Inner Growth and Healing, LLC

11/23/2024

🎗️Su***de Survivors, there is still time to register for the International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day. Event is FREE.

01/31/2023

A quick message about regulation.

Regulated does not mean calm.

People yelling and screaming at a sports event- that energy is ok for that setting.

Someone quiet and still when meditating- that energy is ok for that setting.

All emotions are fine and we do feel them all at one time or another.

For me personally, it’s whether I can come down from those intense emotions after the fact. Can I get back to feeling calm after I’ve had an unpleasant interaction with someone? Can I get back to calm after my kids have been screeching at each other for 5 hours? Can I return to a neutral energy state after I’ve been somewhere super exciting? I usually can’t. That energy consumes me. I feel it for the rest of the day, or even several days. This dysregulation is made worse by sensory overload, stress, and exhaustion.

The answer? Try and reduce those things as best I can. And Stimming. For me, singing and dancing is the most effective.

For more info on regulation, go check out these fine accounts:
Greg Santucci, Occupational Therapist
Perth Children's Occupational Therapy
The Well-Balanced OT
(instagram)autisticot (instagram)
The ND OT

Em ☺️✌️🌈
AuDHD SLP

ID: Image is artwork that says “Regulated means your energy levels match the task. It does not mean ‘calm’.” There’s a drawing of a kid running through the grass with a kite.

01/31/2023

01/19/2023

At age 17, she was rejected from college.

At age 25, her mother died from disease.

At age 26, she suffered a miscarriage.

At age 27, she got married.

Her husband abused her. Despite this, her daughter was born.
At age 28, she got divorced and was diagnosed with severe depression.

At age 29, she was a single mother living on welfare.

At age 30, she didn't want to be on this earth.

But, she directed all her passion into doing the one thing she could do better than anyone else.

And that was writing.

At age 31, she finally published her first book.

At age 35, she had released 4 books, and was named Author of the Year.

At age 42, she sold 11 million copies of her new book, on the first day of release.

This woman is J.K. Rowling. Remember how she considered su***de at age 30?

Today, Harry Potter is a global brand worth more than $15 billion dollars.

Never give up. Believe in yourself. Be passionate. Work hard. It’s never too late. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Image: Charlottexbx on DeviantArt

12/21/2022

12/21/2022

Check out these tips from to help make the process of communicating your boundaries easier during this holiday season

08/23/2022

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08/23/2022

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08/17/2022

Gardens and children need the same things - patience, love and someone who will never give up on them. ~ Nicolette Sowder

08/14/2022

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07/13/2022

Yelling is not a response, it is a reaction. When we yell, our stress response is activated and so is our child’s. In this state, our child will not be able to learn or grow.

If your stress response is high, take some time away from the situation before responding (when possible). If you can not get away, you can still regulate by moving your body, changing your temperature (go outside, take your sweater off), have a sip of water, hum a tune, or yell into a pillow.

Try use as few words as possible. Once everyone is more regulated, then we can come in and problem solve. One of our biggest challenges as parents is that we step in too quickly and use too many words.

AhaParenting.com

07/10/2022

When we guide our children, we reflect deeply on what they need to move forward- what stressors need to be removed, what skills need to be worked on, what relationships need to be repaired. When we punish our children, we are engaging in a power dynamic- it's about control, not growth.