Mental Health and Wellness: The Ultimate Guide
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I’m really glad you’re here. Take a deep breath and know that this is a safe space to settle into. You don’t have to do this alone. Get your coffee, tea, or yummy drink, and let’s walk this path together. I got you. 💛
This guide to mental health and wellness isn’t about fixing you, because there’s nothing wrong with you. What you’ve been carrying—the patterns, the thoughts, the feelings—are not flaws. They’re your body and mind’s remarkable adaptations to hard times. They were your way of surviving, and that’s something to honor and respect.
But perhaps those old ways of coping aren’t serving you as well as they once did. Maybe they feel heavy now, or like they’re keeping you stuck in a place you don’t want to be. Together, we’ll uncover the roots of your experiences and gently explore how to move toward actionable, meaningful changes that can help you feel freer, aligned, and at peace with yourself.
This is a space for self-discovery and growth, built on the understanding that you’re already whole. The goal isn’t to change who you are—it’s to help you reconnect with the deeper parts of yourself that may have been hidden under the weight of life’s challenges.
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Stuck in the same cycles—no matter how hard you try to change?
Whether it’s self-sabotage, old coping strategies, or beliefs you’ve carried for years, Breaking the Pattern helps you uncover the root causes and work with the parts of you that resist change. Learn how to replace outdated survival patterns with self-trust, nervous system safety, and habits that actually last—so you can move forward without abandoning yourself.
Feel disconnected, frustrated, or betrayed by your body?
Whether you’re facing body grief from aging, injury, illness, or years of shame, you don’t have to keep waging war on yourself. In Body Wisdom, you’ll find somatic practices, nervous system tools, and compassionate guidance to help you rebuild trust with your body—one signal at a time. Learn how to hear what your body is really asking for, and create a relationship with it that feels safe, steady, and nourishing.
Feeling drained or unsafe in your relationships?
Learn how to build connections that fill you up and make you feel secure—while setting boundaries without guilt. Discover self-trust, clear communication skills, and nervous system tools to stay grounded, even when parts of you feel anxious. Start creating relationships where you feel seen, respected, and truly yourself.
Feeling “Gross” In Your Body? My Exact Guide for What To Do
Learn the three-step process I use with clients to shift from feeling "gross" in your body to feeling safe—using compassion, curiosity, and consent. What do you do when living in your own unique body leaves you feeling “gross”—like you want to hide away? How do you...
Reconnect with Your Body: 3 Lessons From Ecstatic Dance
How I stopped performing and started listening to my body through the 5Rhythms approach If you’ve ever struggled to reconnect with your body—to feel safe, present, and fully in it—you're not alone. Has it felt like your body was more of a display than a home? Like you...
Setting Boundaries Without The Overwhelm And Guilt
Why Setting Boundaries Can Make You Feel So Guilty—Even When You’re Just Taking Care of Yourself There’s a certain kind of guilt that shows up the moment you try setting boundaries that help you care for yourself. You say no—and immediately feel mean, like you...
From Confusion to Clarity: Navigating Trauma Bonds with Awareness
Some relationships feel like gravity—undeniable, magnetic, almost fated. At first, being with them feels like coming home, like finding your soul mate. So why, then, does that same connection later shift and ache like abandonment? How can something that once felt so...
Generational Trauma
Generational trauma doesn’t begin with you—but it can end with you.
This article explores how trauma is passed down through nervous system patterns, family dynamics, and even gene expression. If you’ve ever felt burdened by emotions or behaviors you can’t quite explain, you may be carrying more than your own story. Learn how to recognize the signs of inherited trauma and begin the journey toward healing—for yourself and for future generations.
Transform Loneliness Into Solitude
Transform Loneliness Into Solitude: Healing the Fear of Being Alone Have you ever felt like being alone is more than just uncomfortable—like it’s deeply unsettling, even panic-inducing? For some, loneliness isn’t just a passing feeling; it’s rooted in something much...
How to Stop Feeling Lonely and Build Real Connections
How to Stop Feeling Lonely and Build Real Connections Do you ever wonder how to stop feeling lonely, even when surrounded by others? Perhaps you’ve felt like you don’t fully belong, as though you’re caught between two worlds. Maybe you struggle with the paradox of...
The Fall of the House of Usher
Here are the mental health themes I pulled from the book and will discuss here:
(1) The manner in which darkness envelops and transforms us in its presence, and long after.
(2) The lingering specter of pain, whether forgotten or suppressed, continues to haunt us.
(3) The manifestation of trauma on the physical body.
Stations Eleven
Stations Eleven, a dystopian fiction book by Emily St. John Mandel, is about a pandemic wiping out the majority of humans and their civilization. It explores who we might be if stripped of the identities we adopt through our relationship with capitalism and the borders of state and country.
Jenny B. Smith, LMSW
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