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Down To Earth Counseling PLLC

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Down To Earth Counseling PLLC

Down To Earth Counseling is an outpatient Mental Health Therapy Practice in Grand Forks, ND.

The clinic offers Holistic Mental/Emotional supportive Therapy towards healthy recovery and living.

11/29/2025

Before we sprint into December… pause.

This time of year gets loud. Fast.
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Plans, pressure, expectations, holiday energy, family dynamics, the “new year, new me” noise…

And if you’re already feeling tired? You’re not alone.
 Winter months can hit different — emotionally and physically.
 The cold sets in.
The sun disappears.
The motivation fades.
 You feel off, but can’t quite name why.

So let’s check in — gently:

🍄‍🟫 How’s your nervous system? 🍄‍🟫 Are you holding tension in your body? 🍄‍🟫 Are you resting, or just numbing? 🍄‍🟫 Are you rushing into the next thing, or reflecting on what’s been?

You don’t need a reinvention this December.
 You need care. Softness. Small rituals that remind you that you’re still allowed to feel good — even in the dark.

Try this: 🍄 Open the curtains first thing in the morning 🍄 Get sunlight on your face — even for 5 minutes 🍄 Add one cozy thing to your space that feels like a hug 🍄 Move your body gently — stretch, walk, sway 🍄 Romanticize your routine (lights, music, warmth) 🍄 Reach out. Don’t isolate. Even a text counts.
 You don’t have to power through the end of the year. You can feel your way through it. And that counts, too.

Here’s to slowing down, staying warm, and ending the year with grace — not burnout.

11/28/2025

He doesn’t always say it…

But he’s tired.
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Not the kind of tired sleep fixes -
the kind that comes from carrying too much for too long.

Because here’s the truth no one talks about enough:
Men are struggling, too.

But most of them were taught not to show it.

Taught that crying makes you weak.

That talking about feelings is “too much.”
That silence is strength.
That pain should be handled alone.

So they go quiet. They push it down. They keep going.

And on the outside? They seem fine.
But on the inside? So many are fighting invisible battles.

This Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s change the narrative.

Check on the men in your life — not just when they say something, but especially when they don’t.

And if you’re a man reading this:
You don’t have to be the strong one all the time.
You don’t have to suffer in silence to be worthy of support.
Your softness is safe here.

Let’s make it normal for men to say:
“I’m not okay.”
“I’m overwhelmed.”
“I need help.”

Not because they’re broken.
But because they’re human.

11/27/2025

Today, we’re not just giving thanks for the big things…
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• We’re giving thanks for the quiet ones, too.

For the moments when we chose rest instead of pushing through. For the boundaries we set, even when our voice shook. For the relationships we’ve repaired… and the ones we’ve released. For the breath we remembered to take before reacting. For the days we slowed down enough to ask ourselves, “What do I really need?”

We’re thankful for the healing.
 The messy, non-linear, often invisible kind.
And we’re thankful for you…
 For being here. For showing up. For doing the work of becoming softer, stronger, and more whole.
 Gratitude doesn’t always look like celebration.
 Sometimes it looks like survival. Sometimes it looks like finally exhaling.

However today finds you - we’re holding space for you.
 Happy Thanksgiving, from our hearts to yours.

11/26/2025

Some of the most high-functioning, kind-hearted, always-checking-on-everyone people you know… are deeply struggling.

They show up.
They smile.
They get things done.
They crack jokes.
They make sure you’re okay.

But they go home drained.

They cry quietly.
They overthink every interaction.
They collapse into bed feeling like they’re barely holding it all together.

This is what high-functioning depression can look like.
Not dramatic. Not obvious.

But deeply exhausting.

And the hardest part?

They’re so good at hiding it, no one thinks to ask.

Check on your strong friends.
Check on the ones who never complain.
Check on the ones who make everything look easy — because surviving in silence shouldn’t be a skill.

