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Ahonui Counseling & Wellness

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- Providing Mental Health Therapy

12/22/2025

Journaling with mental health prompts offers numerous benefits, including increased self-awareness, stress reduction, and emotional regulation. It can help you process emotions, identify patterns in your thoughts and behaviors, and cultivate a sense of gratitude.

Additionally, journaling can improve sleep, boost mood, and even enhance problem-solving abilities.
Here's a more detailed look at the benefits:

1. Increased Self-Awareness:
Writing about your experiences and emotions allows you to reflect on patterns in your behavior and thoughts.
This can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself, your triggers, and what makes you happy or upset.

2. Stress and Anxiety Reduction:
Journaling can provide a safe and healthy outlet for processing emotions, which can help reduce stress and anxiety.
Writing about worries or fears can help you gain perspective and release pent-up tension.

3. Emotional Regulation:
Putting your feelings into words can help you understand and manage them more effectively.
Journaling can help you identify your emotional triggers and develop coping strategies.

4. Improved Sleep:
Journaling about your day and your thoughts can help clear your mind before bed, leading to better sleep.

5. Boosted Mood:
Focusing on positive aspects of your day or cultivating gratitude can help lift your mood.
Focusing on positive aspects of your day or cultivating gratitude can help lift your mood.
Journaling can be a source of comfort and joy, especially during challenging times.

6. Enhanced Problem-Solving:
Writing about your challenges can help you identify patterns and potential solutions.
Journaling can also help you prioritize your problems and take steps towards resolving them.

7. Self-Compassion and Self-Love:
Journaling can provide a space to practice self-compassion and self-love, allowing you to acknowledge your strengths and weaknesses without judgment.

8. Improved Physical Health:
Research suggests that journaling can have positive effects on physical health, including improved sleep, reduced stress, and a strengthened immune system.

Example Journal Prompts:
What am I grateful for today?
What are my biggest worries right now?
What can I learn from this experience?
What am I proud of accomplishing today?
What are my goals for the week?

By incorporating regular journaling and using these prompts, you can reap the numerous mental health benefits of this practice.

11/21/2025

Kindness.

11/11/2025

Today, we extend our deepest gratitude to all veterans and active service members. Your courage, dedication, and sacrifice make it possible for us to live freely—and for that, we thank you.

Your unwavering service, often given quietly and humbly, is the backbone of our country’s freedom.

We are inspired by your strength and endlessly grateful for the sacrifices you and your families make to protect and defend our values.

From all of us at Ahonui Counseling, we honor you today and always. Thank you for having our back, every single day.

09/27/2025

In a world that constantly pulls for your attention, finding a moment of calm can feel like a superpower. Practicing mindfulness is a simple yet powerful way to manage stress, improve focus, and support your mental health. When you pause to be present, you give your mind a chance to rest and reset.
Taking a few moments for yourself each day can make it easier to handle challenges and bring more peace into your life.

09/21/2025

Grief didn’t just break my heart — it stole the map I thought I was following.
The one where my life made sense, where I knew what tomorrow might look like, where the future felt certain.

One day, I knew exactly where I was going.
The next, I was standing in the middle of nowhere, staring at a road that didn’t even feel like mine.

But here I am.
Still moving.
Still breathing.
Still walking - even when I have no idea where this road is leading.

Some days, it feels like I’m crawling.
Some days, I take two steps forward and three steps back.
Some days, the road is so dark I have to stop and just sit there for a while.

But I keep going.

And every single step is proof - proof that love is still guiding me, proof that I am still here, proof that grief did not stop my story.

This path may not look like the life I planned, but maybe, just maybe, it will still lead me somewhere beautiful.
Somewhere my loved one would want me to go.
Somewhere I never would have gone if grief hadn’t forced me off the old road.

08/01/2025

Most anxiety tips aren't working - because they're missing this one step.

