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I have certification in perinatal mental health.

This allows me the to assist individuals throughout their pregnancy and post-partum periods to ensure they have the appropriate mental health support in place.

01/29/2026

Often, motherhood contradictions can easily overtake our minds and emotions. Have you ever heard or had thoughts like this?

“Enjoy every moment” meanwhile you’re barely surviving the day.

“It goes by so fast” while time feels heavy, lonely, and endless.

“This is the happiest time of your life” while you’re struggling emotionally.

“You should feel grateful” while your body and mind feel drained.

You can love your baby, your kids, and still feel exhausted. You can be proud of yourself and feel lost. You can be grateful and feel overwhelmed.

Let's be 100 percent honest with ourselves and accept that both can exist and often they do. Give yourself compassion, understanding, and some grace.

Take a moment to reflect: what two truths are living side-by-side for you right now? And how can I be more accepting to this fact?

01/21/2026

Difficult people often show up as teachers...

Not to punish you.
Not because you’re doing something wrong.

But because they touch something uncomfortable, maybe unfinished, or still learning how to feel safe using your voice, holding your values, and standing in your personal power.

The people who frustrate you, trigger you, or leave you feeling drained often highlight places where internal boundaries are still forming, old wounds are still present, or parts of you are quietly asking for attention and understanding.

This doesn’t mean you need to tolerate certain behaviors or remain in anytype of relationship that feel unsafe or misaligned, with yourself.

Growth often begins when we are noticing:
Why does this affect me so deeply?
What is being stirred in me right now?
How do I want to show up for myself?
What do I most need from myself to strengthen, release, and understand?

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01/15/2026

Sometimes growth feels like discomfort, resistance, grief, confusion, and exhaustion.

Our instinct is often to avoid those feelings. So hear me out for a moment, because discomfort can be a signal not that something is wrong, but that something is asking to be understood.

When you feel triggered or unsettled, it doesn't mean you're going backward or starting over at square one, as we often default to.

However, it can really mean something is shifting and changing within ourselves.

I am challenging you to reflect on what feels uncomfortable but meaningful for you right now.

01/05/2026

New Year and an honest check-in...

As we all begin 2026, it’s not about becoming a new version of yourself. It’s really about noticing what you’re no longer wanting to carry, and what you want more room for.

So what energy are you saying goodbye to?
• survival mode
• constant self-criticism
• over-functioning
• rushing past your own needs
• holding everything alone

What energy do you want more of in 2026?
• steadiness
• self-trust
• rest without guilt
• emotional honesty
• support
• space to breathe

Mental health isn’t about forcing change as soon as the new year hits. It’s about listening to yourself and making authentic choices for yourself again and again throughout 2026.

The first act is getting honest with yourself and meeting yourself where you're truly at.

12/24/2025

✨ Happy Holidays from Wellaura Counselling ✨

Wishing you a cozy, restful Christmas and a gentle close to the year.

Wellaura Counselling will be closed from December 24 – January 4,
I will be back in the office on January 5.

I can’t wait to begin 2026 with Wellaura Counselling thank you for being part of this new adventure for me!

Take good care, slow down where you can, and hold space for what you need this season ✨

With love - Amy

12/17/2025

The holidays can bring up a lot not just joy.
If this season feels heavy or overwhelming, you’re not alone, many can feel this way.

Taking care of your mental health is a strength. It’s okay to slow down, take breaks, protect your energy, and choose yourself when you need to.

12/10/2025

I’m sitting here right now feeling a bit emotional as I make this post...

Because Wellaura Counselling has been voted Silver in Therapy & Counselling, and I'm so incredibly thankful for this. This is the second year in a row I have received silver!

This one feels very different for me. This time, it was all on my own. Just me, my heart, my clients, my community, and a vision I brought to life.

Thank you to my family, friends, and the community who believes in me, trusts me, and voted for me. Wellaura Counselling is truly a part of me; as it comes from my heart and soul.

Thank you to those who have entered my office, for letting me walk beside you during some of the most difficult and vulnerable times of your life.

It’s an honor I never take lightly and thank you for helping Wellaura grow into a beautiful healing space! ✨️

11/24/2025

When you become a mother, there's a part of you that quietly wonders if you've heard that inner voice and internal questions, asking yourself, "Will I ever feel like me again?"

