From our years of experience working with those who experience anxiety in their relationships, we have noticed that EVERY year around the Holidays, triggers abound and our clients’ anxiety SPIKES!
Here’s why this happens:
The holidays are the shouldiest time of year.
👉We get shoulds from culture of how we SHOULD be feeling. We should be feeling happy, festive, joyful, etc.
👉We get shoulds from our families - SO many shoulds from family. *Cue your passive aggressive aunt making comments about why you’re not married yet at the dinner table*
👉We absorb shoulds about how we need to be feeling about our relationship this time of year - excitedly giving gifts to our partners, feeling in love, having zero conflict, etc.
And for those with anxiety, these shoulds really STICK.
They cause you to question yourself, lead you to feeling inadequate, and ultimately make your relationship anxiety skyrocket to an all time high.
There’s also a lot of anniversaries of deaths, family traumas, and past pains that resurface.
PLUS - the colder, darker months of the season can have a HUGE impact on your mood.
All of these stressors can lead your body and mind to be on hyper alert - so you’re more critical of your partner, you’re feeling disconnected, and just feeling straight up more anxious than ever.
It’s incredibly important that you get support during this time so that you can face those shoulds head-on with confidence and empowerment!
In this 2 hour workshop, SHAKE OFF THE SHOULDS, we are going to help you claim your power and move through the Holiday triggers in a creative way!
In this workshop, you’ll learn to:
🗣Identify the shoulds that get put on your relationship and understand why they trigger your anxiety.
💋Release the fear and shame around the shoulds and feel more anchored in your body when you face triggers.
💃🏽Connect to your own authentic expression and learn to feel empowered in your choice to be with your partner…even if one of your family members makes a snarky comment at the family reunion.
About the Facilitators
Chelsea Horton is the founder of Healing Embodied and a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist who has supported thousands of people in overcoming anxiety in their lives and relationships.
She incorporates embodiment, dance, nervous system work, inner child work, shadow work, and sensual movement into her approach with clients. She loves witnessing people come home to their bodies, break free from their minds, and step fully into their power.
Sarah is our lead Body/Mind Integration Expert at Healing Embodied.
She has her Master’s and Board Certification in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling, her license in clinical professional counseling, and has facilitated countless sessions with those experiencing overwhelming anxiety and a range of other challenges. She also has extensive training and experience in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and is incredibly skilled at helping our clients navigate their emotional experiences.
Sarah has also overcome anxiety in her life and guides our clients from a place of embodied experience and knowledge.
Sarah makes our clients feel safe, supported, and EMPOWERED in their journey of healing!
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