MI Mind Matters

02/25/2026

Do you ever feel anxious in your relationship even when nothing is technically “wrong”?

Relationship anxiety can look like:
• Overanalyzing messages
• Needing repeated reassurance
• Assuming the worst during small conflicts
• Feeling afraid your partner will leave

These patterns often come from earlier attachment wounds, not from weakness.

In our latest blog, we explain how to manage relationship anxiety in healthy, practical ways, including:
– Regulating your nervous system before reacting
– Identifying old relational triggers
– Building internal reassurance
– Communicating your needs calmly
– Strengthening your identity outside the relationship

If you are struggling with relationship anxiety, support is available. Healing attachment patterns can transform the way you experience connection.

You deserve a relationship that feels steady, not stressful.

📖 Read the full blog on the Mi Mind Matters website. www.MiMindMatters.com

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02/18/2026

Our latest blog post is ready!

Trauma Bonding vs Healthy Attachment: Understanding the Difference in Relationships.

Relationships can feel like gravity. Some pull you into safety, warmth, and growth. Others feel magnetic in a different way, intense, confusing, and hard to leave even when they hurt. Many people mistake trauma bonding for love because both involve deep emotional connection. The difference lies in the emotional architecture underneath.

Understanding trauma bonding vs healthy attachment can help you recognize patterns, protect your wellbeing, and move toward relationships that support healing instead of repeating harm.

What Is Trauma Bonding?
A trauma bond is a strong emotional attachment that forms between a person and someone who is abusive, neglectful, or emotionally unsafe. The bond develops through cycles of harm and intermittent kindness, creating a powerful psychological loop.

Trauma bonding is not a sign of weakness. It is a survival adaptation.

Read more on our website.

Trauma Bonding vs Healthy Attachment: Understanding the Difference in Relationships.Relationships can feel like gravity. Some pull you into safety, warmth, and growth.

01/28/2026

Fresh starts are supposed to feel exciting but for many people, they feel overwhelming instead.

New routines, new roles, new seasons of life can stir up anxiety, self-doubt, and a fear of getting it “wrong.” And there’s nothing broken about that response. Anxiety often shows up when we’re facing uncertainty, not failure.

Our newest blog, Managing Anxiety Around Fresh Starts, explores why change can feel so hard and offers gentle, therapy-informed tools to help you move forward without pressure or perfectionism.
You don’t have to feel fearless to begin.

You just need support that honors your nervous system.

✨ Read the full blog through the link here: https://mimindmatters.com/blog/managing-anxiety-around-fresh-starts

01/24/2026

Today is National Compliment Day, a reminder that kind words matter more than we sometimes realize.

A genuine compliment can do more than make someone smile. It can help a person feel seen, valued, and connected. Whether you’re noticing a friend’s warmth, a coworker’s dedication, or a loved one’s quiet strength, your words can create a ripple of encouragement that lasts longer than the moment itself.

Taking time to recognize the good in others helps foster belonging, mutual respect, and emotional safety. And those small moments of positivity add up, for them and for you.

Today, let’s be intentional about lifting one another up with sincerity and compassion. Sometimes, a few kind words can make all the difference.

💛 Who can you compliment today?

01/22/2026

Did you know we have a blog?

It’s where we share trauma-informed education, gentle insights, and conversations about mental health that don’t rely on shame or “push harder” advice.

Our newest post explores something we hear all the time in therapy:

Why motivation drops after trauma.

If you’ve felt exhausted, stuck, or frustrated with yourself for not having the drive you used to, this isn’t laziness. It’s often your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe.

In the blog, we talk about:
• How trauma impacts motivation and energy
• What shutdown and freeze responses look like
• Why willpower doesn’t fix trauma
• How healing supports motivation without pressure

If this resonates, you’re not alone and you’re not broken.

✨ Read the full post on our website www.MiMindMatters.com
📍 Trauma-informed therapy in Grand Blanc + telehealth across Michigan

01/13/2026

The Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) is now open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week! Located at 1040 W. Bristol Road in Flint. Look for the BHUC entrance just past the GHS Welcome Center entrance.

