by Jessica Amico | Aug 20, 2023 | Feelings Wheel, Healing Resources
Being guilty vs. feeling guilty are two totally different things. If you’re a recovering people pleaser, you know what it’s like to feel guilt. Whether it’s saying no to plans, to an additional assignment at work, to your grandma asking you to...
by Jessica Amico | Apr 18, 2022 | Feelings Wheel, Healing Resources
MANTRA: I find moments throughout each day that amaze me. I am in awe of the synchronicities the universe brings on a daily basis. In this moment, I am truly feeling amazed. This morning, I woke up and didn’t get on my phone right away. I read a chapter of a new...
by Jessica Amico | Mar 30, 2022 | Feelings Wheel, Healing Resources
I like to consider myself emotionally intelligent. I’ve been in and out of counseling since I was in second grade. Needless to say – I’ve had a fair share of practice communicating and analyzing my feelings. So imagine my dismay when I still find...
by Jessica Amico | Jan 30, 2022 | Healing Resources
Survival mode can become a way of life if we aren’t paying attention. We are mammals by nature. We’ve evolved past the days of living in caves, but our nervous system can still be triggered into that state of surviving. Survival mode is an adaptive...
by Jessica Amico | Aug 5, 2021 | Healing Resources
How important is it to know your body? So freaking important. It’s the difference between a lot of physical and emotional pain vs. freedom from symptoms. The difference between living on auto-pilot and trying to survive the day vs. living with intention....
by Jessica Amico | Jul 21, 2021 | Healing Resources
Trauma is something we all experience in life. Whether it looks like trauma to someone else is unimportant. I find that society likes to create a hierarchy of pain. “Wow, and I thought I was going through a tough time.” Perspective is good, but not when it...
