Taylor O'Hern Counseling

10/11/2021

Hello friends! I am going to be speaking on a panel tomorrow! This is a topic that is close to my heart and one that I think we often avoid discussing due to fear and discomfort 💙 come learn with me!

We are honored to welcome Taylor O'Hern to our upcoming Infant Loss and Bereavement Panel. Whether you have experienced infant loss in your own family or support those who do, join us on Oct. 12 to hear from Taylor. Register at https://childcareanswers.org/events/infant-loss-and-bereavement-panel/.

03/02/2021

COVID has continued to mount grief on top of grief with each loss, large and small, and pushed many of us to open our hands a little. One thing, however, COVID can’t take away is the fact that spring is immanent, waiting to greet our open hands with blooms, sunshine, and the promise that new things are always ahead 🌷☀️☔️🌈

11/18/2020

I was honored to join my friend Shiloh Karshima on her podcast to speak about wonder, imagination, and pandemic fatigue this week. Check it out!

‎Show Practice GOOD, Ep Imagining the World Differently with Taylor O'Hern - Nov 15, 2020

10/30/2020

Birth trauma is what brought me into therapy as a client, and healing is what propelled me into my career. I’ve spent the past two days in a perinatal mental health training through Postpartum Support International so that I can help more women come to experience the profound joys of simple moments like this one 💕
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10/21/2020

It’s amazing how fast we learn to filter, mask, and dissociate from our lived experiences to stay cohesive with our inherited social script. If we don’t allow ourselves to experience our feelings, we can’t really let them go. They just keep building up in our bodies like an ash-spewing volcano waiting to erupt.

Get it out.
Go for a walk. Pound your feet into the pavement. Turn on some music and dance it out. Maybe even lay on the floor and kick and scream...granted, probably best to do that in private, but our tiny humans actually may be on to something here 💕
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09/16/2020

09/15/2020

“Think of the big moves you have already made,
from a single cell to a human being. Stay light-footed and keep moving.” - Rumi

09/11/2020

"It is 100 percent normal for you to feel raw today. It is 100 percent normal for you to feel a little paralysis. It is 100 percent normal for you to experience fear and vulnerability in a visceral, noticeable, and pervasive way today. The question is, what will you do with the fear?

Fear can drive us into our most primal instincts of survival and self-preservation. It can give us tunnel vision to anything outside of getting our needs met, securing our future, and serving our own best interest. This is normal, but we don’t have to stay here. If we can stay mindful, curious, and grounded in the present, we can find ways to take care of ourselves without losing sight of the values we hold around loving our neighbor. "

https://www.tayloroherncounseling.com/blog/what-we-do-with-fear"

It is 100 percent normal for you to feel raw today. It is 100 percent normal for you to feel a little paralysis. It is 100 percent normal for you to experience fear and vulnerability in a visceral, noticeable, and pervasive way today. The question is, what will you do with the fear? Fear can dri

09/08/2020

"There is so much silence and stigma around maternal mental health. Maybe it is because childbirth is so often traumatic that our tendency towards comparison robs us of the ability to name our grief and the toll taken on our bodies. Maybe it is because childbirth is so precious and vulnerable that the pain of our loss is untenable to those around us."
www.tayloroherncounseling.com/blog/birth-trauma-the-hidden-heartache

09/05/2020

Planting bulbs is such a beautiful, tangible reminder that while we might only see dirt and darkness, spring lurks around the corner bringing life, color, and joy with her 🌷

09/05/2020

"It is painful, hard, intentional work to become present to your own life, and the tears I’ve left in my therapists’ offices are proof of that. Despite the difficulty, however, through years of engaging in therapy I finally entered a place where fear was no longer driving the vehicle. Sure, she churns up a ruckus from the backseat sometimes, but I am able to make intentional, value and desire driven choices about how I live my life."

It is painful, hard, intentional work to become present to your own life, and the tears I’ve left in my therapists’ offices are proof of that. Despite the difficulty, however, through years of engaging in therapy I finally entered a place where fear was no longer driving the vehicle. Sure, she c...