<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hero's Journey Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychotherapy for people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, frustration tolerance, anger management, and relationship issues. ]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:20:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Fearful Avoidant Attachment Style - When You Want Closeness &#38; Fear It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding your “come here / go away” patterns. A brief explainer: It’s known that the fearful avoidant (sometimes called “disorganized”) attachment style begins in early childhood, at a time when the brain is literally being wired for relationships. The fearful avoidant style stems from growing up in an environment where the people you depended on for safety and comfort were also, at times, a source of fear, chaos, or emotional unpredictability. 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Heal old Attachment Wounds &#38; trauma.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/heal-understand-how-your-old-trauma-wounds-show-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658949400810530f5b40218c</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[self-care]]></category><category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category><category><![CDATA[attachment styles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Avoidant Attachment Style]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anxious Attachment Style]]></category><category><![CDATA[People Pleasing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Attachment Wounds]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 05:08:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_ebf8c4bae6b8422fadae55ef56ad5e2e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shutting-Down &#38; The Avoidant Attachment Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Avoidant Attachment Style. Learn, heal, and have healthier relationships. Great reading for Anxiously or Avoidantly Attached people. ]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/shutting-down-the-avoidant-attachment-style</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f2e1f26c7d170a04255712</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gottman Couple's Therapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[attachment styles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Avoidant Attachment Style]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_043eeb4baca74d5f9e4e936d9f5de037~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is The Dark Night of the Soul?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding your way through the scariest, and most precious moment of your life. 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The lost...]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/what-is-the-dark-night-of-the-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6476f639cd8155922111b442</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 09:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_b964e33531e245c1a305a65029c73c7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implicit vs. Explicit Memories - How (Adverse) Life Experiences Lead to Reactivity, Anxiety, etc. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're dealing with trauma, anxiety, or depression, it's essential to understand the difference between implicit and explicit...]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/implicit-vs-explicit-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641e766002fd35181abd7701</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[SEL learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[counseling]]></category><category><![CDATA[counselling]]></category><category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4667537950303249306777~mv2_d_5760_3840_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People-Pleasing and the Anxious Attachment Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're anxiously attached, you learned that dismissing your own feelings &#38; people pleasing was the way to approval, acceptance, &#38; safety ]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/are-you-anxiously-attached</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631470c87406538514810ca0</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[self-care]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_1f16aa15afa54f73895fbdbbb067d152~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Steps to Process a Stressor ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too often, we allow stress to sit unprocessed and we end up carrying it, which has disastrous results for our mental/physical health. ]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/how-to-process-a-stressor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6214d0338186c3d38bc5fa59</guid><category><![CDATA[stress]]></category><category><![CDATA[stressors]]></category><category><![CDATA[SEL learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_41e9fa9085e146a6af85d658317ebb70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_916,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The # 1 Reason My Clients Seek Therapy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In therapy, challenges like anxiety, depression, &#38; relationships are addressed. 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How being a bit more like Mr. Rogers would be a healthy thing for all of us, especially therapists.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/the-healing-presence-of-mr-rogers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f30a8f3693b5c0017c53cca</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category><category><![CDATA[purpose]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[SEL learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social Emotional Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_4a8760440913448d9401a028ae25f693~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_627,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Acts of Self Care During Troubling Times Like These (Covid-19):]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of this is Corona virus stuff is pretty unsettling. 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don't necessarily need therapy to change the way you feel. Here are 3 key ways to manage and maintain your mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/3-keys-to-your-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e2000962fe38f0017e71f38</guid><category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[counseling]]></category><category><![CDATA[counselling]]></category><category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 03:30:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_60af9326ada24554a81e4205e80969b7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What No One Tells You About Therapy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[3 truths and 3 misunderstandings about what it's actually like to go to therapy.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/what-no-one-tells-you-about-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5daa9b9830bff20017444dd4</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category><category><![CDATA[counseling]]></category><category><![CDATA[counselling]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:49:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_581d23714a824c14a3cdef1848ecabaf~mv2_d_5004_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do schools in Vietnam care about Mental Health?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is my child getting the mental health support they need at school?  Students perform best academically when their nervous system is calm..]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/mental-health-in-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d821f0418c1010017b28313</guid><category><![CDATA[schools]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[mindful schools]]></category><category><![CDATA[SEL learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social Emotional Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[students]]></category><category><![CDATA[mental health  at schools]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2019 14:14:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_63639091583b468fbe87177d26856a10~mv2_d_1920_1371_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[        What is the Hero's Journey?
]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all have a responsibility to find meaning in this life. The Hero's Journey entails a call to action and facing one's fears.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/what-is-the-hero-s-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d6261347e8924029dba78c9</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category><category><![CDATA[purpose]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hero's Journey]]></category><category><![CDATA[existential]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_ba36e02d79da443e960cca42802eee2a~mv2_d_5184_6912_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day job got you down? Make meaningful career choices that nourish your spirit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being human means we naturally crave meaning and purpose. Read about how you can start watering the job/career seeds that feed your soul.]]></description><link>https://www.herosjourneytherapy.com/post/career</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3d6ebe844199001647d858</guid><category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category><category><![CDATA[career advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[right livelihood]]></category><category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category><category><![CDATA[purpose]]></category><category><![CDATA[spiritual health]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e38e_d050966869e2472dade34a8eb6a5750d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Oleskevich</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>