Healing Concepts, LLC

09/01/2025

Here’s what our sister organization is up to fellow helping professionals…

08/31/2025

My favorite post today ❤️

Animal therapy is so powerful, hospitals use it to speed healing.

Research from Azabu University found that mutual gaze between humans and their dogs increases oxytocin (the hormone of love and bonding) by about 300% in people and 130% in dogs. That’s a profound neurochemical shift from something as simple as connection!

And the benefits go beyond oxytocin. Interacting with dogs has been shown to lower stress hormones like cortisol, reduce blood pressure, and trigger the release of feel-good brain chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine.

Clinical trials have found that animal-assisted therapy reduces pain, anxiety, and depression, while improving overall well-being and even recovery outcomes.

Sometimes the most powerful medicine doesn’t come in a pill or a procedure, it comes with four legs.

08/30/2025

Today is National Grief Awareness Day!
We see you. We care about you.
Your grief deserves compassion and care!

08/30/2025

Ask, listen, guide towards help. You may just save a life!

A su***de attempt doesn’t always involve prior planning or thinking. But there are warnings signs.

08/30/2025

EXACTLY this!
What I call the BOTH AND of grief!

That's what grief looks like. 💔

I.R.💜

08/28/2025

For Helping Professionals-This looks great!

Don't forget to register for our FREE webinar!
On Children's Grief Awareness Day, November 20, join Dougy Center staff for Grief in the Teenage Years: What We Miss & What They Need to explore the unique ways teens experience and express grief, dispel common myths, and offer strategies for creating safe spaces where they feel seen, heard, and supported.

This webinar is FREE to attend with registration, thanks to a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation. To learn more and register visit dougy.org/webinars

08/28/2025

Learning Grief is a great resource if you know and support grieving children. This website is rich with excellent information.

Cultivate deeper knowledge about grief, our natural response to loss.

08/27/2025

We are living in dark, confusing times. Here are some tips from the Dougy center to help guide children asking about terrible events.

In light of the recent school shooting in Minnesota and local scares, many children may be feeling afraid or confused. This resource from Dougy Center offers helpful guidance on how to talk with kids about tragedies and support them through their fears. ⭐️💚

08/15/2025

This makes my heart go-heck yeah!

08/10/2025

Phyllis is so knowledgeable! This promises to be a great talk!
Portland Institute for Loss and Transition