Cindy Pond, Lcsw-R, PLLC

03/08/2025

A quick read on overwhelm!

To sum it up, the past three weeks have been crazymaking. If you have been negatively affected by the abrupt changes in the business-as-usual policies on healthcare, immigration, and other […]

02/01/2025

Many of us are feeling tired and run-down. These have been tough weeks. Cindy

Things to tell yourself on tiring days ✨👇

02/01/2025

Here's some nice, balanced mantras for you! cindy

Positive mantras to start your day with ✨👇

12/11/2022

10 Things That Are Easy to Forget
from: Morgan Harper Nichols

You can look forward to the future
while also missing what was.

You can be grateful for how far you have come
while also grieving what has changed.

You can be excited for other people in your life
while still desiring beautiful things to happen for you.

You can support others
while also acknowledging your own needs.

You can love someone
While still establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries.

You can be grateful for where you are
while also acknowledging the harder feelings.

You can be really good at something
while still letting yourself ask for help.

You can challenge yourself
while also being gentle with yourself.

You can share your story openly and honestly
while also choosing to keep certain things private.

You can give your all to what's a priority in this season,
while also giving your all to rest.

08/11/2022

Here's an interesting article on productivity anxiety -- interesting topic for most Americans.

Productivity anxiety is the harmful mentality that you’re never ‘doing’ enough. So what are the signs you’re suffering from it and what can you do about it?

12/02/2021

Tips for Self Care as we head into the holidays.

DEPRESSION TIPS -- how to care for yourself.

Shower. Not a bath, a shower. Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta.

Moisturize everything. Use whatever lotion you like. Unscented? Dollar store lotion? Fancy 48-hour lotion that makes you smell like a field of wildflowers? Use whatever you want, and use it all over your entire dermis.

Put on clean, comfortable clothes.
Put on your favorite underwear. Cute black lacy panties? Those ridiculous boxers you bought last Christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? Put them on.

Drink cold water. Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost. I always use lemon.

Clean something. Doesn’t have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink.

Blast music. Listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

Make food. Don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if it’s ramen. Add something special to it, like a soft-boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something.
Make something. Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you don’t think you’re good at it. Create.

Go outside. Take a walk. Sit in the grass. Look at the clouds. Smell flowers. Put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

Call someone. Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. If you can’t bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you don’t say much, listen to them. It helps.

Cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. Take pictures of them. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out, anything.
May seem small or silly to some, but this list keeps people alive.
*** At your absolute best you won’t be good enough for the wrong people. But at your worst, you’ll still be worth it to the right ones. Remember that. Keep holding on.
*** In case nobody has told you today I care about you and you are worth your weight and then some in gold, so be kind to yourself and most of all keep pushing on!!!!
Find something to be grateful for!

07/21/2021

Your actions can escalate these chemicals ....take action!

Found on Google from www.pinterest.com

06/17/2021

Beautiful, warm words for what looks like some new beginnings ahead ...

It’s okay if you aren’t ready to move at full speed just yet.

06/01/2021

Got Feelings?

Found on Google from twitter.com

05/30/2021

https://www.facebook.com/iComplexity1/photos/a.1934364356820855/2708579362732680

04/20/2021

Struggling with body image? Summer Innanen has some interesting podcasts. Here's one and what it covers:

https://summerinnanen.com/193/

In This Episode, I Chat About:

The concept of “emotional dieting” and “emotional weight fixation,”
How emotional dieting distracts us from getting at the real issue and keeps us turning to diets for an answer,
That it’s normal for life to feel out of control sometimes and there’s not always a quick fix or way to control it,
That we’ve been conditioned to think that our bodies are a problem, so it’s no surprise when that becomes our way of thinking about ourselves or processing emotions,
Some common triggers for diet fixation,
The importance of identifying where your sense of fulfilment is not being met in life,
Why this makes accepting your body so hard,
How freeing it is to get comfortable experiencing the messiness of being a human being,
Why the pandemic has been so hard on people’s body image,
How to separate from these things in order to truly move forward,
That you should lead with curiosity and know that your body is not the problem,

Body Image Series: I’m talking about why dieting and body shame are often coping mechanisms, why that can make accepting your body so hard, and how they distract us from getting at the real issue and keep us turning to diets for an answer.