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What toxic stress does to a child’s brain — and how to heal it
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#emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #parenting #childrensmentalhealth #thechangetriangle #emotionseducation #emotions #traumainformed
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What toxic stress does to a child’s brain — and how to heal it - Salon.com
To cope with unprocessed emotions, a child’s mind erects defense mechanisms that can lead to depression or worse
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September 23, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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FREE LEARNING! Nervous System Regulation Conference.
#emotionseducation #thechangetriangle #traumahealing
Special Opportunity! Please join me and 60+ “experts” for a very special FREE healing event. REGISTER HERE 👉👉👉
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July 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Emotional regulation and emotions education go hand-in-hand. Here’s why and what you should know.
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#regulation #emotions #emotionalhealth #emotionseducation #thechangetriangle
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Emotional Regulation and Emotions Education
Without an education in emotions, we are left without tools and knowledge to regulate our nervous system, understand our emotional lives, and grow our emotional health.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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How can it be that a seemingly depressed person, one who shows clinical symptoms, doesn’t respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy? Perhaps because the root of his anguish is something else.
#depression #healing #mentalhealth #AEDP #thechangetriangle
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It's Not Always Depression, Sometimes It's Shame
How can it be that a seemingly depressed person, one who shows clinical symptoms, doesn’t respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy?
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June 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Got anxiety? Or just feeling nervous? Try this:
A Gentle Exercise for Anxiety Relief
#anxiety #anxietyrelief #thechangetriangle #AEDP
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A Gentle Exercise for Anxiety Relief
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September 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Did you know EXCITEMENT is a core emotion?

Like all our core emotions, excitement has a purpose. What does it feel like in the body—and what is it trying to tell us?

#emotionseducation #emotions #thechangetriangle
#emotionalhealth #anxiety

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Don’t Forget Excitement: An Overlooked Core Emotion
Some of us were taught to “tone it down” or not get our hopes up. We have learned to disavow our excitement, a core emotion.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Why Mourning for the Self Is a Necessary Part of Healing Trauma
#trauma #healing #AEDP #thechangetriangle #emotionseducation
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Why Mourning for the Self Is a Necessary Part of Healing Trauma
Healing from trauma requires self-compassion and feeling for ourselves. Mourning paves the way to increased vitality and connectedness.
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July 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Defining & Finding Your Authentic Self
#authentic #self #emotionalhealth #wellness #Authenticity #SelfAwareness #EmotionalWellbeing #MentalHealth #AEDP #TheChangeTriangle
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Defining & Finding Your Authentic Self
Finding our authentic self involves building greater awareness and acceptance of our thoughts, emotions, beliefs, wants, needs, wishes, and desires. Our budding self-acceptance cannot be conditional, ...
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June 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Do you ever feel like no matter how much you accomplish, you’re still not enough? Here’s Mike’s story and what helped him.
#NotEnough #SelfWorth #MentalHealth #Shame #TheChangeTriangle
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The Feeling of Not Enough
By educating himself on emotions and how the brain is affected by childhood adversity, Mike learned that everyone struggled.
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August 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter | Psychology Today via @PsychToday
How parents relate to emotions affects themselves—and their children. Here’s why:
#parenting #emotionalhealth #parentsemotions #healing #thechangetriangle
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5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter
Discover why your emotional life matters as a parent and how understanding your feelings can deepen your connection with your children.
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August 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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This book shows a step-by-step method for how to process emotions to heal and regulate the mind and body. And, it’s an easy “beach read” for all to benefit.
#emotions #emotionalhealth #thechangetriangle #emotionseducation #anxietyhelp #depressionhelp
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It's Not Always Depression by Hilary Jacobs Hendel: 9780399588143 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Fascinating patient stories and dynamic exercises help you connect to healing emotions, ease anxiety and depression, and discover your authentic self. WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK FEST LEGACY AWARD IN...
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September 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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How do you work with guilt?

