Hi, I'm Dr. Emma Diaz
Are you tired of looking for happiness? Tired of feeling broken while everyone else around you has it all figured out?
Sometimes it feels like life puts you through the dryer machine - and it leaves you battered and bruised. I get it. I've felt the pain that comes with life. The unfairness. The bitterness. It clings to you and feels impossible to shake off.
There is nothing that can make life fair or easy (if you figure it out, please tell me). I spent a lot of my life struggling with big emotions that felt impossible to tame. And a shame that I could never seem to shake off. I started practicing mindfulness three years ago. A small habit that changed how I view the world.
It helped me accept the world as it exists.
It helped me accept myself and practice kindness.
It helped me to take life less personally and build resilience.
Mindfulness is about being present in your life with a kind heart and a curious mind. It's possible to make peace with yourself. It's possible to enjoy life again. If you're ready to accept yourself and start living in the present moment - check out my groups and workshops below.
My Approach
Equinimity
Experience resilience and calm amidst the chaos of life.
Mindfulness
Stop living in the future. Enjoy the present.
Self-Compassion
Practice self-kindness and human connection.
Gratitude
Make what you have feel like enough.
“The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.”
- Sharon Salzberg
““If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Education and Credentials
M.A. Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Predoctoral Internship - Vanderbilt Counseling Center
Postdoctoral Internship - Vanderbilt Counseling Center
2020 - EMDR Basic Training
2021 - Prolonged Exposure for trauma
2022 - Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma
2023 - Narrative Exposure Therapy for trauma
2026 - Mindful Self Compassion Workshop
