Barksdale Missions dba The Well: Family Support

10/30/2025

We love Anna Ramsey and Hailey Gallagher!!! 💕🥰

Anna Ramsey spoke to us about her new counseling practice in Columbus, The Well!

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

This is great!! 🙌

10/29/2025

10/28/2025

When the day feels heavy.... 🌧

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10/26/2025

Shift your mindset

10/25/2025

😂 anyone else?!

10/24/2025

Be gentle with yourself

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10/24/2025

Phew. Parenting can have tough moments!

Every hard conversation carries a choice — to open the door to connection, or to close it in defence.

When our children come to us in conflict, confusion, or emotion, they’re really asking: Is it safe to bring my truth here? And in that moment, our tone, our posture, our words — they answer that question louder than anything else.

If we meet their honesty with judgment, the door narrows.
If we meet it with curiosity, it widens.
If we rush to correct, we teach them to hide.
If we pause to understand, we teach them to trust.

But so often, we shut down these moments because we’re scared — scared of losing control, scared of being disrespected, scared of what their emotions might reveal in us.

Yet fear cannot lead our children. When fear takes the lead, connection takes the fall.

So we have to stop seeing these moments as battles to win or lose. Because when we “win” through power or pride, what we lose is far greater — the trust that keeps the door open.

There’s no victory in silence, no wisdom in fear — only the loss of what could have been understood. Because when fear forces an ending, love never gets to finish its story. ❤️

10/24/2025

Yelling doesn’t teach: it shuts down.

When a child is yelled at, their nervous system goes into defense mode. They may freeze. They may cry. But they aren’t learning. They’re just trying to feel safe.

We’ve all been there, overwhelmed, exhausted, pushed beyond our limits.
This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness.
Because once we know better, we can pause, breathe, and choose a different way.

Gentle parenting doesn’t mean we never get frustrated.
It means we try to meet our children’s dysregulation with our own regulation.
Because what they need isn’t fear, it’s understanding.

10/24/2025

There is still time for yoga this week at Redwood!

Come experience gentle, soma-healing yoga at Redwood

🍃Weekly Schedule

Monday, 10:00 to 11:00 am. Mindful Yin and Gentle Somatic Flow: Release tension held in the fascia and lengthen the muscles in this gentle yoga class.

Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:00 am, Breathe & Flow Yoga: Slow down, connect with your breath, and move with intention in this gentle vinyasa-style class.

Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:00 am, Slow Flow Yoga with Mini-Meditation Sink deeply into each breath and movement in this nurturing Slow Flow Yoga class.

Thursday, 10:30 to 11:30 am, Restore & Release: Restorative and Gentle Somatic Yoga blend for ultimate relaxation.

Saturday, 9:00 to 10:00 am, Full Body Yoga Flow. Gently flow through mindful sequences that stretch and energize.

Sunday, 2:30 to 3:30 pm, Restorative Yoga Reset: Gentle Somatic Stretches in between Restorative positions to reset the mind, body and nervous system.

➡ The Yoga Studio at Redwood is located at 5374 Hwy. 45 North, Columbus, MS 39705. To sign-up for classes or learn more visit:

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10/24/2025

Listen, I know how tempting it is to talk your child down when they’re melting down. Or to throw out a punishment just to get them to stop.

But here’s the truth. In that moment, their brain isn’t listening. They’re not trying to ignore you. They literally can’t think clearly. Their nervous system is on fire and logic is out the window.

So instead of reasoning or punishing, try a pattern interrupt. I call it a regulation anchor.

It’s something gentle, sensory, and surprising enough to get through the chaos.

You could knock softly on the floor.
You could whisper, “I see you’re having a big moment.”
You could offer your hand and say, “Want to squeeze this while your feelings catch up?”

These little moments send a powerful message.
You’re safe.
I’m with you.
You don’t have to do this alone.

And from there, their nervous system can begin to settle.

It’s not about getting control. It’s about offering connection.

Save this for the next hard moment. You don’t have to yell. You don’t have to fix it all. Just be the anchor. That’s enough. 💛