You can meditate, drink water, and go for a run.But if you don't control your thinking patterns, nothing changes.

🧠 Your thoughts create the stress loop.
Here's how to break it — with simple, research-backed actions:

1. Control your breath
- Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4. Repeat.
- Breathing regulates your nervous system.

2. Do one creative activity
L Drawing, music, baking. Anything that helps you create, not scroll.

3. Stay grounded in the present → Anxiety lives in the "what ifs".
→ Focus on what is.

4. Ask for help
- Therapy, talking to a friend, or even texting a helpline - it counts.

5. Move your body
- Walking, stretching or light workouts.
- Movement is medicine.
6. Reset your sleep

- Poor sleep makes anxiety worse.
→ Start with a fixed bedtime + zero screens 30 mins before.

7. Drink cold water
→ A cold glass of water helps calm your fight-or-flight response.

8. Take mini breaks
→ No phones. Just pause and breathe.
You can't outthink anxiety - but you can out-action it.
Start small, stay consistent.

06/09/2025

June is

In just six months, 2025 has already recorded over 444,000 suicides globally, and the most alarming part is that 75 to 80 percent of those are men.
Despite the growing awareness around mental health, many men still suffer in silence due to stigma, fear of vulnerability, or lack of safe support.
This data paints a tragic picture of the hidden crisis many men are facing behind closed doors. From financial stress to suppressed emotional trauma, the burden becomes too much for some to carry. It's not just numbers, it's lives sons, brothers, fathers, friends.
We need to stop telling men to "man up" and start telling them they're allowed to feel, break down, and ask for help.
Because being strong includes being human.

Something to remember this Men's Mental Health Month:💚

"People don't fake depression.
They fake being okay... Remember that. Be kind." - Robin Williams

06/01/2025

Mental health isn’t just about moments of crisis—it’s about how we feel every day. As comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on how important it is that we keep talking about mental health—not just in May, but year-round. There’s still stigma. There’s still silence. But the truth is, nearly all of us go through difficult times. What makes a difference is having the support, the connection and the courage to ask for help.

05/26/2025

Honoring the Brave, Remembering the Fallen.
This Memorial Day, we pause to remember the heroes who gave everything for the freedom we hold dear.
Their sacrifice is our legacy.

05/11/2025

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there-thank you for everything you do! 🌸💐

04/21/2025

Social Workers and Psychologists: Different Paths, Shared Purpose.

Recently, one of my friends asked me a question which led me to think more about this.
The question was “Is there a difference between Social Workers and a Psychologist? because both are based on mental health”

In the world of mental health and social services, social workers and psychologists often cross paths but their roles, training, and approaches are distinct:
Social Workers look at the whole person in their environment. They’re trained to address social, economic, and systemic issues that impact well-being. From connecting clients to resources, to providing counseling, to advocating for policy change their work is broad and deeply rooted in social justice.

Psychologists focus more on the internal world emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. They assess, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders through evidence-based therapies and psychological testing. Their training is often research-based, with deep clinical focus.

Key Differences at a Glance:

Approach:
Social Workers: Systems-based, person-in-environment
Psychologists: Individual-focused, clinical diagnostics
Settings:
Social Workers: Schools, hospitals, community agencies
Psychologists: Private practice, hospitals, academia

Despite these differences, both professions share a commitment to improving lives — and when they collaborate, clients benefit from a more holistic approach.

04/04/2025

Feeling Low? Try These Science-Backed Hacks to Recharge!

1) Angry? Sing to release endorphins.
2) Burned Out? Walk in nature to calm your thoughts.
3) Overthinking? Write it down for clarity.
4) Anxious? Breathe deeply to regulate your system.
5) Stressed? Exercise to boost your mood.
6) Sad? Practice gratitude to reframe negativity.
7) Lazy? Cold showers increase dopamine.
8) Impatient? Reflect on progress to stay motivated.

Small actions create big changes.

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Charlotte, NC
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