Guilt can be very painful. And it’s possible to process it in ways that help lighten our load. I use the Change Triangle as a guide.
#guilt #emotions #emotionseducation #thechangetriangle #emotionalhealth
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Identifying and Healing Toxic Guilt With a 3-Step Approach
On the Change Triangle®, guilt sits above the core emotions and can block access to what we truly feel. When we take guilt at face value, we risk overriding the deeper emotions being blocked by our gu...
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September 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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We can heal!
AEDP, The Change Triangle, Depression, and Emotions.
#mentalhealth #emotions #AEDP #thechangetriangle #depression
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AEDP, The Change Triangle, Depression, and Emotions.
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September 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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I often felt guilty as a young parent. Then I learned that guilt doesn’t always mean we’ve done something wrong. Here’s what helps lower the volume on guilt:
#guilt #emotionseducation #emotionalhealth #thechangetriangle #emotions
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Identifying and Healing Toxic Guilt With a 3-Step Approach
On the Change Triangle®, guilt sits above the core emotions and can block access to what we truly feel. When we take guilt at face value, we risk overriding the deeper emotions being blocked by our guilt. When we get curious about it, we reconnect with deeper wisdom.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Getting to Know Your Three Brains: Part 3 Having an Experience
#emotionseducation #emotionalhealth #thechangetriangle
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Getting to Know Your Three Brains Part 3: Having an Experience
We cannot think our way through an emotion. Emotions must be experienced!That is because we have a thinking brain, emotional brain and body brain that function somewhat independently. We have to learn...
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September 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter | Psychology Today

via @psychologytoday.com

How parents relate to emotions affects themselves—and their children. Here’s why:

#parenting #emotionalhealth #parentsemotions #healing #thechangetriangle

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5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter
Discover why your emotional life matters as a parent and how understanding your feelings can deepen your connection with your children.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Joy is an emotion, too.
Like all emotions, we can learn to notice, feel, and make more room for it—in both mind and body.
I made this gentle experiential video to help you do that.
#emotionseducation #healing #AEDP #joy #thechangetriangle
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Expanding the Capacity for Joy in Both the Mind and Body: A Gentle Experiential Exercise
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August 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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I wrote this a few years ago, but I still believe it with all my heart: joy deserves our attention.
#joy #happiness #emotions #thechangetriangle
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4 Ways to Increase Joy: Putting the Science of Joy into Everyday Practice
Joy is one of the seven core emotions on the Change Triangle. Joy, like all core emotions, has a particular feeling in the body, although that feeling varies from person to person. Often I ask my pati...
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August 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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FREE LEARNING! I’ll be speaking on #thechangetriangle tool for #emotionalhealth. A tool no one should be without. Plus check out some of the other talks – many of my favorite teachers are presenting. Here’s the link to register: nervoussystem.consciouslife.com?oid=8&affid=...
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July 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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The Important Difference Between Anxiety and Fear
(and how it affects you)
#emotionalhealth #emotionseducation #thechangetriangle #fear #anxiety #mentalhealth
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The Important Difference Between Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety and fear are words often used interchangeably. But they are not the same! Distinguishing between anxiety and fear is crucial.
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July 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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We just scheduled the next weekend class of Emotions Education 101™ Oct 3-4, 2026
Learn to recognize emotions, taking you to a place of your authentic Self. We teach #theChangeTriangle tool for #emotionalhealth.
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Emotions Education 101™ — Heather Sanford LCSW, MPA
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July 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Is the Change Triangle tool for emotional health for Self-help or Psychotherapy?
#emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #healing #authenticself #anxietyhelp #depressionhelp #thechangetriangle
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Is the Change Triangle for Self-help or Psychotherapy?
Just like we learn in high school that we have a heart, brain, and stomach, learning about emotions reduces self-judgment and increases curiosity when emotions arise in ourselves or others.
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July 8, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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Two Powerful Techniques to Lower Anxiety
Learn the techniques here ➡️ www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/post/lower-a...
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June 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Looking for a curriculum to teach how to be with emotions in healing ways? We teach a holistic path to emotional health that eases anxiety and depression? We introduce #theChangeTriangle tool as the guide.
#emotionseducation #emotionscurriculum
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8-module Turnkey Emotions Education Curriculu | hilary-jacobs-hendel
Teach emotions and the Change Triangle Tool for Emotional Health to adults with this 8-module turnkey experiential curriculum.
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June 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM