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Down To Earth Counseling PLLC

Down To Earth Counseling is an outpatient Mental Health Therapy Practice in Grand Forks, ND.

The clinic offers Holistic Mental/Emotional supportive Therapy towards healthy recovery and living.

09/26/2025

You wanna know what it’s like to be popular?

Become a mom or sole caregiver.

You’ll never p*e alone again.

You’ll always be invited to things (like tantrums, midnight throw-up parties, and “Mom, watch this!” performances).

And you’ll definitely be the most sought-after person in your house…

…for snacks, answers, and locating things that are “right in front of them.”

It’s exhausting being this adored.

So if your day feels like one long standing ovation (from very short, emotionally unstable fans)… just know you’re not alone.

And yes, that after-work beer/glass of wine/pint of Ben & Jerry’s is basically your Tony Award.
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Send this to a mom who hasn’t p*ed alone since 2017 😅🚽

09/25/2025

Wellness is not the enemy…
…fear wants you to believe it is.   One of the greatest dangers of division is this: voices of wellness are being painted as the problem.

Those who carry different perspectives are too often treated as threats rather than resources.

That is the heart of division—the teaching that difference itself is dangerous.  This is not true.
We are not broken.
Our humanity is not broken.

What is broken are the systems that profit from keeping us disembodied and afraid. When ego and self-preservation rule, illness takes control.  The antidote is living an embodied life.
Returning to the body.
Knowing the core of who we are.
Reclaiming the nervous system’s wisdom.

This is how we resist fear, heal ourselves, and create ripples of resilience that reach into families, communities, and society.

                           

09/23/2025

True change doesn’t start in the mind.
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It starts in the body.

Have you ever calmed yourself down by taking a deep breath before walking into a hard conversation?

Or felt a pit in your stomach that told you something was off — before your brain could explain it?

That’s intelligence.

Not the kind you measure on a test.
The kind that lives in your nervous system.

In fact, 80% of human knowing starts in the body.

When we reconnect with our senses, we don’t just feel better — we make better choices.

We slow down.
We respond instead of react.
We remember who we are.
That’s what embodiment is.

It’s not just a wellness trend. It’s a return to freedom.

At Down To Earth Counseling, we help people come back to that inner knowing — whether it’s supporting first responders through wellness checks, teaching students how their brains and bodies work, or helping community leaders build systems that heal, not harm.

Because when one person learns to regulate, their family feels it.

And when families heal, communities shift.
And when communities shift, division loses its grip.

Real change is embodied. And it ripples outward

🍄Tag someone who’s doing this work in their own way.

09/22/2025

Division doesn’t just happen…

It grows in the soil of disembodiment.�•
•�Have you ever frozen up in a conversation because your heart started racing, and you couldn’t find the words?

Or snapped at someone for having a different opinion, not because you didn’t care, but because you might not have felt safe?

That’s not just a communication issue.
That’s a nervous system trying to survive.

When we’re cut off from our bodies, we lose access to nuance.

Everything feels like a threat.
We stop listening.
We double down on our beliefs.

We try to control, convince, or cancel. It’s not because we’re “bad,” but because we’re dysregulated.

👀 Straight up - feeling this way or acting like this doesn’t mean you are a bad person. 👀
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This is disembodiment.

And it’s everywhere - in families, relationships, communities, and politics.

And it’s not neutral.

A disconnected society is easier to divide.
Easier to manipulate.
Easier to control.

But the solution isn’t to “be nicer” or “argue better.”

The solution is to come back into your body.
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What that might look like:
🍄‍🟫 Noticing your breath before responding
🍄‍🟫 Naming sensations: “My chest is tight. My jaw is clenched.”
🍄‍🟫 Asking: “Do I feel safe right now — or just familiar?”
🍄‍🟫 Stepping away when your system says, “I’m not okay.”

When we return to our bodies, we reclaim choice.
And when we reclaim choice, we become much harder to control.
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💌 Share this with someone who’s starting to see the cracks too.

09/20/2025

Illness in thought is rigid 🧠
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It clings to one stance, refuses to bend, and cannot hear or grow.

This is not strength, it is a nervous system trapped, a body cut off from its deeper wisdom.

Wellness in thought is flexible. 🧘🏼‍♀️

It listens, adapts, absorbs, and revises when new truth emerges.

Wellness is dignity.
It is freedom.
It is the body and mind working together to create safety, connection, and choice.

At Down To Earth Counseling, we believe true intelligence is more than cognition. 🍄‍🟫🧠 🌱

Eighty percent of human knowing lives in the nervous system; the ability to sense what is safe, to feel into what is real. 🙏🏻🫶🏼

A society cut off from that wisdom becomes volatile and easily manipulated. ❤️‍🩹

But when we return to embodiment, we restore resilience. We return to freedom. We choose wellness.

Wellness bends, illness breaks; our work is to help people bend toward life. 🙏🏻🍄🫶🏼

💌 Follow for more nervous system wisdom and embodied healing.

09/17/2025

If you’ve ever whispered that…
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…after the dishes, the caregiving, the deadlines, the meltdowns, the grief - you’re not lazy.

You’re not broken.
You’re just human.
And you’re tired in a way no nap can fix.

Burnout isn’t just for parents or students or 9–5ers.

It’s for anyone who carries too much, feels too deeply, and rarely gets to drop the weight.
Especially those of us with invisible battles like ADHD, AuDHD, chronic illness, or trauma.

And while life doesn’t magically get easier… we can learn to stop doing it alone and become stronger.

Therapists, support groups, nervous system tools, even strangers on the internet reminding you you’re not the only one whispering, “I can’t do this today.”

That’s the first step.

Su***de prevention isn’t always a crisis hotline.
Sometimes, it’s a caption like this.

