Andrea Brennan LMHC, PLLC

12/31/2021

Happy New Year, friends! Let's make 2022 the year of self care and self love ❤️❤️🎉

11/26/2021

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Friendly reminder to protect your mental/emotional health this holiday season 😀 you are worth a good meal, you are worth your own happiness and you are worth guilt free self care.

07/05/2021

Surround yourself with people who support your journey! At your pace. On your terms. Without judgement, criticism or comparisons. Your path is your own and you deserve to travel it in a healthy way. Choose to be around people who celebrate you ❤️

05/13/2021

Anxiety can impact us in many different ways. So often, it can sneak in and become a part of who we believe we are and how we interact w others. It can make us believe it is keeping us safe, protecting us from criticism. And it can hurt. It can stop us from doing things we are built to do, capable of handling. How does anxiety impact your day to day functioning?

05/11/2021

It's Time.

03/25/2021

The brain is an incredible thing. Constantly working to protect us by remembering past dangers and reacting to any reminders of old threats. This is an important and necessary function. However, sometimes, our brain overgeneralizes. Sometimes, past threats no longer exist and we end up reacting to a memory rather than actual, real time events. Can you relate to the triggers listed in this graphic? Can you relate to reacting to these? It IS possible to retrain the brain with a whole lot of hard work and compassion. ❤️ You've got this. You're not alone. And your brain is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.

Call today for some help retraining that incredible brain of yours. www.andreabrennanlmhc.com

03/09/2021

💚💛🧡❤️ alright, folks, let's be honest. How are you doing? It's so easy to fall into the "I'm fine" trap. Take a minute and check in with yourself. You can't heal what you aren't yet aware of.

02/04/2021

Let go of the things that are not yours. Sometimes we find a sense of safety in overdoing, in controlling, in self sacrifice. If we take the reins, we feel like we may be more likely to get our needs met. The problem is that we really cannot control things that aren't ours- other people's behaviors, actions, responsibilities, etc. So we dedicate a great deal of effort to a cause that sets us up to fail and feel stressed. Let go of the things that aren't yours. There are ways to maintain safety without owning other people's messes.

02/03/2021

THIS! Does it seem like you end up in the same sorts of relationship over and over? Are you constantly bending over backwards to help/fix/rescue the people in your life? Is it working? Does it hurt?

Your role isn't in fixing others, doing more, giving more, trying harder- it's in cultivating a healthy enough relationship with yourself so that the need for a toxic counterpart no longer exists.

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01/28/2021

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01/21/2021

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01/21/2021

We are constantly building. Life exists in a state of motion. So, what are you building? The same painful structure, over and over? Something new while venturing into unknown, even scary, grounds? Maybe something sturdy, stable and unfamiliar. Whatever it is, attention to what we bring to the table is a must.

Reach out today for help building something new.
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01/18/2021

Where do you find your peace? Some places make mindfulness easier than others. When you find a sense of calm- keep going back, you deserve it 😉

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01/03/2021

Self love. Allowing your inner child to make messes and not be made wrong for them. Real, tangible messes, emotional messes, complicated messes; weird, uncomfortable choices. Allowing the vulnerable parts of you to be free. Free to live, free to make mistakes, free to succeed, free to feel safe and find joy. Love all of your parts, even when it gets messy 😉



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12/07/2020

Friendly reminder during the holiday season and always that your well-being is just as important as the next person's and you deserve to set good, solid, healthy boundaries ❤️



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12/02/2020

That feeling when your thoughts take over and convince you of things that facts may not back up 😬

When you are exposed to toxic messages over and over, especially from a young age, it's hard to see the world clearly. Rejection and abandonment become the lense that information is filtered through.

Seeking out someone to help sort through what's happening in real time and what feels real due to past "stuff" can make all the difference.

Call for a consult today! www.andreabrennanlmhc.com