PAST Counseling & Wellness

PAST Counseling & Wellness PAST Counseling & Wellness currently releases information through local Lampasas and Hill Country podcasting. The MoveonPast Podcast on Spotify.

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Season 5 is launch. Do you like sporadic podcasts that only release when there is something interesting to talk about? N...
08/30/2023

Season 5 is launch. Do you like sporadic podcasts that only release when there is something interesting to talk about? Nice. The MoveonPast Podcast might be for you! Check on episode 33. It’s a podcast about mental health, wellness, and random thoughts on the odds and ends of life.

I've taken some time off but am back for another season of The MoveonPast Podcast. In this season ( #5), I am covering conversations with fellow counselors and advisors in the areas of STRUGGLE and how to bear it, resolve it, and/or thrive in it. In this episode I talk with my associate Eva Herriman....

05/25/2021

“The Me You Can’t See” on Apple TV, is worth watching. It talks about the importance of mental health and wellness and working past asking or thinking about “what’s wrong with you” and working through and talking about what has happened to you. , , ,

Season Four of The MoveonPAST Podcast opens today with episode 29 "Talking with Your Partner" with Sara Bushey-Reyes fro...
11/03/2020

Season Four of The MoveonPAST Podcast opens today with episode 29 "Talking with Your Partner" with Sara Bushey-Reyes from Peaceful Living Counseling and Wellness in Marble Falls. We sit down and talk about how to argue more productively. :)

This episode opens Season 4. I sit down and talk with Sara Bushey-Reyes, owner of Peaceful Living Counseling and Wellness in Marble Falls. We talk about a few strategies and ways to communicate more positively with our partners. Sara shares Gottman practices that tend to help us talk with our partne...

A description of grief to consider.
10/20/2020

A description of grief to consider.

Ever heard of a Tongue Drum? The sounds it produces are said to assist in stress reduction. Check it out in this "bonus"...
09/28/2020

Ever heard of a Tongue Drum? The sounds it produces are said to assist in stress reduction. Check it out in this "bonus" episode of The MoveonPAST Podcast. Make sure you subscribe and if you'd like to be part of Season 4 and have questions about self-care, submit them on this thread or send me a voicemail on the Anchor App to be feature in an FAQ episode in Season 4.

In preparation for the Season 4 launch, ENCORE and BONUS episodes are being shared. In this episode, per listeners request, more Tongue Drum is shared. Enjoy and subscribe to prepare for Season 4 focus on self-care. If you'd like to be part of Season 4, send your self-care questions either through A...

Today is the first day of Love,Laugh, and Lead’s summit on trauma hosted by Shannon Vanderzwaag. Stephanie Powell Smith ...
08/26/2020

Today is the first day of Love,Laugh, and Lead’s summit on trauma hosted by Shannon Vanderzwaag. Stephanie Powell Smith is one of the speakers for today. Here’s your complimentary ticket to register for the 11-day online summit:

http://lovelaughlead.org/summit

Here’s the podcast to find out more about Shannon VanderZwaag:
https://anchor.fm/stephanie3675/episodes/25-Love-Laugh-Lead-Summit-ft--Shannon-Vanderzwaag-ehvgll

This is episode 25 and is the Season 3 finale. Hosted by Dr. Stephanie Smith, this episode shares information on the Love, Laugh, and Lead Summit hosted by Shannon Vanderzwaag. Shannon is a veteran and first responder and shares a bit of her journey through complex PTSD and discusses her upcoming on...

Mark your calendars for this summit! Register below to see the lineup and catch me on the lineup discussing “Safety vs. ...
08/22/2020

Mark your calendars for this summit! Register below to see the lineup and catch me on the lineup discussing “Safety vs. Protection.”