And let's be real, we weren't prepared for the truth. You don't just "bounce back"; you aren't the same person prior to motherhood.

What we do is slowly rebuild. Again, piece by piece, day by day, moment by moment.

You rebuild your identity, your nervous system, your confidence, your energy, and your expectations, often while running on little sleep and holding so many emotions you’ve never felt before.

If you’re in that in-between place right now the place where you’re learning how to mother and learning how to still be yourself I want you to hear this...

You’re not doing anything wrong.
You’re not behind.
You’re becoming, and you are doing an amazing job.

Motherhood is hard, and give yourself permission to grow slowly and at your own pace, to ask for support. Most importantly, you’re allowed to need space, rest, and reassurance.

You're a human while you learn how to care for a tiny human.

11/03/2025

It can feel confusing at times, you are there going through the motions, but not fully there at the same time. You love your baby, but something feels off.

You’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. You can’t quite name what’s wrong, other than "I just feel so tired, irritable, and short." You attribute it all to a lack of sleep, but maybe underneath that, you're feeling lost, self-doubting your abilities, wondering why others make it look easier, and what's wrong with you that you can't.

That’s the fog of postpartum depression. It distorts your reflection. It makes joy feel distant. It's quietly telling you that you’re failing when, in truth, you’re surviving.

Know that, slowly… the fog begins to lift.
Maybe it’s a morning you catch yourself smiling.

Maybe it’s realizing you made it through the day without crying.

Maybe it’s feeling the sun on your face and noticing you can actually feel it again. Soaking that moment in because that moment is hope. That moment is healing.
That moment is you coming back.

If you're in a fog, please remember: it doesn't last forever. You deserve help, rest, and support. The fog will lift, and you will find yourself again brighter, softer, and stronger than before. There are so many ways to help support yourself through that fog, whether it's talking to your doctor or counselor, starting counseling, meditating, or joining support groups. Know that you are truly never alone.

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10/28/2025

Let's learn a few therapy modalities I offer in my practice!

Using Brain-Based Therapy to help Rewire the Nervous System for Healing.
Both Flash Technique and Brainspotting are grounded in neuroscience and the brain–body connection, helping your system process stored experiences in a safe, regulated way.

Zentangles + Flash Technique
Flash Technique is a brain-based intervention developed by Philip Manfield. It uses rapid, brief attention shifts toward positive or neutral material, allowing the brain to process traumatic or distressing experiences without re-exposure. Research has shown it can lower distress levels quickly and gently, making it ideal for clients who may feel easily overwhelmed. Zentangle art adds a somatic and grounding element, engaging the parasympathetic nervous system and promoting calm.

Brainspotting
Brainspotting, a method developed by David Grand, is a focused treatment approach that utilizes specific eye positions connected to emotional and bodily activation. This technique aims to access the deep subcortical brain, which is the brain's emotional center, memory, and alarm system. By engaging with this area, Brainspotting can assist in releasing stored trauma, diminishing emotional reactivity, and enhancing nervous system regulation. This approach is supported by an increasing body of research in trauma therapy, especially for complex trauma, anxiety, and grief.

These methods engage the brain at the point where it is holding pain, offering gentle support for integration, regulation, and relief.

10/20/2025

For so long, survival might have meant staying small, over-functioning, staying alert, carrying everything on your own. Adaptations are created early in childhood and often carry through to our adulthood.

These patterns were born from places where safety wasn’t always certain, they were your armor for protection.

But now, your nervous system is allowed to learn a new way. Healing doesn’t mean rejecting the parts of you that has protected you for so long.

You don’t have to be on guard all the time. you can take that deep breath and rest, by doing so It means giving compassion and support to gently showing this part it’s safe to soften.

Reflection questions:
How do I know when I am activated?
What do does that part need to feel sooth or comforted?
What is one small act I can do daily to take care of myself and protective parts?

10/18/2025

All the best to Dr. Alyssa Robbins 🩷 Alyssa Dawn

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Brandon, MB
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Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3:15pm
Tuesday	9am - 3:15pm
Wednesday	10am - 3:15pm
Thursday	1:45pm - 7:30pm

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https://www.wellauracounselling.ca/

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