Heritage Counseling and Wellness PLLC

12/16/2025

Excellent resource❤️

Free WHAT A CHILD’S BEHAVIOUR IS REALLY TELLING YOU POSTER

This poster puts into words what many adults feel but struggle to explain.

When a child shouts, refuses, withdraws, lashes out or melts down, it is easy to see behaviour as bad, defiant or attention seeking. This poster clearly shows that behaviour is communication. It helps adults stop reacting to what they see and start thinking about what the child is trying to tell them.

The poster explains how challenging behaviour is often linked to unmet needs such as feeling overwhelmed, unsafe, tired, hungry, anxious, overstimulated or in need of connection. It supports a trauma informed, needs led way of responding that focuses on understanding rather than punishment.

This resource is especially helpful for children who struggle with emotional regulation, big feelings, anxiety, sensory overload, attachment needs or trauma related stress. It helps adults understand what is happening in a child’s nervous system when they are under pressure.

Comment CHILD and we will send you a message with a link to a free PDF of this resource.

12/16/2025

In a culture obsessed with nonstop productivity and the glorification of relentless effort, Brené Brown’s reflections offer a much-needed pause. Her work on vulnerability and courage reveals that beyond sheer hustle lies a different kind of power - one rooted in grace. This isn’t about grinding harder or faster but about showing up with honesty, compassion, and presence. Grace opens doors that hustle alone can’t, inviting us into spaces where real connection and transformation happen.

This emphasis on grace as a sustaining force finds a clear resonance in the work of the philosopher and psychoanalyst Luce Irigaray. In ‘To Be Two’, Irigaray explores how relationality, being truly present and responsive to others, forms the foundation of ethical life. She argues that authentic connection requires more than willpower or effort; it demands openness, patience, and a gentle attentiveness that can’t be rushed or forced. This attentiveness is a form of grace, a way of being that cultivates understanding and nurtures growth.

Similarly, the contemporary thinker and psychoanalyst Jessica Benjamin, in ‘Beyond Doer and Done To’, examines how mutual recognition and vulnerability create the conditions for genuine dialogue and change. Benjamin shows that power exercised through domination or sheer force, akin to hustle, ultimately fractures relationships. By contrast, power enacted through acknowledgment and respect, which requires a kind of grace, fosters resilience and transformation.

This lesson extends beyond the personal. In politics and social movements, grace can be a radical force. Choosing empathy over anger, patience over immediate victory, and dialogue over division often leads to more lasting change. Such grace requires courage, it’s an active engagement with hardship that refuses to be reduced to mere hustle or brute force.

Ultimately, Brené Brown’s insight invites us to rethink how we navigate life’s challenges. While hustle may fuel ambition, grace sustains it. It teaches us to pause, to listen, and to meet ourselves and others with generosity. In that space, struggle transforms into resilience, and real power emerges - not from the frantic chase but from the calm, steady presence of grace.

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12/13/2025

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12/13/2025

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12/06/2025

Great advice for a very hard area of parenting… ❤️

12/02/2025

I always enjoy spending time with this special group…
Our team wishes you all a very merry Christmas season! 🎄

11/26/2025

When we demonstrate this as parents, we’re modeling this for our children- and we’re giving them a lifetime gift of knowing how to be grateful and content.

One day, you’ll be proud of your grown children who see beauty, feel abundance, and stay content even in the everyday.🧡

11/25/2025

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Marriage and children are beautiful milestones which deserve to be celebrated. But there’s more to a meaningful life than the milestones we’re told to celebrate. And some of the most important victories are quiet ones no one sees.

Some wins won’t make an announcement - celebrate them anyway. 🙌💛

11/24/2025

Such a fascinating therapy model, “IFS”…

Internal Family Systems

11/18/2025

School avoidance is when a child has difficulty going to or staying at school. This is often due to emotional distress or anxiety.

We are seeing more and more of school avoidance since 2020.
This is very helpful resource to help parents whose child may be experiencing school avoidance.

It's important to note that the longer a child is out of school, the harder it may be to get them back to school. Early intervention is very important in this area.

Learn from experts who specialize in helping kids who have school avoidance. This is your opportunity to get guidance directly from seven psychologists, a special education attorney, and our school insider who is a school psychologist.

11/15/2025

Childhood worries are a normal part of growing up and range from fears of the dark and monsters in young children to school-related stress, social pressures, and even abstract concepts like climate change in older children. Common worries include peer relationships, school performance, fitting in, family issues, and specific fears like dogs, heights, or thunderstorms. If worries are persistent, overly intense, or interfere with daily life, they may signal a more serious anxiety disorder and professional help may be needed.

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