Dawning Phoenix, LLC

11/03/2025

This blog by pianist/composer Philip Wesley is great for understanding the connection between music (including singing) and mental health:

How music interacts with the nervous system and emotions, especially for people who grew up needing to self-soothe alone. It’s one of the clearest examples of how art literally rewires the brain for safety. Let’s walk through how this works, both emotionally and neurologically. 1. Music and the ...

10/13/2025

in my role as Owner & Executive Director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C, I posted this on my professional counselor page but I thought this was worth sharing again:

09/05/2025

We are pleased to support this cause, called the Brave Art Initiative. Visit the link below for tickets (scroll to the bottom of the home page for details on the November 1 event):

Building resilience through creative expression.

04/29/2025

For a conversation about relationships, meaning, and human connection as experienced through art & film, Director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C was pleased to be a guest of film critic, Brian Skutle on his podcast, Sonic Cinema. Feel free to listen here: https://sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/2025/04/episode-167-tombstone-and-friendship

It’s interesting how this episode lined up with events around it. My guest and I had been planning for this episode for months, and we happened to have time for it shortly after one of its stars passed away. My guest is a first-timer to the podcast, my dear friend Dawn Echols, and the subject is G...

04/09/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed being a guest again with Dr. Bill Lampton - Communication Consultant and Speech Coach. Listen here:

Counselor Dawn Echols explains why people in our "do it yourself" age rely on counselors--sometimes on an extended basis.. https://bizcommunicationguy.com ta...

12/31/2024

Goal setting:

Events and rituals help us focus, adjust, adapt, and move forward in our lives. Instead of New Year’s Resolutions (which can be very good things), I suggest goal setting, using every 3 months as benchmarks. Effective goal setting is specific, concrete, and time limited. Set some goals for your yea...

12/26/2024

Happy Hanukkah!

12/26/2024

Enjoy celebrating Kwanzaa!