Mindful Insights Mhc

11/03/2025

Change often begins with the simple act of showing up. Local elections shape the communities we live in, from schools and health resources to safety and housing.

Take a moment to find your polling place, make a plan, and vote.

Change starts small, but it starts with you.

11/02/2025

Learn about how to maximize the hidden powers of ADHD in our new blog! https://wix.to/8ebDuIi

The Superpowers of ADHD: How to Maximize on Neurodivergence

10/31/2025

Sometimes our minds get haunted not by ghosts, but by thoughts that echo and linger.

In DBT, we practice **mindfulness of thoughts** by noticing them without judgment or fusion.

👻 When an intrusive or painful thought appears:

- Name it (“This is fear.” “This is shame.”)
- Notice how it feels in the body
- Breathe and let it drift by

You don’t have to chase every ghost thought away.

Awareness itself is the light that makes it fade. 🕯️

10/29/2025

✨ New week, new Clinical Resident Spotlight! ✨

Meet Destinee Rodriguez, one of our Clinical Residents here at Mindful Insights. 🌱

In her work, Destiny blends person-centered and DBT approaches to help clients feel truly seen, supported, and empowered in their healing process. She values empathy, authenticity, and meeting each client exactly where they are.

Her sessions often include mindfulness-based techniques to help clients stay grounded, gain insight, and build coping strategies that align with their values.

📞 Book a free 15-min consultation → Link in bio under Meet the Team

10/28/2025

Halloween can bring excitement, noise, and sensory overload.

If your body starts to buzz with anxiety, try this:
• Notice 5 colors around you
• Notice 4 sounds you hear
• Notice 3 scents in the air
• Notice 2 textures you feel
• Notice 1 thing you taste

This simple grounding practice helps the mind settle back into the body.

Every sense is an invitation to be here, now. 🍂

10/28/2025

Discover the power of shared healing through mindfulness and connection.

Our Virtual Therapeutic Sangha offers a safe and inclusive online community where you can slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself and others.

🌿 Join our Sangha today → mindfulinsightsmhc.com/virtual-therapeutic-sangha

10/27/2025

Suicidal thoughts often come with a sense of disconnection described as a quiet fading of who you are. The Living with Suicidal Thoughts review (Søndergaard et al., 2022) found that many people describe this as losing their sense of self and belonging.

Rebuilding that sense of self takes time, care, and sustained attention. Mindfulness such as noticing your breath, your body, your surroundings can help you anchor back into being.
Paying attention to yourself, and to those around you, slowly reminds the mind who you are.

Presence is how the self is rebuilt. 🕊️

10/15/2025

Sometimes we say “I’m depressed” when what we really mean is “I’ve been feeling low.”

It’s human to have down days, but depression goes deeper than temporary sadness.

💭 Feeling down = emotions that shift with circumstances (stress, loss, weather, burnout).

🩵 Depression = a persistent change in mood, energy, and interest that lasts for *weeks or months* and makes daily life feel heavy.

You don’t have to minimize one or exaggerate the other because both deserve compassion and care.

If your sadness lingers or starts to interfere with daily life, it might be time to reach out.

10/13/2025

✨ New week, new Clinical Resident Spotlight!

Meet Jonathan Bigler-Lisch! In his work, he focuses on earning your trust and creating a space that feels safe, supportive, and collaborative as you explore what’s holding you back from living a satisfying life.

His approach draws from CBT, DBT, mentalization-based therapy, and feminist therapy, meeting each client where they are with empathy and respect. 💬

Schedule a free 15-min consultation by emailing info@mindfulinsightsmhc.com

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

Ever wondered how sleep affects your mental health? Discover the importance of sleep hygiene and its impact on your well-being in our latest blog post. Learn tips to improve your sleep quality!

Read more here: https://wix.to/ZDKkaLI

Learn why sleep hygiene matters for your mental health. Discover what happens in your brain and body during sleep, how lack of rest affects mood and focus, and simple daily habits to improve your sleep quality.

10/07/2025

It’s not talked about enough how exhausting it is to simply exist while struggling with depression. Doing tasks that “should” be simple can feel like gigantic mountains to climb where it feels like you’re fighting yourself just as much or maybe even more than the mountain itself. Every step turns into a struggle between the part of you that wants to give up and the part that refuses to. What many people may not realise is that depression isn’t always hours spent crying into a pillow; sometimes it’s long periods of numbness, dissociating yourself from what stresses you while you battle your will to keep going.

Finding that motivation to continue can be incredibly draining, and the pressure to be motivated can create discourse within yourself if you’re not careful. Too often people justify their intense levels of stress, treating mental health like a luxury instead of a necessity, using self-care as a reward for doing difficult tasks, but that’s not how self-care works. Self-care is a way to prevent burn out and do the hard work while minimizing stress. Your brain is just as important as the rest of your body, and it deserves the same kind of care and compassion.

It’s important to recognize the stressors in our lives and tackle them carefully; taking our time and respecting our limits. It’s okay to take a break every now and again to practice some DBT skills like paced breathing or engaging in a physical activity to refresh your mental state. Then, when you try again later, you’ll feel more energized and prepared. Some days will still feel like climbing that mountain, but reaching the summit isn’t as important as learning how to safely navigate the climb.