Wise Self Wellness

Wise Self Wellness Compassionate, intuitive, creative, personalized, and effective counseling that empowers YOU. Serving adolescents, individuals, couples, and families.

I endeavor to speak from my wise self, counsel and connect with the wise self in others, and strengthen the wise self in all of us. May we all find the balance between interdependence and self-reliance.

Because people keep asking...This is what I was up to last week 💖 It only took us 25 years to get our sh*t together and ...
12/06/2025

Because people keep asking...
This is what I was up to last week 💖 It only took us 25 years to get our sh*t together and find each other again 😜 It's never too late to live your best life. It's never too late to choose love and magic. Life is short, it might as well be extra sweet 💫
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"Paul, it feels quite magical to be with you in this moment. If our 18-19 year old selves could see us now. I am certain that I have never done anything that has felt so right. Our love story is extraordinary, and I love that for us. I stand before you with my heart wide open, ready to continue taking on all of life’s adventures, challenges and sweet moments with you as my dear beloved partner ... "
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And just like that ... I'm settling into home again and looking forward to seeing all the lovely faces of my "clients" (side note: we need a better word). I feel rejuvenated, filled up, and inspired to reengage and be of support in the ways I do best, and for that I am deeply grateful.

And....Break is over! Classes start again this Monday! The season, the weather, the state of the world ... It's a PERFEC...
12/04/2025

And....Break is over!
Classes start again this Monday! The season, the weather, the state of the world ... It's a PERFECT time to commit to taking extra good care of your body 🌟 My body neeeeeds it after the time off, OOF 😅 But I got married and it was magical so it was worth it I guess 😆🥰 (Yes, I'll share a few pics).

No need to sign up, just come a few minutes early. Come as you are, modify as you need to, keep doing it, stick to it, and you'll absolutely get stronger and feel all sorts of good 🙂 And before your know it you have a new lease on life ... and you're hooked! Let's do it! 💪🏽

Hi y'all. I'm taking some time to recharge. During this time I'll be taking a break from social media, emails and phone....
11/23/2025

Hi y'all. I'm taking some time to recharge. During this time I'll be taking a break from social media, emails and phone. I'll still get texts. I'll be back Dec. 4th and back in the office Monday Dec. 8th.

Pilates classes will start back up Monday Dec. 8th as well. See slide 2 for December Pilates classes schedule. They'll continue to be held at 's Dome.

Excerpt from my newest article on Substack:I half-joke that I was raised by trees but somehow ended up with people. I bo...
11/18/2025

Excerpt from my newest article on Substack:

I half-joke that I was raised by trees but somehow ended up with people. I both deeply love and feel part of my human community, and am forever finding myself on the edge searching for a way in. I admit that many of my actions have reinforced this. It’s an odd experience, but I also know from talking to hundreds of people over the years, that many people feel the same thing. It was only well into adulthood that I started to understand that human bodies hold all of our personal and collective memories, our genetics, our origin stories, our personal and ancestral gifts, griefs and traumas. I feel all of this particularly strongly, mixed with the memories of the land itself, mixed with the collective experience. It feels unsettling and disorienting...

Read the full article on my Substack page, Lost and Found with Rose Blair. Link in bio 💚

The world lost a particularly bright being yesterday💔Death hits our small community particularly hard because we're all ...
11/05/2025

The world lost a particularly bright being yesterday💔Death hits our small community particularly hard because we're all connected and have no more than two degrees of separation. And your life, dear Casey, made quite an impact. Oh the stories we all have. You deserve the title of Legend, for sure. There has rarely been someone as wholehearted, generous and committed to life and community. May your family, especially your children, be wrapped in overflowing loving support. May we do right by you. May you be with Sam. Rest in Peace and Adventure, CB ✨🌲✨

May all that is good and kind only grow stronger and stronger. There is so much unnecessary suffering. Hope is an active...
10/30/2025

May all that is good and kind only grow stronger and stronger. There is so much unnecessary suffering. Hope is an active choice. May those of us who feel able keep hope alive. May we practice it every day in our thoughts, words, and actions.

