Find your ally and your safe place

I often ask my clients to develop a connection with their allies and safe places to help bring grounding and containment when life gets rocky and you start to feel flooded. These two resources can help bring calm and self-soothing in intensely emotional times when you become triggered or are experiencing flashbacks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Maybe your ally is a superhero like Wonder Woman, Oprah Winfrey, a tiger that will fight for you but also cuddle you when you need comfort, or some real or imaginary figure who you can imagine fighting for you when you need to find that courage and strength somewhere inside of yourself. Imagine your ally coming to your rescue in times of distress. 

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Maybe your calm, safe place is the beach, the mountains, or your grandmother's house. It just needs to be a place where you associate calmness, peace, and safety. Consider all of your senses and what it would feel like to actually be in this place. Notice how you feel after really imagining this safe place. 

Who is your ally and where is your safe place?