Brass Tacks Professional Counseling

11/14/2025

Edit to add- just had to get somewhere, left an hour early to do so, and came across so many accidents that I was late and stressed! Just life.

MINDFULNESS:
I had a challenging morning with extreme high stress- so I implemented mindfulness techniques in effort to reduce my heart rate and calm my nerves.

It didn’t work- so that was fun.

Happy Friday everyone!

09/13/2025

Does social media feed my soul and support mental well being?

09/10/2025

INFLUENCERS

08/26/2025

It’s pretty typical to respond defensively to someone telling you that you’ve done harm.

What if you trust that you’re being told for the purpose of healing and building the relationship? Could you slow down the defense and instead just sit in the discomfort with them by saying “oh- I see I’ve done harm”? Once they feel safe with you, THEN you can take care of them and grow together.

Who has questions about managing defensiveness? (Ps it’s hard for me too.)

08/09/2025

07/29/2025

Codependency VS Enmeshment

06/04/2025

Are you angry with someone? Wait a few days before you passive aggressively post about it on social media. The feeling will pass and you may save yourself some embarrassment. The viewers are learning- about you.

06/04/2025

Don’t forget the formula:
Kind, calm, clear, concise. When we are these things, their reaction is not our burden to carry.

05/01/2025

Setting boundaries!

04/11/2025

When someone says “oh I could never tell him that, he’d get UPset!” - consider this:

04/07/2025

Your friends need help! Have them call me!! (Friends don’t let friends go to bad therapy or bad life coaches. ) 😎 253-961-2393

04/01/2025

What you need today is some Mr. Rogers in your life!