Jared Hinton at Heartwood Collective

04/20/2026

Emotions come and go in waves. They do not need to be fixed because nothing is broken. When you resist, react, or move away from them, your actions can bring trouble into your relationships. The secret is to learn how to feel and stay with the waves without resisting, reacting, or moving away. This skill lies in the breath and in regulating your system while the feelings come and go.

04/15/2026

With spring finally upon us, I am happy to share that I will now be offering walk and talk sessions and land-based therapy as part of my practice. This approach can be very supportive for those who find the traditional face-to-face therapy setting limiting or overly intense.

For some clients, sitting across from someone in an office can activate defenses or make it harder to access what’s actually going on. Being outside, moving, and engaging with the natural world can create a different kind of openness and ease.

This way of working can be especially supportive for those who feel guarded in traditional settings and for those who long to reconnect with their bodies, the natural world, and a deeper sense of belonging.

Working outdoors offers more than just a change of setting. It brings in additional layers of experience and reflection. The natural environment becomes part of the process, offering space, perspective, and a different way of relating to what you’re working through.

This is not just about talking. It is about remembering your place within something larger, and allowing that to support change.

If you’re curious about this way of working or know of individuals who could benefit from therapy in a natural setting, please feel free to reach out. This may be an opportunity for you or those you know to reconnect not just with yourselves but with something more fundamental.

Jared Hinton
Heartwood Collective

04/10/2026

Burnout is not just working too much, its not allowing time and space to integrate, reflect, and recover. With the 24 hour everything and the expectation for endless output and accessibility, there is no built in time to pause, reflect, and reset. This time cannot be found, it must be created.

04/09/2026

It's easy to say that you are bad at relationships. Its harder to say and confront that you didn't get what you needed to learn how to be in relationship. Many people never got what they needed in early relationships and developed patterns that helped them emotionally survive those ealry days. But now those old ways just cause trouble. You can lean new ways, heal, and get good at relationships.

03/31/2026

Pausing instead of reacting in the same old patterns of thought and behavior is powerful work. Regulating and grounding in the midst of conflict or perceived threat changes everything. You gain clarity, have the opportunity to see your part, and to see the person in front of you rather then your history. That's the work.

03/26/2026

Check out this podcast episode where I was interviewed by Pripo Teplitsky on his "Relationships: Let's Talk About it Podcast" back in January. We discuss Disillusionment and Egolessness in relationship. These two milestones, if achieved, greatly increase your ability to maintain connection and health in long-term partnership.

Episode 254: Disillusionment and Egolessness in Love on the "Relationships: Let's Talk About It" podcast. Interviewed by Pripo Teplitsky LCMHC. January 20, 2026

Episode 254: Disillusionment and Egolessness in Love on the "Relationships: Let's Talk About It" podcast. Interviewed by Pripo Teplitsky LCMHC. January 20, 2026

03/23/2026

03/20/2026

You are not overwhelmed because your life is too much.
You are overwhelmed because your nervous system is carrying too much without space to process it.

There’s a difference.

Most people try to solve overwhelm by organizing their time.
But what actually needs attention is how your body is holding experience.

More structure won’t fix dysregulation.

Slowing down might.