Healing Minds Counseling, LLC

10/22/2021

What feeds your soul? What are you doing on a daily basis to make sure you are rejuvenating yourself? Where are you putting your self-care time in your day? We can tell ourselves, “One more week” or “when this happens, I’ll be able to relax/rest”. However, if we continue to have that mentality, that time never comes. This can lead to Burnout and possibly Compassion Fatigue.
Burnout is something that is caused by physical and emotional exhaustion due to continued stress that has not been addressed. When this happens, we can lack the ability to cope with even small situations. We can feel powerless in our life to achieve the smallest of tasks and/or goals.
Compassion Fatigue is when our compassion for others can take every bit of energy/life we have. We do not have the ability to tolerate emotions (strong or not) or function on a lower level. We can lose the ability to care about situations, people, and life in general if not addressed.
Symptoms of compassion fatigue
Feeling helpless and hopeless, a sense that one can never do enough, hyper-vigilance, diminished creativity, inability to embrace complexity, minimizing, chronic exhaustion/physical aliments, deliberate avoidance, dissociative moments, sense of persecution, guilt, fear, anger and cynicism, inability to empathize/numbing, increase in engaging in addictions or creating a new addiction.
Acknowledge that you are experiencing emotions. Notice that you are depleted and allow yourself time to be aware of it. Make room for yourself to address your internal processing and a place to heal. Prevention is the key. There are times that we don’t think we have time for ourselves. You can take time to care for your health or your body will force you to make time for your illness.

10/09/2021

“It is easier to build a child up than repair an adult. Choose your words wisely.”

09/16/2021

09/06/2021

Motivation Monday Message
Happy Labor Day! Today is a holiday that was put in place to celebrate and honor the American worker. Today is a holiday for you. It is meant to celebrate you. I hope you take a moment to celebrate yourself. You are an amazing person that brings so much to other people’s lives. We can sometimes forget how important we are and focus on others and their needs. You deserve to have a place in your life. You are the main character, therefore; I hope you are treating yourself as such. I know that not everyone has today as an actual day off from work. So, for those that must work today, I hope you allow yourself some extra grace and love.
Today I would like you to take a moment and give yourself some self-love. Take that extra moment in the bathroom to take deep breaths before having to go back to what you were doing. Let the water flow over you a little bit longer as you shower. Let yourself see the wonders of nature that you may rush past throughout your day. Smile a little longer at yourself in the mirror. That smile will lift your chest and allow you to take deep breaths. Take these little moments to energize yourself.
I hope you have a wonderful Monday!

08/05/2021

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07/29/2021

05/04/2021

Motivation Monday Message:

Here is another quote from Dr. Seuss: "Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those who mind don't matter. And those who matter don't mind."

There are times in our lives that we struggle to honor where we are and who we are as a person. The people in our lives that love us unconditionally are in our lives because of who we are. They know us at our core or want to know us on a deeper level. They acknowledge that we are not perfect, nor do they expect us to be. There are people in our lives that are there because of what we are doing for them or some other alternative motive. They are not people that belong in our inner circle.

As we look at our relationships it is helpful to identify where people fit. Imagine a small circle on a paper and your name is in there. Then imagine drawing a slightly bigger circle around circle with your name in it. The people whose names go in this circle are the people that we can be completely vulnerable with. They are the family and friends that are there for us no matter what, no questions asked. Then we draw a bigger circle around that one. That circle may have people in it that are close to us and know us but may not know everything. But we have a close connection with them. Then a larger circle around that one. Those people are ones that may be co-workers or family members that we talk to but do not have close relationships with. Then the next circle will have our neighbors, people in church, distant relatives, etc. The last circle has the rest of the people in your neighborhood, city, state, nation, and the world. Knowing where people fit in your life is helpful to set boundaries. Boundaries are healthy. "Not everyone deserves to hear our story." -Brene Brown.

04/29/2021

Thankful Thursday
"The key is this: meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today." -Max Lucado

04/19/2021

Motivation Message Monday
When we were little kids the adults in our lives taught us that if we are mean to someone else, we must apologize. It was a shock when I realized that we were never taught to apologize to ourselves. We can be our own worst critic but we don't ever say we are sorry and change our behaviors. Also, we model behavior we want to see in others. People notice if you say mean things to yourself, especially children. And then they model that behavior. I challenge you that as you go throughout your day to be kind to yourself. And if you say something mean or do something mean to yourself, apologize.
"Today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is NO ONE alive that is YOUER than YOU!" -Dr. Seuss

09/18/2019

Why do we apologize when we ask for help? Being assertive is the best form of communication. Being assertive is expressing your wants and needs. This can be done by saying “I need help.”, “I need time.”, “I don’t understand. Please explain.”, etc. Allowing ourselves to feel our feelings so we are able to identify what we are feelings and expressing our feelings is important.

08/28/2019

Su***de is the leading cause of death for Utah children 11-17 years old. Take the time to speak to your children about what they are thinking and feeling. Take these questions seriously.
https://www.healthination.com/health/adolescent-su***de-screening

A new study shows the benefits of su***de screening during ER visits.