The Push Pause Exercise for Creating Space in Difficult Moments with Dr. Kate Truitt

In this psychoeducation video, Dr. Kate Truitt explains that one of the best tools for creating space is called the Push Pause Exercise. It creates space in a conversation for our mind and body to reset, and it’s critical to teach the people we interact with on a daily basis the tool as well. If everybody agrees that this is a useful communication strategy, then it can help everybody involved. As soon as anyone pushes pause, then everyone is invited to stop and check in. Dr. Kate suggests using the break to utilize havening tools or a brain exercise. One of the key parts of push pause is that there is no request nor requirement to share what was coming up in the moment before pause was pushed. She explains that this is twofold: perhaps the person doesn’t know or they don’t want to share. The push pause button can take as little as twenty to thirty seconds. It’s a space creator in a conversation for everybody to reset and get back into healthy connection as opposed to having their brains hijacked. She invites us to share this tool with the people around us, especially those that you tend to have difficult conversations with. #CommunicationSkills #StressRelief #Psychotherapy For more information and blogs visit , find inspiration on Instagram @, join Dr. Kate live Clubhouse @DrKateTruitt, and subscribe to us here for weekly videos! Want to learn more? Dr. Kate hosts live virtual workshops teaching self-healing in your hands tools and techniques. Join her and the Viva Excellence team to build your at home brain care program! Register here: Dr. Kate Truitt is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, as well as holds a MBA in Healthcare Administration. She is the CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Board of the Amy Research Foundation, and leads her flagship organization Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates located in Pasadena, CA. Her teams of expert psychologists and psychotherapists provide individual therapy, group therapy, executive coaching, and neurofeedback throughout California via telehealth. Contact us today to learn more or to begin your healing journey with one of our expert team members: 626-524-5525 or © 2021 by Dr. Kate Truitt All rights reserved. No part of this video may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright holder.