Dr. Amanda Wetegrove-Romine

08/20/2024

Happy Gotcha Day Scouty girl! 🐾 Did you know that playing with dogs elevates oxytocin and dopamine, and increases positive feelings?

08/05/2024

We adopted Finn in June and he has been finding his place in our pack 🐕🐕👨👧

05/08/2024

Never too late to shout on Earth Day 🌎 ✨️

05/08/2024

My good friend and fellow Psychologist Dr. VanBuren is hosting this FREE webinar on burnout and stress management. Check it out and take care of yourself this 🧠

Balancing Act Life Management Services

Join us on May 15th at 6pm for "From Burnout to Balance" and learn how to find harmony in your life again!

04/17/2024

Married my best friend 13 years ago 💍

From the peaks to the valleys, I'm grateful to be journeying thru life hand in hand with you 👫

04/10/2024

I imagined creating a place where people, and especially women, could spend time outdoors to focus on their mental health at least 5 years ago (probably longer). A big part of my own healing after my dad was killed was done on solo hikes.

I knew I wanted to name this place after my great- grandmother Ollie, because she endured trauma after trauma and still figured out a way to create a beautiful life for herself and her family. I fondly remember her being out in her yard, hands in the dirt. Nature is healing. 

And then it finally happened. We hosted a group of 40+ guests for a day of wellness focused activities! So many people helped to make sure our grand opening at Camp Ollie Lou was a success on Eclipse Day!

Special thanks to and .kent.56211 for jumping in on a mad dash to finish picnic tables for our campers the day before they arrived. Karen provided therapeutic art activities and taught guests how to calm their nervous systems with biofeedback. My aunts and uncle came to help with last minute touches and stayed after to help clean up. So many family and friends showed up, and we met new people from all over the country who wanted to spend their Eclipse Day at Camp Ollie Lou! And as always, worked behind the scenes on a million different projects to ensure it was all a success.

The most touching part was sharing this experience with my 86 year old grandpa, Ollie's last living son (2 days after he was released from the hospital, no less!). Thanks to my mom for driving him out. It was also pretty cool to have one of Ollie's great-great grandsons there, my nephew Bradley. 

Like nature teaches us, good things take time to bloom 🌷

04/02/2024

Happy 1st Gotcha Day to our Sunshine man ☀️🐕

Rescuing Sunny on April Fools Day was the best surprise, especially when I found out he was from my little hometown in the RGV. He's equal parts chill + silly and has a rebellious streak that keeps us on our toes

Sunny's current faves list:
terrorizing backyard critters 🦝
chomping on ice 🧊
exploring with Scout 🐶🐶
cuddling up with mom and dad 👨 🤵‍♀

02/25/2024

Had a lovely time presenting with Dr. Dianne Dunn today on how we've been utilizing clinical hypnosis in our treatment of Veterans with eating disorders.

01/31/2024

While I am dreaming the dreams and scheming the schemes, works quietly in the background, making sure that my ideas come to life and all the details are sorted out.

For the last 34 weeks (on what was anticipated to be a 12 week project) Daniel taught himself about a hundred new things to make sure that today would be a success.

Cheers to a thousand more adventures together ❤️

11/28/2023

Want help to make this holiday season merrier? Learn how to manage and reduce stress this time around with my friend and colleague Balancing Act Life Management Services

YOUR HOLIDAYS DO NOT HAVE TO BE STRESSFUL!

11/23/2023

Let's talk about grief and the holidays...

My dad was killed the day before Thanksgiving, 15 years ago. 

I've spent anniversaries curled up in a ball on the couch, unable to move or think or breathe. 

I've spent anniversaries going through the motions, dissociated and numbed out while still getting things done and looking completely put together. 

I've spent anniversaries moving through my day with relative ease, when it feels like, out of nowhere, someone gut punches me and I'm out for the count. 

And, I've spent anniversaries where I laid my head down at night, realizing that my emotions didn’t get big or loud or require my attention at all.

I've also spent anniversaries filled with so much joy + gratitude that I thought I might burst.

There is no one way to grieve and grief is ever-evolving. If you're navigating your own grief journey, know that your feelings, whatever they are in this moment, are so incredibly valid.

Talk about your grief this holiday season. Grief is not meant to be held alone. Get into therapy, talk to a trusted friend, use the 988 hotline (it's not just for people experiencing suicidal thoughts).Talk about your loved one and how you want them to be remembered. Talk about how complicated the relationship might have been and how that has impacted you. Or talk about how perfect it was.

Just TALK.

Shame thrives on secrecy, and avoidance adds an additional barrier to the already difficult grieving process.