11/25/2025

You’re doing the things…

The job, the laundry, the check-ins, the deadlines.
You’re showing up, holding conversations, replying to texts.

And on the outside?
You look fine.
But on the inside?
You feel frozen.

Disengaged. Numb. Disconnected from yourself.

Not sad enough to break down. Not present enough to feel joy.

Just... going through the motions.

This is called functional freeze…

A trauma response where you appear “high functioning” but are emotionally shut down inside.

It’s not laziness.
It’s not attention-seeking.
It’s your nervous system doing its best to keep you safe — long after the danger has passed.

You learned how to keep moving while disconnected from your own needs.
You learned how to perform stability — even when you were crumbling.

If this is you, you’re not broken — you’re over-adapted.
And healing isn’t about doing less, it’s about feeling more — safely, slowly, in your own time.

You don’t have to earn rest. You don’t have to explain the freeze.
You deserve support even when you’re still “functioning.”

11/24/2025

She laughed at the joke. Made everyone feel at ease. Then went home and cried on the floor. No one noticed — because she’s always the strong one.
 Check on the ones who make it look easy. They’re carrying more than they let on.

11/23/2025

This isn’t talked about enough: How rest can feel scary when you’ve tied your worth to productivity.

If you’ve ever felt guilty taking a break… If sitting still makes your skin crawl… If you feel like you have to “earn” rest…
It’s not laziness. It’s not just hustle culture. 
It’s your nervous system trying to survive in a world that made productivity = value.

You’ve been praised for being busy. Rewarded for burnout. So of course rest feels like failure.
 Rest is not a threat. It’s not weakness. 
It’s recovery — from a system that taught you your worth lives in what you do, not who you are.

11/20/2025

He said “I’m just tired.” But it was the kind of tired sleep doesn’t fix. He couldn’t explain it. So he didn’t. And no one asked again.
 Not everyone who’s quiet is okay. Some people are just experts at suffering silently.

11/19/2025

You’re not too sensitive — you’ve just been expected to carry too much without breaking.

Maybe they told you you were dramatic.
 Too emotional. Too reactive.

But what if it’s not that you’re too sensitive — What if it’s that you’ve been holding pain that was never yours to begin with?

And instead of falling apart… you kept smiling.
 You kept helping. You kept showing up.

That’s not weakness. That’s emotional endurance.
 Your feelings are not “too much.” You’ve just been forced to contain what others refused to hold.

Let it out. You’re safe now.

11/18/2025

I see you trying so hard to hold it together. You don’t have to be the strong one right now.

I know you’ve been carrying it all — the invisible weight, the emotional labor, the fear of falling apart.

You’ve been the rock, the fixer, the one who “has it handled.”

But even strong people get tired. Even soft hearts reach their edge.

You don’t have to keep pretending you’re okay just because everyone’s used to you being unshakable.
 You’re allowed to put it down. You’re allowed to be held. You don’t have to be the strong one today.

11/17/2025

Hey. You don’t have to earn your rest today.

You don’t need to check every box to deserve rest. You don’t need to prove how tired you are. You don’t need to perform burnout to justify a break.

If your body is asking for rest — listen. Even if the to-do list is still full. Even if no one else is slowing down.
 Your worth isn’t measured in output. You’re allowed to rest simply because you exist.

11/14/2025

If you’ve ever shut down mid-convo because you couldn’t find the words… you’re not alone.

This isn’t about being dramatic — it’s about being overwhelmed.

You weren’t trying to walk away. You just couldn’t think clearly anymore. Your heart rate spiked.
Your brain froze.
Your mouth stopped working.

That’s not emotional immaturity. That’s nervous system overload.

When emotions rush in too fast, sometimes the only response left… is silence.
 You’re not broken. You’re overstimulated. 
Sometimes shutting down is your body asking for space — not because you don’t care, but because you care too much.

Address

2424 32nd Avenue S, Suite 102
Grand Forks, ND
58201

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17017409040

Website

https://www.downtoearthnd.com/

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