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About Me
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Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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Individual Therapy
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The Self-Trust Reset
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Rest, Play, and Adventure: The Real Tools My Nervous System Needed
Holistic Mental Health, Nervous System Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/31/25 Holistic Mental Health, Nervous System Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/31/25

Rest, Play, and Adventure: The Real Tools My Nervous System Needed

Overachieving? Burnt out? Inspired by my own trip, I share what your nervous system really needs like play, joy, adventure, and rest.

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Not every fast decision is the right one. And don’t confuse internal pressure and stress with purpose. Sometimes slowing down is the most powerful move you can make. Tapping into your values. ⁣ ⁣ Alignment creates more clarity and inner knowing Joy isn’t something to sleep on - it’s feedback. A regulated nervous system doesn’t just calm you down, it opens the door to pleasure, peace, connection and play⁣ ⁣ So feeling good and experiencing joy is a sign of safety.⁣ ⁣ More o Feeling grateful and fulfilled!⁣ ⁣ Got to:⁣ ✨Paraglide in the French alps⁣ ✨Hike Mont Blanc⁣ ✨White water raft on the coldest river in France⁣ ✨Spend quality time with loved ones in nature⁣ ⁣ Exactly what I needed to fuel me!⁣ Now excited and ready t
Big feelings are so normal, especially when you’re anxious! They don’t make you anything less than human! ⁣ ⁣ If you were never taught how to sit with hard emotions -of course they feel overwhelming.⁣ ⁣ Here are some simple, embodied way If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t even know what I need,” this one’s for you.⁣ ⁣ When your needs weren’t honored growing up - or if you had to stay attuned to everyone else’s emotions and needs to stay safe -
Ever feel like being alone is supposed to help, but it actually makes you more anxious?⁣ You may just not fully know yourself or your nervous system just might not associate solitude with safety yet!⁣ ⁣ When you’ve spent years attuned to others You’re not too much - you were just never fully seen, supported, or protected!⁣ ⁣ If you grew up feeling like your emotions were too big, your needs too inconvenient, or your presence too intense - it makes sense that taking up space still feel

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