at work. You’ve showered, done your skincare, and have cozied up with a book....
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Billine Jourdan
- Jul 28
- 5 min
How Practicing Mindfulness Will Give You a Good Night's Sleep
If you suffer from insomnia then you know that no matter what you do, or how hard you try, you can’t force yourself to fall asleep. In...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jul 9
- 6 min
Why Am I Not Sleeping? 4 Reasons You May Be Suffering From Insomnia
If tossing and turning at night, staring into the black void of your room sounds like you - you’re not alone. While we’ve been told since...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jun 26
- 6 min
A Beginners Guide To Living With Nightmares
The Terrifying Effects Of a Poor Nights Sleep and What You Can Do About It Late into the 1700’s, the definition of a nightmare was, “a...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jun 13
- 7 min
Insomnia Exhaustion? How Therapy Gives You The Ability To Sleep Peacefully:
Imagine this: You start your day at 6:00, grab your coffee and head to work. All day at your computer you yawn and struggle to keep your...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jun 2
- 6 min
5 Ways Counseling Can Help You Lose Weight And Keep It Off:
Are you beginning your weight loss journey? If so, chances are you’re well educated on the effects dieting and exercise have on dropping...
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Billine Jourdan
- May 15
- 5 min
5 Ways Exercise Plays An Important Role In PTSD Treatment:
8 million people per year suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. This makes up 20% of trauma survivors that then carry their...
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General
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Just Do It
JUST DO IT!” as Nike’s slogan states. Stop waiting for the ideal moment to do THAT thing! Use what is available to you to get the job...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Is Telehealth the Future of Therapy?
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many therapists have had to quickly pivot and offer their clients online sessions in an effort...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jan 10
- 2 min
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, is a set of standardized protocols that incorporate elements from many...
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Billine Jourdan
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Treat Yourself: The Importance of Putting Yourself First & Self Care
Most children are brought up to be kind and respectful of other people. They are taught to consider others’ feelings and help those in...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Listen to Me! Part I
You ever get into an argument with your partner? It sucks right? What sucks even more is when you’re trying to express how you feel and...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Are you doing what’s best for you
Each day we are graced with the presence of the sun and oxygen in our lungs, is another opportunity for us to live life to its fullest....
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
I Need to Know This! – Core Beliefs
What is your core belief? A core belief is a belief that someone has about themselves that they developed when they were very young or as...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
I’m Not Good Enough
What is a core belief and why does it matter? A core belief is a belief about yourself that developed when you were very young or as a...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Listen to Me! Part II
This is a continuation of “Listen to Me! Part I”. OK so now that you have your partner in a place where they’re ready to actually listen,...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
How Telehealth May Change the Future of Therapy
A while back there was a very funny television show starring Lisa Kudrow (ditzy Phoebe from Friends) called “Web Therapy.” It was an...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Why Choose Online Therapy?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in numerous ways. Social distancing, a concept that was new to most, has now become a way of...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
How To Stop Beating Yourself Up
When was the last time you heard from your inner critic? You know, that voice in your head that constantly judges you, puts you down and...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
The “V” Word
This post is not about the V-word you might be thinking of but it is as much a significant word to highlight. Vulnerability. We’re taught...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Consider Therapy When…
Consider therapy when… Today I want to talk about when you should see a therapist. A lot of people assume that after a traumatic event...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Why Believing in YOU is so important
In the end, we all want to live a full life and when we realize the shortness and the depravity of it, we truly can release any...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Have you REALLY changed?
When you look back on your life I want you to think about what your patterns have been in areas of relationships, work, social...
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Billine Jourdan
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Vulnerability
This post is not about the V-word you might be thinking of but it is as much a significant word to highlight. Vulnerability. We’re taught...
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