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Always Growing
A Blog for Humans by Humans
GPS Guide to Personal Solutions prioritizes the importance of mental and physical wellness, recognizing how life experiences shape our daily lives. Our services are designed to focus on the mind-body connection, empowering clients to achieve wellness. In addition to our contracting with our talented therapists, we offer a blog that provides everyone with valuable insights and resources on mental and physical health. Our team has extensive experience working with diverse populations and creates a safe and supportive environment for all clients.
Box Breathing for Grounding
“Just take a deep breath.” Easier said than done! Sometimes, one deep breath isn’t enough, or we could use a little more guidance to...
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jul 81 min read
Overcoming Driving Anxiety Using a Fear Ladder
Whether it be slight tension or full panic attacks, anxiety related to driving and being in cars can impact your daily life and limit your autonomy.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jul 82 min read
Supporting a Friend Through Grief
If someone you know and love is going through a difficult loss, you might feel stuck. You may want to say something comforting or do something to help, but not know how. Here are some things to consider avoiding and some ways to intentionally be present for your friend.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jun 172 min read
Regulating and Stimulating Your Brain
Doomscrolling, food noise, or a desire to wrap yourself in a blanket in a soundproof room can all be signs of dysregulation. Your brain has unique stimulation needs that can always change depending on your mood, stress, and other factors!
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jun 102 min read
Climb Your Fear Ladder
If your response to anxiety is to avoid its cause, you might often feel paralyzed by your fear. Just like how someone scared of heights...
Reyna Choi, MSW
May 272 min read
The Dark Side of Positivity: How Toxic Positivity Can Worsen Mental Health
Toxic positivity is when someone pushes a “just be happy” mindset no matter what. It’s the idea that you should stay upbeat even in the face of stress, sadness, anger, or fear. It’s not about choosing hope during hard times—that can be powerful. This is about feeling like you’re not allowed to be anything but positive.
Elena Davydova, MSW
May 233 min read
When 3 = Infinity: Overwhelming the ADHD Brain
One helpful frame is to consider 3 (or whatever number feels realistic for you) as infinity. If anything is more than 2 steps, this can be overwhelming for the brain and feel like an insurmountable task for some people.
Reyna Choi, MSW
May 12 min read
Living in the Grey: Using Dialectics to Reduce Black and White Thinking
If you find yourself experiencing this black and white thinking, practicing dialectics may be helpful to improve your mental flexibility.
Reyna Choi, MSW
May 12 min read
Behaviors, Emotions, and Thoughts: The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Triangle
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a modality that explores how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions all affect one another.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Apr 242 min read
Grounding Toolkit: Techniques for Regulation
Feeling dysregulated can look like anything from being overactive and anxious to being underactive and dissociating. Whether you're...
Reyna Choi, MSW
Apr 242 min read
If You’re Mad, I’m Mad: Navigating Co-Regulation with Others
If you identify as someone who’s empathetic, this may bridge into taking on the emotions of the person you’re with. Whether this is a...
Reyna Choi, MSW
Apr 222 min read
The Hidden Burnout of “Being the Strong One”
Burnout isn’t always loud. It’s not always dramatic breakdowns or total exhaustion.
Elena Davydova, MSW
Mar 255 min read
Rewiring the Brain: The Promise of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Ketamine is making waves in the world of mental health, offering new hope for individuals struggling with depression, PTSD, anxiety, and oth
Elena Davydova, MSW
Jan 315 min read
The Power of a Baby Step: Tackling Task Execution
When people talk about baby steps, they’re referring to how a baby’s first step is the first, well, step, in learning how to walk.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jan 213 min read
Grounding with Counting: The 5-4-3-2-1 Skill
The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique can help calm our nerves and return us to the present environment.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Invisible Losses: How to Cope with Unseen Grief
Invisible Loss: Loss that is more difficult to recognize and understand because it's not related to losing an item or a person.
Reyna Choi, MSW
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Homo Sapiens Playing Part 2: HOW to Add PLAY to your DAY
As promised in part one, here are some ideas for lightening our days, adding play and expressing a part of us so necessary to our wholeness.
Elena Davydova, MSW
Sep 26, 20245 min read
Homo Sapiens Playing: Rediscovering the JOY in Play : Part 1
My teenage son peeks in and asks me what I am doing, and I answer: "I am playing." And he knows exactly what I mean by that.
Elena Davydova, MSW
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Is my anger helping or hindering me? Let's talk.
Hey there, guess what? Emotions are your personal tiny messengers; they don't come with a "good" or "bad" label. But what to do with Anger?
Reyna Choi, MSW
Jul 11, 20243 min read
Cultivating Joy: Ideas for Practicing Gratitude
What is a gratitude practice? How can we enter into this journey of self-discovery and appreciation? Practicing gratitude can change you.
Alison Napoleon LLMSW
Jul 4, 20243 min read
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