Total Health & Wellness Associates, PLLC

02/21/2026

So much THIS!

02/08/2026

01/31/2026

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We were recently notified that adult crisis services in Oakland County have transitioned from Common Ground to Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) as of yesterday, January 29th. We want to assure you that while this transition affects who manages these services, it in no way affects the availability of crisis services in Oakland County. This critical help is still available to you as it always has been.

The OCHN Resource and Crisis Center, located at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac, remains open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis can walk in at any time to receive comprehensive crisis services.

Youth ages 17 and under can also walk in at the same location and receive age-appropriate crisis care from trained professionals in a supportive environment.

Anyone in crisis can still call or text the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or call the RCC Front Desk at 248-462-6302 to receive immediate support.

01/16/2026

Success! 🥰

01/15/2026

We encourage you to have your voice be heard if you feel led to respond in ways that might make a positive difference for those who rely on the grant funding that has been abruptly stopped.

Mental health IS health.

Contact your representatives to share your concerns about these recent cuts that have impact on real lives.

01/06/2026

Sometimes the wisest of advice comes from unexpected sources.

RIP Jimmy Buffett. Your music is soul healing for so many.

You were only born with two arms.
Not ten. Not twenty. Not enough to hold the whole damn world together with duct tape and a smile.

Somewhere between the blender breaking
and the tide going out on your best-laid plans,
you were lied to, told that strength meant never dropping anything.

Jimmy knew better.

He knew life leaks. Dreams spill.
Saltwater gets in the cracks.
And, sometimes the most island-appropriate thing you can do is set the load down in the sand and let the sun sort it out.

So drop some s**t. Drop the expectations that don’t love you back. Drop the guilt you’ve been carrying like contraband. Drop the idea that you’re supposed to be unbreakable.

Have a cry if you need one, the good kind.
The cleansing, margarita-salt-meets-tears kind.
The kind that reminds you you’re still human
and not just another overworked deckhand on someone else’s boat.

And when you’re done? Use both hands to give people the finger, not out of anger,but as a joyful declaration of independence.

A double-barreled salute to the nonsense.
A pirate’s blessing.A reminder that you don’t owe the world your exhaustion.

Because life isn’t about holding it all together.
It’s about knowing what to carry, what to drop,
and when to walk down the beach with empty hands and a full heart.

So loosen your grip.
Pour another round.
Laugh louder than your worries.

You’ve only got two arms, my friend, and they were meant for living, not juggling the impossible.

01/04/2026

Rather than making New Year’s Resolutions, perhaps it makes more sense to focus on truly remaining in the present moment and when appropriate, “keep moving forward.” Onward…

01/02/2026

We recommend this practice every year. We love hearing the great feedback from those who participate. 💛💙💚💜❤️

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎉
Welcoming 2026! 💛💙

Crediting Dr. Whitney J. Begeman for originally sharing this image.

01/01/2026

Nervous system regulation is so important. We can’t “talk” our way into being regulated. We can’t “think” our way into being regulated. We can’t isolate ourselves and be regulated in a healthy manner.

Our nervous system responds many times before we are even consciously aware that it is doing its job. Scanning the environment and *protecting* us. When we learn how our nervous systems operate, truly understand why they operate in the manner they do, we can then learn *how* we can consciously influence when/if our nervous system “over protects” us. Essentially, we can begin to *consciously* connect with how our nervous system operates and how we can influence changing patterns of nervous system response that aren’t serving us - *in connection* with individuals who are safe and able to co-regulate with us in a healthy manner.