Mental Health Support & Social Media

 
Healing may look like befriending the parts of yourself that you shame the most. We often learn to shame ourselves when we are shamed elsewhere: by family, friends, religion, culture, anywhere. One of the steps in healing is to recognize if the sh
“ I am worth setting boundaries for.” Somehow, along the way, many of us learn that we are either not allowed to set boundaries, or that when we set boundaries we are doing it in the hope that another person may change behaviors on their
When did rest become an indulgence instead of a necessity, for you? Maybe it was your family’s modeling, maybe it was a capitalistic society, maybe it was a culture that rewards you for hustling hard every day, maybe it was messaging that you
A big welcome to Phil Viebeck, LCSW, set to join Roots & Branches Counseling in March! So excited to expand our reach of mental health therapy in the community, especially after the past year and the continued immense need here in Central Oregon.
I often find myself asking my clients to think about how they would respond to or talk to or care for a child who is scared, or angry, or alone, or who made a mistake, or who is acting out for attention, etc. the responses I tend to get, from those w
There are so many things I love about Amanda’s poem “The Hill we Climb”, but the final line has gems so applicable to our human resilience and capacity to heal. First, it takes great bravery to find light because it requires wading
Listen. Hear. Open yourself. When you feel discomfort, defensiveness, or denial- notice it. Breathe through it. You CAN handle it. Because we CAN breathe. Hear their voices: @rachel.cargle @nedratawwab @dr.thema @iamrachelricketts @imdrtee @gr
I would like to think that this is only figurative. But as we continue to witness, it is quite literal. . Silence has so much power. It is suffocating. When we experience a trauma and cannot use our voice for fear of repercussions or not being belie
Thrilled to announce that Roots & Branches Counseling has a new full time office space! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here is a sneak preview 😍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just wait until you see the views from up there... a panoramic view of the river, park and t
Safety is a fundamental human need; physical safety, emotional safety, mental safety, health safety... When we experience unsafe people, it pushes us into a survival mode which impacts us not just mentally, but throughout our entire body. Chronic hea
Sometimes just the mere act of stopping, noticing your breath, feeling your body move with the inhale and the exhale, brings awareness back to the present and reunites your mind to the body.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Breathe in through your nose, watch your
If you grew up focused on making sure everyone else was okay, and never having time for yourself, it takes learning and new experiences to provide yourself with your own self care and boundaries.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you grew up without a voice beca
The greatest, most profound healing and change comes from messy, courageous, persistent work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It may not be easy, it may not be short, but it will be worth it. Not for anyone else, but for you. Because you are valuable enough to sa
Listen, can you hear it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • what does it smell like?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • what does the sun, the water, the breeze feel like?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • what does the water sound like?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • what can you see?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • can you
Human beings dislike uncertainty because for one reason or another we learn to fear it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We don’t like to be in the dark or not be able to see what’s coming up ahead. And I think a big part of that is a survival instinct
Whether you learn it from your parent, your teacher, you family, your friends, society, culture, religion, or experiences— we all do the best we can with what we have learned. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Some people learn healthy communication skills,