Caldwell Counseling Services, LLC

06/27/2025

Today is National PTSD Awareness Day. Not all wounds are visible, and ALL emotions are valid. (Shared from a friend)

06/18/2025

Another person’s view of your passion or pursuit in life can’t invalidate or validate. If each individual pursues what their heart urges them to do, then in time, they will solidify validation and success or gain a different direction. Who are we to tell someone else the path they want to pursue or have chosen is wrong? Aren’t we all just trying to figure out this thing called ‘life’?

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Martin Couney was never a doctor. He never held a medical license. He never even set foot in a medical school.
But he saved over 7,000 lives.

In the early 1900s, when the world saw premature babies as nature’s mistakes—too fragile, too hopeless—Couney saw something different: a future. While eugenicists said, “Let them die,” Couney insisted, “Let’s fight.”

So he put on a show.
On Coney Island, between the cotton candy stands and the ferris wheel, Couney displayed premature babies in incubators—right there, as part of an amusement park attraction. Because hospitals didn’t want these babies. Medicine ignored them. The only way to fund their care was through the price of admission, paid by curious visitors.

Inspired by what he saw at the Chicago World’s Fair—chicken incubators being used to warm tiny infants—Couney turned what many called madness into a miracle. He treated each baby with care, warmth, and dignity, all while the world watched.

What science refused, the sideshow embraced.
What the elite called a freak show, Couney turned into salvation.

By the time his “show” ended in 1943, nearly every hospital in America had adopted incubators for premature infants. The world changed because one so-called “imposter” dared to defy death—not with a degree, but with vision, courage, and a compassion for those the world wanted to forget.

Today, thousands are alive because Martin Couney believed every life was worth saving—even when no one else did.


~ The Two Pennies

05/02/2025

As many of you are aware, this week is our intern Kimberly's last week here with us at Caldwell Counseling Services. We wanted to express a big thank you for allowing her to be a part of your therapeutic journey. She has learned a lot and has appreciated your time and willingness to share your stories and struggles with her. She will be moving into a position in the Department of Corrections for the State of Georgia. While we hate to see her go, we are excited for her career growth, and thank you all for being a pivotal part in her journey as a new clinician!

04/23/2025

Affirmations can help us get through hard times and allow us to reframe difficult times in our lives. What is your affirmation for the day?

04/07/2025

03/05/2025

Active listening is helpful in all aspects of communication. Listening to understand can lead to more meaningful interactions and help to reduce conflict.

02/07/2025

Our new Milledgeville location is up and running! Bridget will still be in the Macon office on Tuesdays and Thursdays but will be in Milledgeville on Wednesdays and Fridays. While her Macon panel is currently full, she is accepting new patients in Milledgeville. Text or call her at 478-234-2126 for more information or to set up an intake session.

01/13/2025

We are expanding! In February, Bridget will begin seeing clients on Wednesdays and Fridays in our Milledgeville office. Please reach out to her at (478)234-2126 for appointment information.

01/07/2025

Self-care looks different for everyone, but the results of self-care can be universal!