Renewed Mind Therapy - WI & TX

04/24/2026

When I first saw a palm tree in Clearwater beach Florida

I hugged it.

Turns out I knew this in my intuition:

1. Being around trees reduces stress
* Time in forests lowers cortisol (stress hormone) and improves mood.
* It can also lower heart rate and blood pressure.

2. Trees release beneficial compounds
* Trees emit phytoncides (natural chemicals) that may:
* Support immune function
* Increase natural killer (NK) cells

3. Psychological & nervous system effects
* Touching or leaning on a tree can act as sensory grounding
* It helps shift attention, calm the nervous system, and improve mood

4. Nature exposure in general improves well-being
* Benefits come from:
* Fresh air
* Visual greenery
* Reduced sensory overload
* Mindfulness effects

In what ways have you enjoyed nature this week?

04/22/2026

Boys helping mom’s save calories like..

Tell me your stories in the comments
& bonus for helping me name this new diet er.. lifestyle

04/21/2026

3 STEPS TO TAKE TODAY:

Learn the basic neuroscience: the superior colliculus connects eye position to subcortical brain activation — this is established anatomy, not speculation.

Understand that a Brainspotting session involves a trained clinician locating your brainspot — this is not something to attempt alone.

Research Brainspotting with the same rigor you would any medical intervention — the evidence base has grown significantly since 2010.

Renewed Mind Therapy - WI

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04/18/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CbfYuc2kX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Scientists confirmed through comprehensive tissue mapping that approximately 90 percent of the body's total serotonin is produced by enterochromaffin cells lining the gut wall — not brain neurons — fundamentally reframing serotonin as a gut hormone communicating with the brain through the vagus nerve.

Researchers at Caltech mapped serotonin-producing cells across all human tissues in 240 donated organ samples. Gut enterochromaffin cells accounted for 89.6 percent of total body serotonin. Gut serotonin does not cross the blood-brain barrier directly but signals through the vagus nerve and blood platelet release at distant sites throughout the body.

The finding explains why gut health profoundly affects mood and anxiety — disrupting gut serotonin production through poor diet or antibiotics directly impairs the neurological signaling pathway regulating emotional state, making gut health central to mental wellbeing.

Source: California Institute of Technology Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cell Journal, 2025

04/18/2026

Keep your balance, and they’ll find theirs. ❤️‍🔥

04/18/2026

04/12/2026

Mom truth: I thought sending my 4-year-old to play Legos would buy me 10 minutes to clean the stove. 😏

Solid plan.
Efficient.
Responsible.
Very adult of me.
While still allowing her to stay up late. Cool mom win. 😎

Thirty seconds later she gets fomo; walks over with the confidence of someone who has clearly just completed 4K leadership training. 🤓

“Mom… my teacher says teamwork makes cleaning go faster.” 🤝

Oh.

So preschool is offering management consulting now. 🤯

Next thing I know she’s:
• taking my paper towel
• assigning herself a job
• supervising the most caked on section of the stove top

Meanwhile I’m like:

“I swear this is not child labor.
Please don’t report me.” 😅

Mom truth:
You think you’re sending them to play Legos…

But sometimes they come back with
✨ teamwork lessons
✨ leadership skills
✨ and quality time win 🥹
✨ being taught to eat my words- be patient 🤣 cause totes thought I could do it faster alone
✨ Behavioral activation (BA) 2/3- routine & valued activity 🫶
✅ Cleaned
✅ Daughter time

What routine activity have you made fun this weekend?

04/01/2026

What is counseling, really?

The American Counseling Association defines counseling as:

“A professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.” 📚

Counseling isn’t only for crisis.
It’s also for high-functioning, high-responsibility professionals navigating pressure, transitions, and leadership demands.

People who often benefit from counseling include:

🩺 Medical residents & physicians
Training environments involve extreme hours, high cognitive load, and constant evaluation. Counseling provides space to process stress, decision fatigue, and the emotional weight of patient care.

💼 C-suite leaders & executives
Leadership can be isolating. Counseling supports clarity, emotional regulation, and strategic thinking when the stakes are high.

🦴 Chiropractors & healthcare professionals
Running a practice, managing patients, and carrying physical + mental demands can lead to burnout without a place to process it.

🏋️ Personal trainers & performance professionals
Helping others optimize their bodies requires mental resilience and boundaries to prevent compassion fatigue.

Even when someone only meets criteria for an adjustment disorder—a stress response to a life change like relocation, promotion, training demands, or role transition—counseling can help build coping strategies, emotional regulation, and sustainable performance.

In other words:

Counseling isn’t about weakness.
It’s about supporting people who carry a lot of responsibility.

Sometimes the strongest leaders are the ones who know when to step into a room where they don’t have to carry everything alone. 🧠

Request appointment today!

03/31/2026

You know what it feels like to live that way.

Editing what you say before you say it. Replaying conversations to check if you came across okay. Making decisions based on what the room will think. Forgetting what you actually want.

Your mind builds a pattern where other people's reactions become the data your identity runs on. The more you feed it, the harder it gets to hear your own voice.
And chronic people-pleasing is chronic stress. It shows up everywhere.
Your life starts where their opinions end.

Share with someone who needs this reminder. 🫂