The Growlery

Stuck in a cycle of negative self-talk and self-doubt? Learn how to quiet your inner critic and reconnect with your authentic self in our 8-week virtual therapy group, The Mindful Path.

Interested? 👇Read more about how we teach you a process for approaching your problems in a new way, grounded in self-compassion, mindfulness, and your personal values👇

Our skills-based therapy group will help you:

✔️ Build a relationship with yourself based on self-compassion, self-validation, and acceptance
✔️Let go of unhelpful narratives and learn to calm your inner critic
✔️Understand your emotional patterns & internal states and stop being driven by impulse and momentary reactions
✔️Feel empowered and confident to take risks and work towards meaningful change
✔️Shift out of cycles of depression, anxiety, shame and guilt and engage in more effective problem-solving
✔️Regain a sense of choice, autonomy, and curiosity in daily life

How exactly will we accomplish all of that? Here's the deets:
✨ Eight weeks of 60-min virtual (online) group sessions with two licensed therapists and up to eight other group members
✨ Recorded video lessons with skills training on mindfulness, self-compassion, translating values into actions, problem solving, and more!
✨ Workbook complete with course notes and practice handouts for applying the content from each week’s lessons
✨ Guided mindfulness exercises & a package of digital recordings you can keep at the end of group
✨ Individual check-ins midway through group
✨ $70 per group session, for a total of $560 for the entire series

Contact us to learn more! Group starts Thursdays, weekly from September 15th - November 3rd, 4:30-5:30pm. Email [email protected] or visit our website to learn more about the group: bit.ly/mindfulpathgroup

Feeling disconnected, burnt out, and checked out? Learn how to check back into life with purpose, meaning, and intention in our NEW 5-week virtual therapy group, The Mindful Path.

Interested?👇Read more about our plan to help you regain a sense of purpose and intention in your daily life 👇

**Must be located in Minnesota to participate in the group**

Our skills-based therapy group will help you:

✔️ Stop just “going through the motions” and regain a sense of purpose and intention in your daily life
✔️ Be your most present, engaged, authentic self every day (even when things are super stressful!)
✔️ Reconnect to your personal values and goals and realign your actions to support these
✔️ Feel more patient, calm, and centered throughout your day, even in difficult moments
✔️ Set intentions that match your needs and wants and find ease in following through on these
✔️ Notice and course correct when you veer off track from your path

How exactly will we accomplish all of that? Here's the deets:

✨ Five weeks of 90-min virtual (online) group sessions with two licensed therapists and up to eight other group members
✨ Skills training on mindfulness, intense emotions, identifying burnout, translating values into actions, problem solving, and more!
✨ Handouts with tangible, actionable ideas for practicing the skills from each group session
✨ Guided meditation or relaxation exercises each group, & a package of digital recordings you can keep at the end of group
✨ Weekly 15-minute hot seat where you will get personalized, one-on-one feedback or observe others' receiving feedback
✨ $75 per group session, for a total of $375 for the entire series

Contact us to learn more! Group starts in January, day TBD, time is 4:30-6:00pm. Email [email protected] or visit our website to learn more about the group: https://www.tothegrowlery.com/the-mindful-path

An important reminder:

Health insurance benefits can be super confusing 😕 Open enrollment is happening right now, so good to be thinking about your healthcare needs!

Ask these questions to find out whether your plan will help cover your therapy costs.

But--who do you ask? You can call the number on the back of your insurance card.

Sometimes you can find the answers by looking at your plan documents...if you know how to decipher them!

Decoding insurance benefits is actually one of the bonus modules in my new course on finding your ideal therapist: https://www.tothegrowlery.com/find-your-ideal-therapist

⁣Anxious about re-entering work & school during the pandemic?⠀
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Focus on managing risk, not eliminating it.⠀
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Practice getting from A to B, before day 1.⠀
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Plan for intense, conflicting emotions.⠀
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Get good at asking for help.⠀
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Full video link in bio.

"There's absolutely no way to completely reduce the risk of living." - Dr. Ali Mattu of The Psych Show.

