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01/10/2026

It’s book signing day! 📚

Today, we’re honored to host Dr. Aimie Apigian at Level Up MHC—best-selling author of The Biology of Trauma and a leading educator on how trauma is held in the body and impacts the nervous system.

This is a relaxed, come-as-you-are event. Stop by, bring a friend, and get your copy signed.

✨ Books will be available for purchase on-site (and you’re welcome to bring your own copy too).

📍 Level Up Mental Health Collaborative
🗓 Today • Saturday, January 10, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
🎟 Open to the Public

01/08/2026

We have been nearly bursting at the seams keeping this to ourselves…

Dr. Aimie Apigian is coming to Level Up MHC!

She will be personally training our therapists on deeper content from The Biology of Trauma—in a way that applies directly to the populations we serve and the work we do here in our community.

And she has also graciously offered to host a casual book signing at Level Up MHC—open to the public.
Bring your friends. Bring your curiosity. We’d love to see you.

📍 Level Up Mental Health Collaborative
🗓 This Saturday — January 10th, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

If you’re new to her work, we highly recommend exploring her resources and teachings at —
Her podcast is also a great place to start: The Biology of Trauma®.

06/27/2025

Your body is speaking—even when words are hard to find.

When you learn to track your nervous system, you begin to notice what’s happening beneath the surface:
Tension in your jaw, racing thoughts, the urge to shut down or walk away.
It’s all information. It’s not a flaw.

In Polyvagal Theory, we use the image of a ladder to understand our nervous system states:
🌿 Ventral – Safe, connected, grounded
⚡️ Sympathetic – Charged, anxious, angry
🧊 Dorsal – Numb, shut down, withdrawn

Tracking helps you recognize your state—without judgment.
It invites curiosity, awareness, and the possibility of choice.

You don’t have to fix anything. Just notice.
That’s where healing begins.

🔖 Save this post to revisit when your system feels overwhelmed.
📤 Share it with a friend learning to listen to their body.
💬 Comment “I’m learning to track my nervous system” if this resonates.

06/25/2025

Feeling anxious, shut down, or disconnected? That’s your nervous system doing its job.

✨Your body isn’t broken.
✨ It’s not overreacting.
✨ It’s not lazy, chaotic, or too much.
✨ It’s doing exactly what it was designed to do—protect you.

When you understand the 3 states of your nervous system, everything starts to make more sense:

🌿 Ventral (safe & connected)
⚡️ Sympathetic (mobilized & charged)
🧊 Dorsal (shut down & frozen)

This awareness is step one in learning how to regulate, reconnect, and return to safety.

🔖 Save this for the days your system feels loud.
📤 Share it with someone who needs permission to soften toward themselves.

06/19/2025

✨ We’re honored to serve a community that values healing, connection, and growth. Being nominated for Best in Healthcare – Therapy & Counseling in the 2025 Grand Forks Community Votes means the world to us.

Your support has helped us create a space where nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and deep self-understanding are not only possible—but honored.

If you believe in the work we do, we’d be so grateful for your vote. 💛
We truly couldn’t do this without you.

👉 Vote here: https://grandforks.communityvotes.com/2025/02/healthcare/therapy-and-counseling

05/17/2025

Forgiveness doesn’t have to be loud.
You don’t have to tell the person who hurt you.
You don’t have to pretend what happened was okay.
Because it wasn’t. And your pain still matters.

But when you choose to forgive—quietly, internally, in your own timing—you start to release the emotions that your body has been gripping onto.
The ones that aren’t serving you anymore.

That doesn’t mean you’re excusing what happened.
It means you’re choosing to stop carrying what’s not yours to hold.
Your nervous system deserves that relief.
Your future self will thank you for it.

05/14/2025

The way we connect—or disconnect—often traces back to our earliest relationships.
💡 Our nervous system learns from these experiences.
💔 Insecure attachment can leave the body stuck in survival.
🌱 Healing invites us to notice, tend to, and rewire those responses.

Let your body become a safer place to live.

💬 Ready to explore how early attachment impacts your nervous system? Reach out to us today [link in bio].

