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Hi, I'm Sarah, a Registered Psychotherapist offering somatic and talk therapy at my Roncesvalles and Junction offices in Toronto's west end, and online across Canada. This is where I share what I'm noticing in my work, with practical Tend to It Tuesday posts and reflective Friday Field Notes. Take what's useful, and leave the rest. Learn more about me
For education only, not a substitute for therapy or medical advice.
Vacation Anxiety Is Real: How to Actually Rest When Your Nervous System Won’t Let You
Paradoxically, one of the most regulating things you can do with vacation anxiety is to stop trying to get rid of it. Name it, notice where you feel it in your body, and let it exist alongside the good parts of where you are. Anxiety tends to loosen its grip when it stops being treated as a problem to solve.