A reminder that life can still be yours - even when it hurts.

You don’t have to love it right now.
Just don’t leave it yet 🙏🏻💕
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Tag someone who’s carrying too much. Or maybe… tag yourself - we see you 👀🫶🏼

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09/15/2025

It’s not safe to speak anymore 🙊🙈
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In a world that is going to 💩 currently, it’s feeling like freedom of sp*ech in any regard isn’t safe anymore.

Speaking in public or even within your own dynamic can have your body saying “Not today!” And it literary starts to shut down on you.

Have you ever felt like you’re shutting down mid-conversation, avoiding eye contact, or just going numb for no clear reason?

Zoning out at work, in conversations, even with people we love.

Have we ever stopped to wonder what’s going on?

Most of the time this experience is out of your control. It’s your nervous system doing exactly what it was wired to do…

Polyvagal theory explains why your body hijacks your voice when things feel off—even if there’s no “obvious” threat.

And in 2025? With the world feeling like a pressure cooker? Of course your system is fried 🔥🍗

Here’s the shift:

Your body isn’t broken. It’s trying to protect you.

Now ask it: “What would help me feel safe right now?”

That’s not weakness.
That’s regulation.
And it changes everything.

Honestly, the world needs a hell of a lot more regulation right now and we could ALL benefit from some somatic exercises to help us get ourselves in check.

Could you imagine if our school systems were able to teach our kids how to regulate their systems regularly v.s having school shooter drills? Wow - now that could really start to change things…

09/12/2025

Something’s wrong with the world right now.
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And if we’re being honest... something’s wrong with us, too.

We’re watching real tragedies unfold in real time. And people record it instead of react - we can’t call that normal.

When tragedy hits and our kids barely flinch... not because they don’t care, but because they’ve seen worse on a screen - we have to stop pretending this is okay.

This is what happens when we don’t adapt.

🙅🏼‍♀️Not tech-wise.
🙅🏼‍♀️Not hustle-wise.
💚Human-wise.

Adaptation means learning how to process pain instead of scroll past it.
It means teaching our kids how to come back into their bodies when the world feels overwhelming.

It’s knowing when to unplug.
When to cry.
When to question what’s real and what’s been distorted.

Adaptation isn’t weakness. It’s power.
It’s sitting with the hard stuff instead of numbing out.
It’s choosing presence over performance.

Because the world isn’t slowing down.

But if we don’t stop and adapt now - emotionally, mentally, spiritually, we’re going to lose the parts of us that make us human.

Adaptation is the only way forward.
Not just to survive, but to raise a generation that still knows how to feel.

🍄 If you’re feeling heavy right now, my DMs are open. You’re not alone 💕

09/10/2025

Yeah. It literally falls apart first.
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Like you’re not yourself anymore.
 But maybe you’re just in your goo phase. And becoming more than you imagined.

I promise you… things will shift and morph into better things and you will come out of it as kick a$$ butterfly! Sometimes you just gotta sledge through the crap to become a new version of yourself!
 🍄 Send this to someone who feels like they’re falling apart today.
                   

09/08/2025

Sensory overload isn’t shutting down.

It’s a nervous system reaching its limit.

You’re not being dramatic.
You’re not overreacting.
You’re just full.

Your system has taken in more than it can hold, and it’s trying to protect you the only way it knows how.

Here’s how it might show up:
🍄‍🟫 You suddenly can’t handle noise, even music you love
🍄‍🟫 Bright lights or too many visuals feel like pressure
🍄‍🟫 You feel irritated for “no reason”
🍄‍🟫 You space out, zone out, or feel like you could cry without warning
🍄‍🟫 Your body feels tense, and your breathing gets shallow

This is your nervous system saying:
“Hey. We’ve hit capacity.”

So what can you do when this happens?

🍄 Reduce input: step into a quiet, dim space (even the bathroom works)
🍄 Ground your senses: hold something soft or textured, splash cold water on your face, or touch something solid like a wall
🍄 Move your body gently: stretch, sway, or take a slow walk to reset your nervous system
🍄 Breathe low and slow: in through the nose, out through the mouth, longer on the exhale

The goal isn’t to fix it fast—it’s to tell your body:
“You’re safe now. I’m listening.”

You’re not fragile.
You’re just full.
And it’s okay to pause.

💕 Follow for more nervous system reminders and gentle coping tools.

09/05/2025

If you’re struggling, or grieving, or just trying to hold on… this is for you.
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Su***de doesn’t always look like what you expect.�
It’s not always visible pain.�It’s often masked by smiles, productivity, or the sentence, “I’m fine.”

For those silently struggling 😔�You are not weak.
You are not alone.
You are not beyond help.�
There are people - right now, like us who are ready to listen, sit with your pain, and walk with you toward light, even if you can’t see it yet.
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For those grieving ❤️‍🩹
�There’s no right way to carry loss like this. Please hear me when I say…�
You didn’t fail them.
You’re not expected to “move on.”�You’re allowed to sit in the complicated space of love, hurt, anger, and deep, deep missing.

Every year, over 720,000 people die from su***de.

Talking about it doesn’t make it worse… staying silent will.
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If you’re in the Grand Forks area, here are local resources you can reach out to:

🍄‍🟫 North Dakota 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline�☎️ Call or text 988.
It’s free and confidential support 24/7

🍄‍🟫 Survivor Support Group (through HOPE Coalition)�Local grief support for those who have lost someone to su***de�Visit: gfhope.org for details
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This month - and always - we choose to speak up.�To honor the lives lost.�To hold space for those fighting silent battles.�
And to remind each other…
You are needed. You are loved. You are not alone.
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2424 32nd Avenue S, Suite 102
Grand Forks, ND
58201

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17017409040

Website

https://www.downtoearthnd.com/

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