Mind Renewals Counseling Service

04/20/2026

04/19/2026

Children’s Literacy

04/19/2026

Meet Healing Host, Dr. Kim Atkins:

Dr. Kim Atkins, EdD, LCSW is a clinical social worker specializing in Alzheimer's Care, relationship counseling, and career management, as well as in coping skills in both adolescents and adults. She is the owner and CEO of Mind Renewals Counseling Services. She has more than 20 years of counseling experience and is a licensed Clinical Level Social Worker in the state of Tennessee Dr. Atkins earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of Memphis. While receiving her Master of Science Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, she interned for the Veterans Administration Hospital and Community Behavioral Health. In 2015, she earned a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University.

Over the last 20 years, she has worked as a home health/hospice social worker, mental health advocate, and forensic social worker. Dr. Atkins currently oversees a managed health care company and is a lead inpatient hospital therapist. And she is had been featured as a clinical mental health therapist for TV One’s For My Man, Fox 13 News, Memphis Voyager Magazine, and The Daily Memphian. She is member of Saint Andrew AME Church where are serves as The Ministry Lead for The Recovery Zone, Sisters’ Women’s Ministry, and SALT Singles Ministry. She is the mother of 3 adult creative Children, Cornell, Camille, & Christopher.

Meet Dr. Atkins at “The Building Site” on April 18, 2026 for our ‘Healing Balm’ session…..🧱🏡♥️

04/15/2026

Wisdom for your Wednesday. 💛

04/12/2026

Come on mamas let’s get ready for a good time today!!! Black Maternal Health Week 2026!

03/31/2026

a gentle reminder as we kick off the weekend! 💛 “beautiful things can bloom from the seeds of your most difficult times” - anonymous

03/30/2026

Don’t ignore your stress!! Becasue the body keeps score.

Stress isn’t just something that shows up in big, overwhelming moments, it often lives quietly in our day-to-day lives, shaping how we think, feel, behave, and even how our bodies respond, long before we recognise it.

At its core, stress is the body’s response to pressure or perceived threat, but in modern life, it’s triggered by far more than danger, from constant demands and overthinking to people-pleasing and the pressure to keep everything together.

It can show up in subtle ways like irritability, poor focus, disrupted sleep, overworking, or emotional shutdown, which is why many people don’t realise they’re stressed until they’re already burnt out.

The key isn’t to eliminate stress completely, but to recognise your warning signs early and build small, consistent ways to regulate and reset.

Because unmanaged stress doesn’t just affect how you work, it impacts your health, your relationships, and your overall wellbeing.

We often aren’t taught these tools, but it’s never too late to start understanding yourself and building them in ways that feel realistic and sustainable.

Things like pausing, breathwork, learning to regulate your nervous system, creating boundaries, and checking in with your thoughts and body can make a significant difference over time and not by removing stress completely, but by changing how you respond to it.

Because the more you understand your own patterns and signals, the more equipped you are to support yourself before stress turns into burnout.

Keep shining!
Dr. L

07/22/2025

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