Douthat Counseling Services

09/23/2021

07/01/2021

Brene Brown has an excellent podcast with some really good information. She makes you think!

Episode two of our six-part Summer Sister Series on "The Gifts of Imperfection," with my sisters, Ashley and Barrett, dropped today.

In this episode, we start with Guidepost #1: Cultivating Authenticity and Letting Go of What People Think and move into Guidepost #2: Cultivating Self-Compassion and Letting Go of Perfectionism. Practicing authenticity — and yes, it is a daily practice — is really connected to boundary work, so we admit the individual fears we each experience when setting boundaries.

We also talk about perfectionism as a process addiction, and how our imperfections are not inadequacies, but instead they’re reminders that we’re all in this together. spoti.fi/UnlockingUs

06/28/2021

Repeat after me…

01/20/2021

Some ways to de-stress.

The cat knows best! A guide for this Blue Monday 😘

12/18/2020

This year has taken a toll on our mental health. This year's stretch of shortened days and colder weather over the wintertime can lead to greater instances of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). But what does look like?

11/17/2020

Partnering with Insight Timer, Goldie Hawn is making her scholarly MindUP mindfulness lessons for kids available to all worldwide for free.

10/31/2020

One of my favorite things about this book is that so many of us are traveling this dimly-lit-bumpy-ass road together.

Tag a friend whose courage has made you braver.

Awkward, brave, and kind, friends!

07/17/2020

Damn. My dear friend Elizabeth Gilbert sees me. Her journal pages may need to come with warning labels.

I had the same gut-punch-bear-hug feeling when my therapist told me that I needed to work on my "Let go and let Brené" approach to life.

"Ouch and thank you" at the exact same time. ❤️