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Ellis Hulse

I'm a psychotherapist and Focusing teacher/trainer. Currently providing individual counseling.

06/16/2025

If you're a busy professional who started strong with that morning workout routine only to watch it crumble under work deadlines....
If you've tried to shift to a more positive mindset but found yourself slipping back into old thought patterns when stress hits...
These aren't failures. They're data points. Each "restart" teaches you something new about creating sustainable boundaries, building realistic routines, and understanding your own patterns.
The path back to health isn't a straight line up. It's a spiral - sometimes you circle back to familiar territory, but you're always climbing higher with more wisdom, more self-awareness, and more resilience than before.
Trust the process. Trust your ability to begin again. Trust that every setback is building the foundation for your next breakthrough.

06/14/2025

Dual processing = your brain's natural way of moving between focusing on loss AND focusing on rebuilding/moving forward.

Originally studied in grief, but it happens with ALL major changes—job loss, divorce, moving, etc.

One moment you're mourning what's gone, the next you're excited about possibilities. Both are necessary.

It's a natural oscillation between two important tasks: processing loss/grief AND reorienting toward the future.

You can view it as your mind's method of both respecting the past and constructing the future.

Honor what you've lost while also scheduling future-focused activities

05/16/2025

Ever notice how our first instinct is to push away discomfort?
Or try to just power through it?

Here's what years of working with the body's wisdom has taught me: The resistance we feel is not a roadblock… its a sophisticated feedback system.

When we slow down and turn toward our resistance, something interesting happens. The body starts revealing information that our thinking mind couldn't access.

This is what Eugene Gendlin termed the "felt sense" - that fuzzy, hard-to-describe bodily awareness that holds deeper knowing. It might feel like heaviness in your chest, stickiness in your throat, or tension in your shoulders.

Each sensation is like a thread. Pull it gently, patiently, and it leads you to insights about:
• What's really holding you back
• Which old patterns are ready to shift
• Where your next growth edge lies

The key? Don't rush. Don't force. Just get curious.

Try this:
1. Notice where resistance lives in your body
2. Sit with it
3. Ask it: "What are you trying to show me?"
4. Write down whatever surfaces

Your body speaks in whispers, not shouts. Give it time to unfold.

👉I'm putting together a coaching program where I'll be guiding people through this transformative process of working with resistance instead of against it along with some other cool stuff.

Curious to learn more? Send me a DM and let's explore if this is your next right move.

05/08/2025

Still take action with that dollar store organization and coffee-stained game plan

When moving from a place of Goodwill and the desire to add more to life, the mess doesn’t matter.

Continued forward movement creates its own organization and order out of apparent disorder.

With mismatched socks, a busted laptop, and some questionable life choices… still take action.

05/06/2025

I got enough interest and commitment from a few people to start working on the coaching program I posted about last week.

The start date will be sometime the week of June 15th

Here what we'll be doing:

Learning to manage stress and overwhelm through the use of some of the best evidenced based techniques

Connecting our values, goals, and actions and learning to live from that place.

Practice movement and breathing stuff for increased connection to the present moment and vitality. (Qigong)

Along with some other things.

If you think this would benefit you or would like to learn more, let me know.. either DM, leave a message below, or you can just email ellis@ellishulse.com

Thanks

05/01/2025

“Happiness is an art… to be happy you have to study and practice happiness”
Jim Rohn

Just like mastering any art form, cultivating happiness requires both understanding and dedicated practice. This isn't just feel-good advice—it's backed by science!

Positive psychology has shown us that happiness isn't random luck. It's a skill we can develop through intentional practice. According to Dr. Martin Seligman's groundbreaking research, true happiness is built on five key pillars (PERMA):
• Positive emotions
• Engagement
• Relationships
• Meaning
• Accomplishments

Want to start practicing the art of happiness? Here are two science-backed exercises that can transform your daily life:

1️⃣ Flow State Practice:
Set 3 daily reminders on your phone. When they go off, check in with yourself: Are you fully engaged in what you're doing? Studies show people who regularly experience these "flow states" report 15% higher life satisfaction!

2️⃣ Kindness Challenge:
Choose one day to perform 5 random acts of kindness. They don't need to be grand gestures—hold a door, buy coffee for a stranger, or send an appreciation text. Research shows this creates a happiness boost that lasts up to a week!

Remember: Happiness isn't just about feeling good—it's about doing good and being fully present.

04/29/2025

I used to think powering through mental fatigue was the move.

Turns out our brain's actually doing its best problem-solving when you're not consciously trying to figure everything out.

Problems that felt huge before? Way more manageable after a quick reset. Not saying sleep fixes everything, but it's wild how much clearer things get when you're not running on empty.

Next time you're stuck in that overthinking loop, try this instead: grab a pillow, set a 20-min timer

Sometimes the best productivity hack is just... not being productive at all.

04/28/2025

Hey, I’m thinking about putting together an online group coaching program, teaching how to handle stress and emotional overwhelmed through stuff like positive psychology, body centered therapy techniques, some qi gong and other stuff that’s been helpful for clients that I work with.

If you know somebody that might interested in trying this out, it’d be cool if you would share this with them or have them message me

Thanks !!

04/24/2025

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04/21/2025

The pursuit of perfection can actually freeze us in place.

Let me share a story about a pianist I worked with. She kept playing the same few songs on repeat, afraid to learn new pieces. Why? The fear of hitting wrong notes and not being "perfect" kept her stuck.

The breakthrough? When she started intentionally playing wrong notes. By purposefully "messing around" and "playing" with her playing, she freed herself from the paralysis of perfectionism and reconnected with the joy of actually playing.

Here's what research tells us:
Dr. Carol Dweck's groundbreaking studies show that focusing on effort rather than perfect outcomes actually accelerates learning and growth. When we praise the journey instead of demanding perfection, we create space for real progress.

Think about it:
• Perfection rejects the natural flow of growth
• Every "mistake" is actually a step forward
• Your effort TODAY matters more than some imagined "perfect" future

The truth? Life isn't waiting for you to be perfect. It's waiting for you to be present and engaged in your own growth story.

Here's how to begin to get unstuck:

Shift your inner dialogue to learning and growing

Celebrate your effort and progress, no matter how small

Remember, the most alive and vibrant moments in life often come from embracing imperfection and staying connected fully now...

04/18/2025

Here is how to build psychological flexibility:

Notice & Name: When you hit an obstacle, pause. Name what you're feeling without judgment. "This is frustration showing up."

Expand Your Options: Ask yourself "What if this obstacle is actually showing me a better way?"
Take Small Bends: Like water moving around rocks, make micro-adjustments instead of dramatic changes.
Practice the "And" Stance: "This is challenging AND I can adapt."

"Be like water, making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves"
- Bruce Lee

Remember: Rigidity breaks under pressure. Flexibility helps you flow

04/17/2025

Hope and fear - two sides of the same coin that keep us stuck in an endless cycle of 'what if'.

When we chase what we want or run from what we fear, we miss the freedom that's already here, waiting in this moment.

Buddhist psychology reminds us that our suffering doesn't come from life itself, but from our constant push and pull against what is.

Try this today:
Pick any 3 moments during your day. When they arrive, pause and notice:

What are you wanting right now?
What are you resisting?
Can you simply observe these feelings without trying to change them?
Just this simple act of noticing, without judgment, begins to loosen the grip of desire and aversion. This is where real freedom lives.

You don't need everything to be perfect to be free. You just need to fully be...

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