This video is from May, but something I still hear many people struggle with.

⁣Anxious about re-entering work & school during the pandemic?⠀ ⠀ Me too.⠀ ⠀ Focus on managing risk, not eliminating it.⠀ ⠀ Practice getting from A to B, before day 1.⠀ ⠀ Plan for intense, conflicting emotions.⠀ ⠀ Get good at asking for help.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Full video link in bio.

A Quick Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder — The Growlery

If you live in a part of the globe where the seasons are starting to dramatically shift, you may want to be on the lookout for these signs of seasonal depression.

Learn how to proactively cope with seasonal changes in your mood with our Quick Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder: https://bit.ly/copewsad

A Quick Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder — The Growlery WHAT IS SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), now referred to as "depression with a seasonal pattern" in the updated DSM-5, is a specific type of  recurring depression  that people experience during a particular season, typically the &

Our online course, 3 Days to Therapy, just went live! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/find-your-therapist

Are you ready to start therapy, but have no clue where to begin?
Maybe it's been on your to-do list for a while now, but every time you see that reminder pop up, you freeze, and shut down. How do you search for a therapist? Where do you look? What about insurance? It can easily become overwhelming and leave you paralyzed, snoozing that reminder for another day.

What if there was a way to completely remove the stress of finding a therapist, by following a step-by-step checklist and word-for-word scripts that take out all of the guesswork?

This is exactly what you’ll get in our new online course, 3 Days To Therapy -- you’ll learn the complete process of finding your ideal therapist, from start to finish, and get access to tools and insider knowledge to help you search effectively.

You’ll leave the course with a customized search plan unique to your individual needs and preferences—no one-size-fits-all therapy here. All you have to do is watch some videos and follow along in my easy-to-use workbook.

Sounds pretty good, right?

The 3 Days To Therapy Online Course will help you…
- Understand what you need in a therapist
- Describe and communicate your preferences
- Learn how to search for a therapist effectively
- Evaluate potential therapist profiles and online listings
- Decode the confusing language of insurance benefits and payment options

…in just a few days! Learn more about the course: https://bit.ly/find-your-therapist

I'll show you the exact process I use to find someone a therapist who matches their needs and preferences. I’ll show you how to identify your goals, describe what you want and need in a therapist, understand your financial and budget constraints, and clear up any insurance questions.

I’ll teach you what to look for in a therapist’s profile and help you create your own customized search process. You’ll learn how to search like a therapist searches. At the end, you’ll have a ready-to-go e-mail template that you can use to reach out to your ideal therapist without waiting any longer.

Get the course now for only $27! https://bit.ly/find-your-therapist

Launching TOMORROW! Our new online course, 3 Days to Therapy, will teach you everything you need to know about finding your ideal therapist. So excited to share this with y’all!

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A lot of people find positive affirmations way too disingenuous, I like finding middle ground ways to reframe negative thoughts!

Forced contrived positivity can be as unhelpful as blanket negativity

Affirmations need to be believable and realistic for you

#BoringSelfCare Is the Instagram Hashtag You Never Knew You Needed

Such an important and true thing about self care!

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Check out this awesome book by Mercedes Samudio at Shame Proof Parenting!

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Don't ever tell someone to calm down. Your goal isn't to change their emotions, but communicate that you understand and accept them.

Grounding is a great coping skill for riding out intense emotions, anxiety, panic attacks, flashbacks, and helping us come back to the present moment. See the full list here: http://bit.ly/2oLpYth

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What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

What are your emotions telling you? Read our newest post to find out, and download the bonus free worksheet!

What Are Your Emotions Telling You? Emotions can be overwhelming at times, confusing, complicated--it's hard to understand what we are feeling, let alone figure out what to do next. Follow these steps to guide yourself through a process of bringing mindful awareness to your emotions, figure out what is underneath them, and ide

A Quick Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder

Winter is coming!

A Quick Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder Coping with seasonal depression can be rough--especially in a place like Minnesota where our cold winters are extremely discouraging of doing anything other than isolating at home with the TV! Learn how to tell if seasonal depression is affecting you, and what to do about it.