Rowan-Bailey Counseling, LLC

06/18/2025

Resilience is a natural capacity we all have. The challenge is finding ways to nurture and boost it so it can be there to support us when we need it most. These science-based strategies can help.

06/18/2025

06/18/2025

PTSD is not just a soldier's burden. It is something that impacts a wide range of individuals, triggered by varied and unexpected life experiences.

PTSD expert Steven Sugden, MD, MPH, MSS, talks to the Scope podcast to discuss how to identify the signs, the importance of destigmatizing the disorder, and some effective treatment pathways. Listen here 🎧 🔈 📻 https://bit.ly/3Z1ThdS

03/08/2025

Saying something could save someone 📱💬

Studies show there are almost always warning signs before a student's behavior escalates to a school attack or act of violence. Warning signs may include:

⚠️ Thoughts of harm
⚠️ Bullying
⚠️ Suddenly withdrawing
⚠️ Obsession with violent online content
⚠️ Direct threats
⚠️ Excessive irritability
⚠️ Access to guns or weapons
⚠️ Chronic loneliness or social isolation
⚠️ Recruiting for an attack
⚠️ Cruelty to animals

Know these warning signs and take action by submitting a confidential tip to SafeUT. Our counselors are available 24/7 to review and respond to tips and partner with schools and law enforcement as needed to keep Utah schools safe.

02/14/2025

We spend so much time trying to look like we have it all together when, in reality, hiding our brokenness keeps us from healing.
Jesus didn’t come for people who have their act together. He came for those who are hurting, stuck, and searching for hope.

If you’re carrying wounds that feel too heavy to share, we want to give you a place to start. Join Dr. Cloud for his Restoring Your Brokenness workshop, where we’ll explore how healing happens when we stop burying our pain.

🔗 Comment “Restore” or go to Boundaries.me/restore to save your spot now!

01/04/2025

Here's what we need to know about Dopamine. It is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter in our brain so we can't fast from it, but we do need to pay attention to how much we are getting and how quickly. This is because Dopamine exists in relationship to pain/strain. Too much Dopamine to chase a pleasurable feeling forces our body to balance that load thus the fall/drop in mood (or worse) we feel after. Then it can become a teeter totter of up and down chasing the next Dopamine hit to feel better.

What we need to do is live life in moderation, avoid getting too high or too low. Get Dopamine through strenuous activity life working out as mentioned below. The exertion will be balanced by our body with free released Dopamine.

Consider "the why" when we turn to easy/quick Dopamine like those listed below. What's happening in our life that we are seeking pleasure inducing Dopamine, and can we choose an activity that provides slow Dopamine instead?

Be careful of quick fixes.

10/22/2024

10/22/2024

When You Recognize Gaslighting You Can Begin to Deal With It. Gaslighting “is a manipulative form of communication where a power differential exists,” bit.ly/3vO0NJk

10/22/2024

"When we support kids to understand and manage stress we are actually giving them a sort of power that will benefit them throughout their lives." Download this graphic here: https://self-reg.ca/rethinking-power-needs/ 🕊️