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SUICIDE SERIES 3: Suicide Loss & Survivors
“Suicide is always complicated” and “death by suicide is multifactorial and complex and cannot be explained by risk factors alone.” Losing a loved one to suicide can result in a complicated grief response. Survivors can be left with unanswered questions, regrets, challenges around stigma and shame, judgment from others, trauma, police/media interactions, self-blame/guilt, and shock along with a mirage of other emotions.
What’s One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Be Given?
It is to be brought into this world and parented by a present, attuned caregiver. This helps your nervous system develop a sense of safety, knowing your needs matter and will be met, and that people are to be trusted. It fosters a strong foundation from which to navigate the world, it builds internal resources that can be drawn from when times are tough or emotions are big
Bibliotherapy: breath is life by Laurie Ellis-Young
I heard about this book from one of the trainers in my Adler Graduate School, Working with Law Enforcement Course. I loved it! ♥️ I think most of us have a general sense that breathing is good for us! 😁 Ahha! As long as we are breathing, we are still living! I consciously use my breath as a tool in psychotherapy sessions to help clients regulate their breathing and nervous systems. Breath is one of our greatest tools to help manage our nervous systems and lives. I can tell that I will come back to this book over and over. It is rich with information and practical tools for a better life.
SUICIDE SERIES 2: Suicide vs. Self-Harm
Self-harming and suicide have different functions.
SUICIDE SERIES 1: Suicidality & Suicidology
I realize, I founded Coriander Living Collective over 4 years ago and I have never wrote a Blog Post on suicide. It’s fairly typical for me to have clients on my caseload with suicidality or past suicide attempts. It is a clinical area where I have competency, extensive training, and experience in treating and managing suicidal behavior. Suicidality is complex, and death by suicide is tragic, having profound impact on survivors. I have personal history with suicide loss like so many others. If you are someone struggling with suicidal thoughts, in deep pain, or if you have been impacted by suicide loss, there is a space for you at Coriander Living Collective. Just reach out.
FREE Open Floor PURE PRACTICE Movement Class!
Come try a FREE Open Floor Class! “Open Floor International inspires people to move. We teach dance and mindful movement for personal healing, professional growth, and community building. In a challenging world, Open Floor supports resilience, compassion, and joyous connection.”
Self-Brainspotting Guided Practice with Cori Hildebrandt
Here’s a free Self-Brainspotting Guided Practice for you in honor of Coriander Living Collective’s 200th Blog Post! Self-Brainspotting is a wonderful way to self-regulate and create positive shifts in your system in just 10-15 minutes. This is a video you can use over and over again to guide your self practice. Thank you for following us. Enjoy!
Happy 4th Anniversary to Coriander Living Collective!
Happy 4th Anniversary to Coriander Living Collective (CLC)! It has proven to be another interesting year in honoring limits, learning to flow with rather than resist change, and practicing patience for the next right thing to manifest. To our clients, friends, family, and colleagues, thank you for your continued support and trust.
Bibliotherapy: LOVE SENSE: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Dr. Sue Johnson
In Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships Dr. Johnson shares how “Love is vital to our existence” and highlights the research to support that statement. She expresses concern “A tsunami of loneliness, anxiety, and depression is sweeping through Western societies.” She states that love is not a mystery, that belief is a disservice and leaves us feeling helpless in romantic relationships, “What you understand you can maintain, repair, and even enhance.” She urges ”we have to learn to turn toward each other and reveal our fears and longings” and describes a process of interrupting and dismantling destructive sequences and then constructing emotionally open, receptive ones.
Preparing for Virtual Brainspotting!
Brainspotting therapy transfers nicely into a virtual environment. The outcomes with virtual brainspotting seem as effective as in-person sessions. Watch this quick video to learn what you need to do to prepare for your first Brainspotting session!
Electrolytes for Mental Health and Overall Wellness!
I am a big proponent of attending to our basic needs to support mental health and wellness. Our foundational survival needs are air, water, food, shelter, and sleep. If our basic needs are not being met, we will suffer physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. When we are struggling, it’s important to address foundational needs as part of treatment.
There is newer science that supports drinking water alone may not be enough to stay hydrated. Especially more active folks or those on restricted diets may require water and electrolytes to hydrate.
Biolateral and Bilateral Music Used for EMDR and Brainspotting Therapy!
Both EMDR and Brainspotting use special music either bilateral or biolateral music.
Online Therapy
Coriander Living Collective is honored to offer online therapy to clients in MN and WI. Telehealth may not be appropriate for all symptoms or all clients. Please feel free to contact us with questions about if virtual therapy is an appropriate fit for you!
The Meaning Behind Coriander Living Collective’s Name!
I’ve had two people ask me over the last week what’s the meaning behind my company’s name, Coriander Living Collective so I thought I would share!
Bibliotherapy: Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin M. Gilmartin
The last few years have been challenging for law enforcement agencies and officers (LEOs) across our country. LEOs deal with the “maddest, baddest, and saddest” constituents in society. LEOs have a high stress, high stakes job. They are trained and prepared for survival on the streets, but are given little if any training on emotional survival in this high risk role. The current national rates of suicide for LEOs are 2x that of the general population. In his book, Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement: A Guide for Officers and Their Families, police psychologist, Kevin M. Gilmartin states we need to “stop breaking cops.” His book encourages LEOs and their families to make self-directed decisions on how life can function and strategy implementation to insure emotional survival.
9 Wellness Benefits of Open Floor Movement Practice!
Research supports the benefits of exercise, community connection, spirituality, and mindfulness practices. You could go for a run, go to church, grab a coffee with a friend, and then sit in meditation. OR you could try an Open Floor class which combines all these benefits into one experience!
As humans, we have been moving together for ions. Our bodies respond to connection, music, movement, and nature.
Join me for Open Floor Moving Meditation + Patio Wine Socials at Forestville Vines on Sunday, June 2, 2024 and July 7, 2024 from 11am-1pm. EVERYbody is welcome! Please reach out to Coriander Living Collective with questions. Dance-on!
Best Wishes to Stephanie Larson, MSW, LICSW MN, LCSW WI!
Best wishes to Stephanie Larson, MSW, LICSW MN, LCSW WI as she transitions out of being a provider with Coriander Living Collective into opening her own practice! We thank her for her service and collaboration since November 2022.
What to Expect: Treatment Planning with Coriander Living Collective
At Coriander Living Collective (CLC), you can expect a collaborative treatment planning process that starts with your intake session. The treatment plan is a tool that we use to guide the sessions. If you want to be involved in the creation of your treatment plan and learn about the DSM-V diagnoses, Coriander Living Collective may be the provider to join with for your treatment! Reach out for a free consultation!
Psychotherapy & Support for Law Enforcement, First Responders, & Military Personnel & Families
As I reflect back, it is not surprising to me that I have a history of studying and working within and around the criminal justice system in different capacities. I am called to pursue new avenues and ways of supporting local law enforcement and first responders! This is a population that I believe deeply deserves and needs additional support. If you or a loved one is connected to these populations just reach out! Coriander Living Collective is open to individual teenage and adult clients for individual talk and trauma therapy, training, consultation, supervision, and other creative offerings of support!
Release Stress and Claim Joy!
Stress is a common occurrence for many of us! The problem with stress is when it is chronic, overwhelming, or when we don’t have good stress management tools.
The mindfulness, resource-based movement practice of Open Floor International is one of the best ways, I know to release stress and allow the body to self-regulate.