Help is here.
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01/06/2026

Starting January 3, 2026, the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) will be open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week! Located at 1040 W. Bristol Road in Flint. Look for the BHUC entrance just past the GHS Welcome Center entrance.

Help is here.
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01/01/2026

✨ New Year, Same You — With More Compassion ✨

As the new year begins, there’s often pressure to fix, hustle, or be better.

But mental health doesn’t need a resolution. It needs reflection, gentleness, and honesty.

This year, you’re allowed to:
• Celebrate how far you’ve come, even if it was messy.
• Release what no longer serves your nervous system.
• Set intentions instead of unrealistic expectations.
• Move forward at your own pace.

Growth doesn’t always look like big changes.
Sometimes it looks like self-awareness, boundaries, rest, and choosing yourself, again and again.

Here’s your gentle reminder:
You don’t need to become someone new to be worthy of peace. 🤍

💬 What intention are you carrying into this year?

12/29/2025

GHS, GCHC, and the Housing Resource Center will have a two-hour delayed opening tomorrow, Monday, December 29, 2025, due to expected poor road conditions for the morning commute. GHS, GCHC, and Housing Resource Center will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Our Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) will not have a delayed opening. BHUC is available 24/7 at 810.496.5500, or our Crisis Line is also available at 810.257.3740.
If you had an appointment, someone will reach out to reschedule. Please be careful out there.

12/03/2025

Winter can take a real toll on mental health, especially for those who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). With shorter days, limited sunlight, and colder weather, it’s common to notice shifts in mood, energy, and motivation. ❄️

SAD is more than “winter blues.” It can include:
• Low mood or irritability
• Fatigue and oversleeping
• Cravings for carbs
• Loss of motivation
• Feeling withdrawn or disconnected

But there are ways to support yourself through the darker months:
✨ Increase daily light exposure
✨ Try a light therapy lamp
✨ Move your body gently
✨ Maintain routine and connection
✨ Prioritize nourishing foods
✨ Seek support when needed

Your mental health matters in every season — and you deserve care, compassion, and support during the hardest months. 💙

Read the full blog on our website for strategies to help you navigate winter with more ease.
Read it here: https://mimindmatters.com/seasonal-affective-disorder-winter-mental-health/

11/27/2025

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from Mi Mind Matters 🍁

Holidays can be warm and wonderful and they can also feel heavy, complicated, or overwhelming. How ever you are arriving to this day, your feelings are valid.

Today, we want to offer some gentle reminders:

✨ Gratitude doesn’t require perfection.
You can be thankful and still acknowledge what’s hard.

✨ You are allowed to take up space.
Honor your boundaries, your needs, and your emotional wellbeing.

✨ It is okay to rest.
You don’t have to “power through” to make the day meaningful.

Whether you are celebrating with loved ones, creating new traditions, or simply taking it slow, we hope today brings you moments of peace, grounding, and comfort.

Wishing you a safe, warm, and mentally gentle Thanksgiving. 🍂💛
From all of us at Mi Mind Matters

11/26/2025

Surviving the holidays with family can feel like a lot — even when we love them.

Old patterns, expectations, sensory overload, emotional triggers, and pressure to be “festive” can make this season overwhelming instead of enjoyable.

If you’re heading into the holidays feeling a mix of warmth and worry, joy and tension, excitement and exhaustion — you are not alone. 💛

In our newest blog post, we are sharing supportive reminders to help you:
✨ set boundaries without guilt
✨ protect your emotional energy
✨ take regulation breaks when needed
✨ manage expectations realistically
✨ use grounding tools in real time
✨ honor your feelings (even the hard ones)
✨ choose peace over obligation

You deserve a holiday season that feels manageable, supportive, and mentally safe. Not one that leaves you depleted.

👉 Go here to read the full blog post:
“Surviving The Holidays With Family: Protecting Your Mental Health”
https://mimindmatters.com/surviving-the-holidays-with-family-protecting-your-mental-health/

Save this for later, and share it with someone who might need it this season. 💛