A Calm Mind, LLC

09/13/2021

09/10/2021

People can have thoughts about dying without being in total crisis. Here's what to do and what to avoid if your loved one has them.

09/10/2021

"I decided to wait until tomorrow. Then I waited for tomorrow again..."

09/10/2021

04/28/2021

Heartbreaking, but too often true for so many.

"I want to die but I’m afraid to. I want to live but it hurts."

04/04/2021

PTSD (Post Traumatic stress disorder) is a mental health issue that many individuals develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event such as combat, natural disaster, car accident, or sexual assault.

04/04/2021

04/04/2021

"It feels like a light at the end of the tunnel."

12/02/2020

Frequently Asked Questions - What is SAMHSA's National Helpline?

11/21/2020

Today is International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day. Whether you're joining a event with others in your community or honoring your loved ones privately, you are not alone in your grief. What's one thing you want other su***de loss survivors to know? 💓

11/20/2020

A friend shared this and I really liked the lesson! *original poster (Kate Scott 2020)*:

RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn’t get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.
I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.
“What are you struggling with?” he asked.
I gestured around me and said “I dunno man. Life.”
Not satisfied with my answer, he said “No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?”
I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn’t want to say it.
I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.
But I didn’t.
So I told him, “Honestly? The dishes. It’s stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN’T do them because I’ll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can’t stand and scrub the dishes.”
I felt like an idiot even saying it.
What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I’m whining to my therapist about dishes?
But my therapist nodded in understanding and then said:

“RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.”

I began to tell him that you’re not supposed to, but he stopped me.
“Why the hell aren’t you supposed to? If you don’t want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist, so stop giving yourself rules.”
It blew my mind in a way that I don’t think I can properly express.
That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.
I felt like I had conquered a dragon.
The next day, I took a shower lying down.
A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the f**k they fit.
There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.
Now that I’m in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES.
RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!

09/24/2020

All unpacked in our new office and available for services! Our number has changed! 573-915-5030

09/13/2020

We are moving to Farmington.114 E. Columbia
Hometown Realty Suites
573-915-5030

08/18/2020

Melinda Cromer, LPC. will be accepting adult Medicaid and self-pay clients. Her hours will be in the evenings and on weekends. For more information you can continue to follow us here or for questions regarding all services provided you can reach us call us at 573-327-9744. We will return your call as soon as we are able. Again, Welcome Melinda!

08/18/2020

A Calm Mind is excited to announce the addition of Melinda Cromer, LPC.
Welcome aboard Melinda!!