Amy Williams Wellness

12/08/2025

My friend reminds me “Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”
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It’s hard to not “worry” about so many troubles hurting people and creatures on this planet right now! I try to turn my worry into some kind of to create positive change… and I draw and paint for
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I’ve been gifting myself time by doing the even when I can’t quite get down to 3 materials!
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What are you worried about?
What action(s) are you taking that feel hopeful?
What brings you respite?
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Mom used to worry so much, and it would drive me crazy 😣 then here I am doing the same thing!
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Let’s keep creating positive change anywhere we can!
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04/08/2025

If it seems a little harder for you to be happy, check out today’s Substack post > with the link in bio above!
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02/08/2025

and I always love visiting and dropped in today for a and Pema got 🧀
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There are always so many treasures here > and today I decided to draw two pieces of art for the daily challenge day 2/31 ~ there’s always amazing art at this lovely shop if you want something for your home or office!!
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Pema wondered about this book 🥹 but knows she is a very good dog!
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Drawing utensils today were and 😬 and I used this tiny broken piece that has melted green and red on the same piece 😂
This daily challenge is a wonderful practice to and
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Looking forward to drawing more this month 🥰 and saying encouraging things to myself!

02/08/2025

💚⏰ Every once in a while 😬 I have some extra space in my therapy practice schedule 😊 to add new people to work with!!
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It’s always exciting, so if you would like to explore how to improve your emotional ~ health using and also getting between sessions > check out my Psychology Today profile (comment below) and reach out!!
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Mu goal is always to create for you to find your own wisdom and path! I love sharing what I’ve learned that’s helped me and being your cheerleader too!!
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I still share cognitive behavioral therapy and I’ve increasingly added somatic practices of helping you tune into your body and it’s messages ~> in order to listen to your truth and have the confidence to listen to yourself!!
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I can work with anyone in West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina!
I also offer if there’s a creative project of any kind that you’ve been wanting to cultivate and spend more time with > check out for that!!
I only work with adults, but I can also work with your inner child! 👶🏽👶🏾👶🏼

01/08/2025

Happy to dive 💦 into my new 📔 for the
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Painted the background page ahead of time with paint I found at a hardware store when I visited the beach in a few Christmases ago and hadn’t brought paints 😢
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Golly gee! It was so hard to pick only 3 drawing utensils!
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I drew my couch before settled in 😂
I did settle into the process of only 3 materials ~ and eventually liked it. It’s a process to to the 😭😂
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30/07/2025

I didn’t know who was until they had left earth 🌎 in physical form… 🪽 so grateful to learn about them. Whoa! What a voice and heart! 💖
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After reading Andrea’s poem about goosebumps, they inspired a poem in me that’s included in the first zine I’ve created in a loooong time! It’s about a caterpillar I met at the pool!
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20 zines are going to friends in the snail 🐌 mail tomorrow!
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inspired my return to zine making. Check out her sweet zine series “Secret Picnic” and all the cool creations she shares 💞

28/07/2025

In his book The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin shares:

“Because there’s an endless amount of data available to us and we have a limited bandwidth to conserve, we might consider carefully curating the quality of what we allow in.”
If you’d like more clarity of >> how to move towards more heart-centered and uplifted space in your life > and be less sucked into social media >> check out today’s Substack ⬆️ link in the bio above!

And most importantly, let me know what you think?

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24/07/2025

So much to be stressed about…

It’s important to get help if it all feels like too much!

Amy Jane Williams - Amy Williams Wellness, Licensed Professional Counselor, Charlotte, NC, 28204, (704) 350-2929, There's a high amount of stress in the world right now that can trigger you. If you need a supportive space to find your way through both your own struggles and what's happening in the w...

21/07/2025

So much play-time fun today with prepping for the in August. Golly gee it’s hard to get down to using only 3 art materials, but I tried 😂
I’m definitely tailoring the challenge to what works for me and not being hard on myself if I miss a day.
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Definitely not posting every day… but looking forward to the practice of daily creative expression!
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Join if you can!!
There’s still time to join!!

20/07/2025

⬇️ Downsizing in life, art, and the socials… combining my artist-illustrator IG with my mental health IG here…
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I love sharing 🧠 and 📿 practices 🌳 🧘🏻‍♀️ 🪷 ✏️ 🌎🌍🌏 support for 🐿️🐌 AND also want to spend more time off technology ⏰
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I’m also excited to join the 3- materials challenge which I learned about from
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This has been a fun aka agonizing 😭😂 process to narrow down what three art materials I’m going to use in the month of August as a creative practice!
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Last night travelled around to see some different murals in for !
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If any of these topics interest you > definitely sign up on my Substack (link in the bio) for regular writing and art that could (hopefully) inspire your life!!🤞
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xox, Amy

11/07/2025

Once a month, I’m blessed to walk mindfully with
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Sometimes there’s two of us, sometimes more… always great company!
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“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce. In summer, we work hard to make a tidy garden, bordered by pansies with rows or clumps of columbine, petunias, bleeding hearts. Then we find ourselves longing for the forest, where everything has the appearance of disorder; yet we feel peaceful there.”

Natalie Goldberg

05/07/2025

The world is stressful now and can be triggering of our own current and past wounds. Helping ourselves helps us help the world!

Amy Jane Williams - Amy Williams Wellness, Licensed Professional Counselor, Charlotte, NC, 28204, (704) 350-2929, There's a high amount of stress in the world right now that can trigger you. If you need a supportive space to find your way through both your own struggles and what's happening in the w...