August 26th starts a FREE Online Program organized by Shannon VanderZwaag, a military medic. She has over 27 years of experience in military medicine and is a Leadership coach. She knows well the trauma and how it may cause disconnection in all areas of the lives especially as a First Responder or medical professional. Shannon has interviewed 20 plus speakers with diverse mental health, medical and alternative therapy backgrounds who shared their expertise and techniques for dealing with trauma and staying connected. The program starts on August 26th, 2020, featuring two pre-recorded or live interviews each day at 10:00 am PST and 1:00 pm PST. (12:00 pm CST and 3:00 pm CST).

You can find a complimentary ticket at the link below!

You can register using this link:

FREE Online Summit starting August 26 Conquering the Battle Within Powerful Resources for First Responders & Healthcare Professionals to stay Connected with Love, Laughter and Leadership Enter your details below to join this 11-day summit packed with expert advice. You're all signed up! First Name E...

Did you know tapping your fingers to beat of music creates mental balance and temporal congruence? Check out the info on...
07/24/2020

Did you know tapping your fingers to beat of music creates mental balance and temporal congruence? Check out the info on podcast 24.

‎Health & Fitness · 2020

07/03/2020

As Texas tips over 8,000 new COVID cases, I thought this rambling summary of the year so far would be appreciated:

Copy pasted: author sadly unknown.

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“Dear Diary:

In January, Australia caught on fire. I don’t even know if that fire was put out, because we straight up almost went to war with Iran. We might actually still be almost at war with them. I don’t know, because Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt spoke to one another at an awards show and everyone flipped out, but then Netflix released Cheers and everyone fell in love with Jerry, but then there was thing happening in China, then Prince Harry and Megan peaced out of the Royal family, and there was the whole impeachment trial, and then corona virus showed up in the US “officially,” but then Kobe died and UK peaced out of the European Union. And someone had a great idea to stand up all the brooms which is really how all of this might have started.

In February, Iowa crapped itself with the caucus results and the president was acquitted and the Speaker of the House took ten years to rip up a speech, but then WHO decided to give this virus a name COVID-19, which confused some really important people in charge of, like, our lives, into thinking there were 18 other versions before it, but then Harvey Weinstein was found guilty, and Americans started asking if Corona beer was safe to drink, and everyone on Facebook became a doctor who just knew the flu like killed way more people than COVID 1 through 18.

In March, crap hit the fan. First Tom Brady left the Patriots and then Warren dropped out of the presidential race and Sanders was like Bernie or bust, but then Italy shut its whole ass down, and then COVID Not 1 through 18 officially become what everyone already realized, a pandemic and then a nationwide state of emergency was declared in US, but it didn’t really change anything, so everyone was confused or thought it was still just a flu, but then COVID Not 18 was like ya’ll not taking me seriously? I’m gonna infect the one celebrity everyone loves and totally infected Tom Hanks, but then the DOW took a dump on itself, and most of us still don’t understand why the stock market is so important or even a thing(I still don’t), but then we were all introduced to Tiger King. (Carol totally killed her husband), and Netflix was like you’re welcome, and we all realized there was no way we were washing our hands enough in the first place because all of our hands are now dry and gross.

In April, Bernie finally busted himself out of the presidential race, but then NYC became the set of The Walking Dead and we learn that no one has face masks, ventilators, or toilet paper, or SWIFTER WET JET LIQUID. Everyone downloaded Zoom which may be where all the hackers are now hanging out viewing p**n, but then Kim Jong-Un died, but then he came back to life… or did he? Who knows, because then the Pentagon released videos of UFOs, and we were like man, it’s only April….

In May, the biblical end times kicked off historical locust swarms and then we learned of murder hornets and realized that 2020 was the start of the Hunger Games but people forgot to let us know, but then people legit protested lockdown measures with AR-15s, and then sports events were cancelled everywhere, Everyone finished the end of Netflix and now had nothing new to watch on TV. But then people all over America finally reached a breaking point with race issues and violence. [ETA: People were so tired of cops murdering Black people that they literally risked their lives in protest.] Media struggled with how to focus on two important things at once, but then people in general struggle to focus on more than one important thing, and a dead whale was found in the middle of the Amazon rain forest after monkeys stole COVID 1 Through 19 from a lab and ran off with them, and either in May or April (no one is keeping track of time now) that a giant asteroid narrowly missed earth.

