New Dawn Counseling, LLC

02/03/2026

Found this is my grad school thing's. Thought some of you would appreciate it too.

08/10/2025

I like this!

Feeling stuck? That’s just an invitation to think a new thought.
Journal prompt: 📜
What is one thought I could gently shift today?

08/10/2025

Sadly this is the case and it is called "Crazy Making" Behavior.

DR. ANNIE KASZINA EXPLAINS CONVO WITH A NARC... How can you even explain to someone what a narcissistic relationship is really like when you are trying to describe an impossible, parallel universe in which all your words are instantly scrambled and rendered meaningless?
This little exchange sums it up so nicely. You make a - seemingly - innocent statement and the Narcissist twists it into a weapon that he or she can turn back on you.
From that point on, there is NOTHING you can say that will not make matters worse.
How does the scenario end?
Probably with you apologising for what you did not do or say in the first place - and trying to get the Narcissist to stop withholding affection.
Then they tell you that you are crazy and you can’t help but wonder whether you are. Because, if you weren’t crazy, how could all this mad stuff have happening to you?
How many conversations of that type did you have?
I must have had thousands where I was left thinking, “Am I crazy? What on earth just happened?” That was as near as I could get to making sense of it.

08/10/2025

I tell my clients this all the time. Just because someone denies your experience, doesn't mean your experience is not real.

Not everyone will understand what you went through.
Not because your pain isn't real-but because some people don't have the capacity to meet you there.
People can only understand you from their own level of
awareness.
And if they haven't done the work to feel their own pain, regulate their nervous system, or hold emotional complexity-they'll dismiss, deny, or downplay yours.
That doesn't mean you need to convince them.
And it definitely doesn't mean you need to keep trying to explain something your body knows to be true.
Part of healing is learning to trust yourself.
Your story. Your truth. Your experience.
To know, deep in your body, "This happened. It mattered.
And I don't need to justify it to anyone.'
You are not here to gather permission slips for your pain.
You are here to move through it.
To honour it in the way that you need.
So, if someone can't meet you with compassion, it's not your job to work hard to get them to understand.
You deserve to be surrounded by people who don't need convincing to honour what you've been through and its impact on you. - .trauma.educator

08/10/2025

Since losing my Mom this is me. Are there introverts who can relate?

😆 For all the homebodies like me….

08/10/2025

I am living this every day now! How about you?

I want you to pause and really feel this: your past holds quiet proof of your strength. 💪

Every challenge you’ve faced, every time you wondered if you’d make it through (and you did) that’s your resilience showing up. You’re capable. You’re growing, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

So here’s a gentle reminder for the heavy days:
❤️ Hardships don’t last forever.
❤️ Difficult emotions will shift and soften.
❤️ You’ve survived every single tough moment so far.

When I feel overwhelmed, I come back to these affirmations:
✨ This, too, shall pass.
✨ I am capable. I can figure this out.

You’ve done it before. You can do it again. That’s where real confidence begins.
With love,
💌

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03/23/2025

This is such a great explanation!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16FYVTHugf/

02/28/2025

Yes this is true!

Yup. We all know this. Don’t we? ~ Mandy

02/28/2025

There is a space between every one of the roughly 70,000 thoughts that we have a day.

So instead of immediately reacting when you are faced with a situation, pause and ask yourself, “Is this worthy of a response?”

If the answer is yes, engage in a way that’s in alignment with your highest ideals.

The more you do this, not only will you be preserving your energy and time, you will actually be creating a new pattern for responding to people that will take the place of the old, reactionary behavior response.

Time and energy are our most precious commodities, so protect your peace.🤍

(Difficult truth: a lot of people are practicing emotional avoidance and calling it a positive mindset.-unknown)

02/10/2025

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