Alex Parnell LMFT

06/01/2021

And it’s okay if that’s all you’ve ever known. It’s understandable. I don’t think Self-Kindness 101 was ever offered to anyone as an elective.

20/12/2020

09/12/2020

This phrase is often used for disconnecting from technology or social media. I like to think of it as a law of relationship. You can’t pretend you are connected and get to real connection. In order to reconnect with yourself, your significant other, or anyone else you have to embrace disconnection. Acknowledge it. Vocalize it. Share your story of how you got to disconnection and listen to theirs. Now you’re ready to repair and reconnect.

05/11/2020

Returning to Katy’s invitation to notice my breath. Katy Manganella LPC, RYT is our Episode 2 guest on Designed For Healing. Here is a sample of what she had to share about how we can benefit from our breath: “It’s like a thermometer on how activated we are or if we’re feeling overwhelmed. The more overwhelmed I feel, the more shallow my breath will be. The other piece is that if we can start to pull that breath down it starts to soothe your nervous system.”

15/10/2020

Quote From Episode One of Designed for Healing // In this episode Marshall shared about art making as meaning making. Hearing him share about the fact that we can actively create meaning is so interesting! For the most part I’ve operated as if there is some set of right answers or correct meanings and interpretations to everything. I’ve tried drawing my feelings and ended up on Google trying to figure out which shapes and lines correspond to certain emotions. 😂 What I’m realizing is that whatever feels right for me to use to represent my inner world is perfectly acceptable regardless of what anyone else says.

13/10/2020

Quote From Episode One of Designed for Healing // Marshall shared truths about humanness that I think if we really believed and if they were really integrated into how we do life and how we view ourselves and the people around us ... it would change the world in the most amazing ways.

10/10/2020

Humans are meant to hurt and meant to heal. As we grow, each stage of development is painful in some way. They don’t call it growing pains for nothing. We grow, get hurt, get healed, and transcend where we’ve come from. We heal and we become stronger. // This podcast has been in the works all year and it feels so good to have finally released it. It’s everywhere podcasts are and you can subscribe to the newsletter for extra fun in my bio.

01/09/2020

I don’t know where you got the idea that it’s not but I’m here to tell you it’s okay and you can!

31/08/2020

And nothing can change that.

12/08/2020

An infant need do nothing but receive care. Self-care and caring for others are not important yet. But one thing I’ve learned since having a baby boy of my own is that he is very much participating in our relationship and very involved in getting his needs met. He doesn’t lay there silently waiting for his needs to be met. He vocalizes them (cries) and we are then able to respond. He is teaching me that vocalizing my needs is not wrong. It’s important and essential to being human and being in relationship.

11/08/2020

It’s not just a simple decision though. It’s more like something that opens up than it is something to decide. Ultimately, no one else can tell you when your threats are actually gifts or your enemies actually allies. The protective measures you’ve taken are valid and worthwhile and you’ll open when you can.

10/08/2020

Help me understand as best I can.

09/08/2020

And there aren’t any exceptions.

01/08/2020

Let’s get out of our heads and into our senses. Bodies. Feelings. In a safe way. In a non-overwhelming way.

30/07/2020

Wrongs by you. Wrongs against you. There can never come a point where they outweigh the fact that you are worthy and deserving of love.

28/07/2020

The best version of yourself is kind, curious, compassionate, and forgiving. As you strive to better yourself - remember the secret is to give grace to yourself exactly as you are.

20/07/2020

I don’t blame you for expecting the past to repeat itself. Our brains are designed to do this. To keep us safe. And I’m excited for you to find what you need to be able to take a risk. Experience something you haven’t before.

19/07/2020

When was the last time you breathed a deep sigh of relief? When was the last time you felt totally content? When was the last time you felt proud of how far you’ve come?