In June, science and common sense just got thrown straight out the window and somehow wearing masks became a political thing, but then a whole lot of people realized the south was actually the most unpatriotic thing ever and actually lost the civil war, and there is a large amount of people who feel that statues they don’t even know the name of are needed for … history reasons, but then everyone sort of remembered there was a pandemic, but then decided that not wearing a mask was somehow a God-given right (still haven't found that part in the Bible or even in the constitution), but then scientists announced they found a mysterious undiscovered mass at the center of the earth, and everyone was like, “DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH IT,” but then everyone took a pause to realize that people actually believed Gone With The Wind was like non-fiction, but then it was also announced that there is a strange radio signal coming from somewhere in the universe that repeats itself every so many days, and everyone was like “DON’T YOU DARE ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT,” but then America reopened from the shut down that actually wasn’t even a shut down, and so far, things have gone spectacularly not that great, but everyone is on Facebook arguing that masks kill because no one knows how breathing works, but then Florida was like, “hold my beer” and let me party and show you how we’re number one in all things, including new Not Corona Beer Corona Virus, Trump decides now is a good time to ask the Supreme Court to shut down Obama Care because what better time to do so than in the middle of a pandemic, but then we learned there was a massive dust cloud coming straight at us from the Sahara Desert, which is totally normal, but this is 2020, so the ghost mummy thing is most likely in that dust cloud, but then I learned of meth-gators, and I'm like that is so not on my 2020 Bingo card, but then we learned that the Congo's worst ever Ebola outbreak is over, and we were all like, there was an Ebola outbreak that was the worst ever? And then Cam Newton joined the Patriots.....

And today is July 1st... starting off with 50,000 positive cases of COVID-19 ...... Keep your masks on and helmets tight people we’re still on the ride...

Practicing mental hygiene is an important strategy to ensure you protect yourself against emotional viruses.
05/23/2020

Practicing mental hygiene is an important strategy to ensure you protect yourself against emotional viruses.

In this episode Dr. Stephanie Smith shares her blog on "Mental Mantras" and provides a few strategies in coping with stress and anxiety. She provides guidance on avoiding the contagious emotion of anx

Ever thought about fasting? There are oodles of health benefits. In episode 22 I continue my conversation with my husban...
05/08/2020

Ever thought about fasting? There are oodles of health benefits. In episode 22 I continue my conversation with my husband and we share a few benefits on fasting methods.

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‎Health & Fitness · 2020

Due to the impact of COVID19, PAST Counseling & Wellness/Dr. Stephanie Smith will be closing the Burnet office at the en...
05/05/2020

Due to the impact of COVID19, PAST Counseling & Wellness/Dr. Stephanie Smith will be closing the Burnet office at the end of this month. Lampasas services will remain in place and Telehealth services will continue throughout the wake of the COVID19 pandemic. However, for the next two-three weeks I will not be accepting new clients until I am sure my current clients are comfortable with the transition.

As safety measures continue to be put into place, very limited in-person counseling will begin again at the Lampasas location, hopefully as soon as the beginning of June. New clients will be accepted at that time.

Telehealth services will also continue to be provided on an indefinite basis across the state of Texas.

Making the decision to close the Burnet location was a very difficult decision to make since I have been practicing in both Lampasas and Burnet for over 6 years. I will miss having a location in Burnet. I want to thank Burnet for the sense of community and care you have provided over the years. I will cherish the experiences and opportunities I’ve had to assist within the community.

With heartfelt care and appreciation,

Dr. Stephanie Smith
PAST Counseling & Wellness, PLLC 507 S. Main St.
Lampasas, TX 76550
512-893-7353 moveonpast@gmail.com

PAST is a professional counseling service serving individuals in Burnet, Llano, Marble Falls, Bertram, Lampasas, Kempner, and the surrounding Hill Country.

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507 S. Main
Lampasas, TX
76550

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm

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