05/11/2025

🌷 Mother’s Day: A Day Full of Layers 🌷

For some, today brings warmth, gratitude, and connection.
For others, it brings grief, longing, resentment, or a quiet ache.
And for many—it’s all of the above.

We honor the mothers who show up, day after day, and those who are doing the deep work to parent differently than they were raised.
We hold space for those who are estranged, grieving, healing, or yearning.
We see the ones navigating complicated relationships, mother wounds, or the weight of not becoming a mother.
We celebrate the cycle-breakers, the nurturers, the chosen mothers, and those mothering themselves.

Today, we honor the fullness of motherhood—the good, the hard, the beautiful, and the painful.

💛 You’re not alone in the complexity. You’re not wrong for feeling whatever you feel. We see you and we're here to hold space with and for you.

05/09/2025

Triggered or just emotionally activated? There’s a big difference — and understanding it can deepen our compassion, for ourselves and others.

In trauma work, a trigger is a real, body-based response tied to past trauma — a survival reaction, not a mindset. It’s not about being “too sensitive.” It’s about a nervous system overwhelmed by unprocessed pain.

Emotional activation, on the other hand, is part of being human. It can feel uncomfortable — frustration, shame, anger — but it doesn’t hijack the system in the same way. And it’s often an opportunity for growth, reflection, and repair as we allow ourselves to move through the activation, landing in a place of safety and support.

Misusing the word “triggered” can unintentionally minimize the lived experience of those working through trauma.

It can also send a dangerous message — that experiencing discomfort means something is wrong with us. That if we’re activated, we’re broken or “too much.”
But discomfort is not a flaw. It’s often a gateway to deeper self-awareness and healing.

This is why our work at Level Up MHC centers around nervous system regulation, somatics, and EMDR — so your system can feel safer, stronger, and more connected over time.

You deserve to understand what’s happening in your body — and feel empowered to respond with care.

Let’s bring clarity to our language, and compassion to our healing.

04/25/2025

What healing looks like with Jenna 💫

At Level Up, healing isn’t about perfection. It’s about learning to meet yourself with compassion, noticing your body’s signals, and creating space for what’s real.

✨ Nervous system regulation
✨ Somatic healing
✨ Sustainable, soul-deep transformation

Ready to reconnect with you?
👇 Submit a request online!
🔗 www.LevelUpMHC.com

04/18/2025

Your nervous system is constantly working to keep you safe—especially when life feels overwhelming.

These simple, body-based tools can help you come back to center when things feel too fast, too much, or too disconnected.

✨ Breathwork
✨ Grounding touch
✨ Gentle movement

It’s not about doing it perfectly. It’s about creating a moment of pause, a little more space, and a return to safety in your body.

💛 Which practice speaks to you most today? Share in the comments.

📩 Need more support? Our therapists specialize in nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and emotional resilience. Book a therapy consultation with us—we’re here to help.

04/14/2025

You've journeyed through understanding why body-based practices are vital for trauma healing. 🤍 Now, let's gently put that knowledge into action. Here are three simple somatic tools you can try today to begin reconnecting with your body's innate sense of safety: ✨

1. Orienting with Soft Gaze: Find a comfortable seated position. Gently turn your head, taking in your surroundings. Allow your gaze to be soft and unfocused, noticing colors, shapes, and textures without judgment. This helps ground you in the present and confirms your safety. 🌿

2. Simplified Body Scan: Lie down or sit comfortably. Bring your attention to your feet. Notice any sensations. Slowly move your attention up your legs, hips, belly, chest, and so on, acknowledging any sensations or tension without judgment. Even a few minutes of this can increase body awareness. 🧘

3. Belly Breath: Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Inhale deeply through your nose, feeling your belly rise. Exhale slowly through your mouth, feeling your belly fall. This calms the nervous system and promotes relaxation.

Remember, your body holds immense wisdom. These exercises are gentle invitations to listen and reconnect. Start small, be patient, and honor your pace. You deserve to feel safe and at home in your body. 🤍

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm

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http://www.LevelUpMHC.com/

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