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04/23/2022

You deserve to heal. If you’re suffering unimaginable pain unnoticed by those around you, the person who feels lost, scared, and unsure of what your future holds. You need to know you can heal.​​​​​​​​
- You deserve you. You deserve to feel powerful. You want to wake up and smell the coffee that's been made. You want to feel the love that you've been searching for all of your life.​​​​​​​​
- You deserve self-love. No one can love you like you can. All the struggles that you've gone through, all the pain that you've endured, you've been fighting for yourself. You've been fighting for yourself, and that's why you've survived your experiences. ​​​​​​​​
- You deserve the best. You deserve everything that this world has to offer. Take time to dream big so you can experience everything that it has to offer.​​​​​​​​
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You deserve to get better. You deserve to be free from what is making you feel stuck. In fact, you're more than what you've been through. You're a resilient and amazing person, so give yourself permission to heal.​​​​​​​​
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Say it over and over again until you mean it: I deserve to heal, I deserve to heal, I deserve to heal.😍😍😍​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

04/23/2022

Did you know you’re NOT FAILING at coping Skills? The truth is every coping skill does not work for everyone and that’s ok. Get creative with some coping skills and see what works best for you. Check out this list of common and uncommon coping skills:​​​​​​​​
Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness, meditation, music, exercise, watching a good movie or reading a book, painting, laughing, helping others, rubbing a pet, drinking water.​​​​​​​​
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What skills do you practice? Comment below ⬇️​​​​​​​​
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04/23/2022

When was the last time you paid attention to your resources?

Often when we are feeling overwhelmed by life, it is normal for our brain to pay attention to all the risks or what can go wrong. Sometimes though there may be actual risks and consequences, you actually have the resources to handle whatever issue is overwhelming.

This is not to say you will always like the resources but we are looking at our ability to reduce the feelings of overwhelm.

Let me know in the comments below if you have been there and how you handle overwhelm.

04/23/2022

April is stress awareness month! ​​​​​​​​
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Everyone experiences stress at some point in their life. While stress can feel overwhelming when you’re dealing with it, it is both manageable and preventable.​​​​​​​​
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Here are some benefits of reducing stress levels:​​​​​​​​
-Boosts Immune System. ​​​​​​​​
-Improves Mood and Relationships​​​​​​​​
-Promotes Better Self-Esteem​​​​​​​​
-Encourages Productivity​​​​​​​​
-Nurtures a Better Lifestyle​​​​​​​​
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Tag someone who needs to see this! And be on the lookout for our stress reduction challenge and resources for reducing stress. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

04/23/2022

Take time to reflect on something you have overcome or accomplished.​​​​​​​​
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As you reflect, spend some time answering the following questions:​​​​​​​​
-What are you proud of in the past year?​​​​​​​​
-What went well?​​​​​​​​
-What didn’t?​​​​​​​​
-What lessons can you learn from what didn’t go as planned?​​​​​​​​
-What was the overarching lesson (This can be a statement or phrase) in the last year?​​​​​​​​
-Where do you want to go from here? (Set S.M.A.R.T. goals using this question, being as specific as possible.)​​​​​​​​
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Drop a 💪🏿 in the comments if you’ve thought of at least one thing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

12/27/2020

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Dmv Area

Do you want to learn how to reduce your anxiety?

Feeling anxious is a normal human emotion, but feeling anxious too often or too intensely can negatively impact many areas of our lives. Follow along with this video to practice a helpful technique called “Box Breathing”.

08/27/2020

08/26/2020

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08/26/2020

It's always a good day to take care of you!

06/02/2020

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Protesting the excessive force and killing of black people by police

05/22/2020

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WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Yes, this question is rhetorical, but sometimes we become so accustomed to thinking a certain way that we rarely take time to explore the evidence or rationale for the thought we are having. If you notice that there could be some adjustments made to your thoughts, don't be embarrassed or ashamed. Take a moment to see how you can make that thought a little more truthful and see how you feel after. "I can never do anything right" feels a lot different than "I made a mistake and I will do things differently next time". Try it and see how that feels!

05/16/2020

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I love big goals but I love small steps to reach those big goals even more.

05/12/2020

I'm grateful that I gave myself permission to answer the call to courage.

05/09/2020

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Let's not get so caught up in the daily grind that we forget to take time to breathe, relax, reset, and just be....

05/08/2020

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Becoming a Certified Daring Way Facilitator was one of my proudest moments of 2019. Being able to infuse the research or Brene Brown and social justice is Everything.

12/27/2019

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12/25/2019

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Ascension Counseling Services!!

05/17/2019

Bringing the concepts of being brave, being vulnerable and living a whole hearted life to communities of color.