Wholehearted Healing Collective

11/01/2025

Brains love therapy more than zombies love brains. Because the nervous system actually heals when it is understood, not hunted, silenced, or ignored.

Therapy gives the brain what horror movies never do, safety, context and a plan for what comes next.

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

Join the Long Branch Walking Club!
Connect with others while staying active!
Starts October 27, 2025
Meet by the Pier Village Gazebo on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 9:30AM
Call Recreation to sign up at 732-571-6545!

10/28/2025

Attachment theory reminds us that our patterns form in relationships, so it makes sense that healing can also happen through relationships.

A supportive partner can help create new experiences of safety, consistency, and care. Over time, this can shift old anxious or avoidant patterns toward secure attachment.

So instead of waiting until you’re “fixed,” think of relationships as a place where growth and healing are possible. Secure attachment isn’t about perfection- it’s about building trust, repair, and safety together. 💛

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10/26/2025

We’re hosting two dinners for the Federal Unionists Network – New Jersey Hub to support federal employees during the government shutdown. These dinners are a chance to enjoy a meal, connect with others, and access resources and support available to furloughed and excepted federal employees.

📅 Tuesday, October 28 & Tuesday, November 4

Registration is required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIriowSd_Q6besiDax2-saMZfb-OBTqz_TtIY1eopommRm6w/viewform

10/24/2025

Meet Emilie 🩵

Emilie Chinchar is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) at and is currently accepting clients!

Emilie believes in a humanistic approach that honors individuality, authenticity, and resilience. As a therapist, she strives to provide a supportive environment that cultivates opportunity for self exploration and growth. In her practice, Emilie uses a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care.

Emilie’s educational background included a clinical concentration in Interpersonal Violence & Trauma, with an emphasis in Youth & Adolescents.

➡️➡️Looking for a new therapist that is in-network with your insurance?
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10/23/2025

THE thing that ~most~ therapists would recommend for ✨ anyone & everyone ✨ for basic mental health learning & prevention = DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT) SKILLS!

There are tons & tons of DBT skills, easy-to-remember, often acronyms that teach:

A) emotion regulation
B) distress tolerance
C) interpersonal effectiveness
D) mindfulness

Winter time ❄️☃️🧣is one of the best times for buckling down and honing skills that we all often have less time for the warmer months of the year!

Highly recommend for:

• (new) parents or growing families - the busier we get, the more we need to be skillful
• individuals with complex family dynamics - like having a family member with severe mental illness or addictions, experiencing significant family conflict or turmoil, etc
• individuals experiencing significant career, medical, or financial stressors
• college & grad school students
• young adults starting out in their career / adjusting to gaining independence
• professionals with high pressure jobs

🌱 Interested in getting more information? Contact the group facilitator, Kenzie, Ryan, by emailing mryan@wholeheartedhc.org.

10/22/2025

When thoughts, feelings, and images enter your awareness, notice that they might be like things that can affect only the outer surface of the mountain.

The mountain withstands changing seasons, fires, storms, and humans who build upon it or tear down things built upon it. Sometimes rocks or even boulders may break off. Yet all the while, the mountain itself remains solid, serene, and unmoved. 🏔️💛

10/21/2025

Adult children estranging their parents isn’t a trend. Or ageism. Or an unraveling of the very fabric of society. It’s kids these days standing up for ourselves by refusing to continue to tolerate mistreatment by the people who have been our parents in name only.

We deserve better now, and we deserved better then.