👉🏽Did you know? Intentionally cultivating hope as a daily practice is positively correlated with not just improved mental health but improved physical health. Same goes for gratitude and generosity.

Any good healthcare worker knows that to heal an ailment you can't just treat surface symptoms, you have to get to the a...
10/29/2025

Any good healthcare worker knows that to heal an ailment you can't just treat surface symptoms, you have to get to the actual sources of the problem. So while there are absolutely things individual can and should do to heal and resource themselves, it seems unethical to not keep pointing out that the ultimate root causes of our ailments are absolutely systemic, causing layers of tangible traumas throughout history and into the present. Everyone is adversely affected, some more than others. Ahem and

*Actual sacrifice is optional

I feel fortunate that I learned how to preserve food early in life, have been doing it consistently for decades, and liv...
10/28/2025

I feel fortunate that I learned how to preserve food early in life, have been doing it consistently for decades, and live somewhere where we can grow food and there is a often lot of surplus fruit and veggies. It's empowering, life-affirming, and for some increasingly necessary. The cost is minimal and it's really not that hard. Plus it tastes way better.

Here is an example of apple juice we pressed and canned (we also made pear juice, Asian pear juice, yellow plum juice, and white currant juice that we made into vinegar, and tons of sauces and jams). We used a smallish fruit press, but any juicer would do.
- In many areas there are fruit trees with excessive fruit that people would be more than happy to share. Gleaning is great and not done enough. Funky-ish fruit from grocery stores would also work.
- All the jars I used were second hand or repurposed from sauce or honey jars. They just need to fit a canning lid.
- Rings are reused for years. The only things purchased were the little flat lids.
- Filled jars then got boiled in hot water (need a BIG pot if you use big jars). I use a canner which has a rack that keeps them off the bottom, but you can rig something. I put them in cold water and bring the whole thing to boil and then let it boil for 15 minutes.
- Let cool for a bit, take out, and when they cool the lids seal. Tap lids to make sure they've sucked down. Rings can then be taken off and reused.
- Juice will store for a couple years easy.
🌟 Homemade unfiltered juice is nutrient rich, and has been shown to provide remarkable cardiovascular support. Like comparable to heart medicine ❤️
🌟 You tend to make more than you need so there's always some to share

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SNAP (Food stamps) are due to not be issued on November 1st. That's 40 million people who won't receive vital food assis...
10/28/2025

SNAP (Food stamps) are due to not be issued on November 1st. That's 40 million people who won't receive vital food assistance. 1 in 8 people in this country. This is an unjust, cruel and unnecessary game where no one wins, not even the zombie billionaires.

Would you say you are the kind of friend you would wish for those you most adore?I have been thinking a lot about adult ...
10/28/2025

Would you say you are the kind of friend you would wish for those you most adore?

I have been thinking a lot about adult friendships – intentional, mutually caring adult relationships – and how re-envisioning them (and actually acting differently) could be our saving grace in this not-very-golden-era of humanity. At this uncomfortable juncture in human social evolution (I do wonder if there has ever been a “comfortable juncture”), I believe it is necessary and pressing to proactively fold the notion of “friendship” into that of “intentional family” and “beloved community”. It is time to get real about our friendships ....

👉🏽Read the rest on Substack:
https://rosecarmenblair.substack.com/p/from-friendship-to-beloved-community
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Kidding but not. One might call it "cognitive dissonance". Fortunately there are practical ways to honor all the feels ...
10/21/2025

Kidding but not.

One might call it "cognitive dissonance". Fortunately there are practical ways to honor all the feels and perspectives and choose the wisest, kindest course of action without feeling like we're going insane or on the verge of exploding into a pile of goo. Sometimes that means laying on the ground for a good long while.

The human brain is endlessly fascinating.

I wish so many things for the people of this nation, the people of this world. I do wish strength and unity, so that we ...
10/20/2025

I wish so many things for the people of this nation, the people of this world. I do wish strength and unity, so that we may evolve into a kinder, gentler, more just world - where we don't have to be so dang strong all the time. I know there are many people whose hearts and bodies are crying for softness 💖

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