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03/05/2026

As I was finishing up at my office today, I saw someone pulling into the parking lot. I walked over to the door to let her in, and it was Laura Schwab.

Years ago when I was the school counselor at Carthage Intermediate Center in Carthage, Missouri, Laura was the music teacher there. I worked with her from 2011 to 2020, and I grew really close to her. She became more than a coworker, she became a friend. We laughed a lot, talked through the ups and downs of school life, and always tried to lift each other up.

Since I went into private practice and since she retired, we’ve only seen each other a handful of times. But today she was out running errands and decided to stop by and see me.

And honestly, we just picked right back up where we left off.

I’m really thankful for moments like that. In the middle of a busy day, it means a lot to sit down, catch up, and reconnect with people who have been such a meaningful part of my life.

Laura reminded me of something today — sometimes it’s worth taking a few minutes to stop by and see someone, encourage them, or just let them know you were thinking about them.

And if you’re going through a difficult season in life, just know you don’t have to walk that road alone. I’d be honored to give you hope while you’re on your journey.

I’m currently accepting new counseling clients at both of my South Main locations in Joplin, Missouri and Bentonville, Arkansas.
Give me a call to book your appointment: 417-553-8000.

-Travis Bolin, LPC 🍋

02/03/2026

✨🧠 Experience how Slime can make you happy! 🧪✨

At Journey Towards Hope Counseling, we believe mental health support can look many different ways — sometimes it’s conversation, and sometimes it’s sensory play, creativity, and joy.

That’s why we’re teaming up with Journey Through Slime and packing up the slime ingredients to bring a whole lot of happiness to Northwest Arkansas! 💚✨

This experience is NOT counseling and not just for clients —
✨ Everyone is invited.
Kids, families, friends… anyone who wants to enjoy a positive, hands-on experience that supports emotional wellness in a fun way.

Join us for Be My ValenSlime at Petland 🐾💗
Come make & design your very own slime in a welcoming environment that celebrates connection and creativity.

📍 Petland Rogers – Pinnacle Hills
2203 S Promenade Blvd
Rogers, AR 72758

🗓 Friday, February 7
⏰ 11 AM – 8 PM
💲 $25 per slime making

Northwest Arkansas friends — bring your Valentines and come slime with us! 💚🧪

✨ Experience how Slime can make you happy. ✨

01/14/2026

My mom’s birthday is February 6, and I was working on an invite for our family to come celebrate her.

I love this picture of my mom, dad, my brother, and me. I’m the little guy up front with the blonde hair. My brother and I used to tease my mom and say she put a bowl on our head and trimmed around it. When I was little, I remember sitting in the kitchen while my mom cut my hair. What felt like it took forever probably only took about an hour. She did a great job. We were definitely in style—my mom always knew what was in style. She was quite a stylish mom (and she still is a stylish mom).

What’s a small childhood memory you still remember like it was yesterday?

It’s a simple reminder: time goes fast, and people matter.

I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for my slime team, my clients, my friends—the people I get to do life with.

So don’t wait. Text somebody. Call somebody. Make time for the people you love and the people you’re grateful for.

Because one day we’ll look back at pictures like this and realize how quickly the years went by.

I’m accepting new clients at both of my South Main locations in Bentonville, Arkansas and Joplin, Missouri. Give me a call to schedule your appointment at 417-553-8000, or message me on Facebook to set up your appointment.

Travis Bolin, LPC
Licensed in Arkansas and Missouri

01/08/2026

This morning was a reminder that sometimes the smallest moments can shift the whole day.

As I was getting ready to leave, I grabbed an Amazon package that needed to go with me. I noticed a handwritten sticky note on the package and thought it might be paperwork that got stuck there. I asked, “Amelia… did you put this on here?” She said no… and I’m standing there genuinely confused.

I read it once and thought, “Why is the UPS driver telling us they used to work at a calendar factory?” Then my mind went straight to: Where in the world is there a calendar factory in the Joplin area? It honestly took us a moment to even realize it was a joke.

Then I read it again:

“I used to work at a calendar factory. I got fired for taking days off.”

I started laughing. Amelia looked at me and said, “Oh Dad, that’s so funny. I hope we get him again.”

Then she said, “Jon the custodian at school would love this joke. He always tells a joke.” Because you just never know how far a small moment like that can travel. It might make your day… then the next person’s day… then the next.

Honestly, it wasn’t even just the joke… it was that someone took time to handwrite it. They could’ve typed and printed something (way easier), but they chose a simple, human moment instead.

And it made me think about mental health.

So many of us are carrying heavy stuff—stress, grief, anxiety, pressure, responsibilities. Life can feel serious and nonstop. But a small moment of humor can help your body exhale. It’s like your nervous system gets a quick reminder: You’re okay right now. Breathe. Reset.

Sometimes it’s not the big, dramatic breakthroughs that change a day.
Sometimes it’s a handwritten joke on an Amazon package, a kind word, a wuick laugh. A small moment that says, “Hey… you’re still here. And there’s still good in the world.”

My hope is we get that UPS driver again… and he will go to your house too.

I’m accepting new clients at both South Main locations in Bentonville, Arkansas and Joplin, Missouri. Give me a call so I can give you hope while you’re on your journey.

Travis Bolin, LPC
Licensed in Arkansas and Missouri

01/08/2026

At Journey Towards Hope Counseling, I’m always talking about the nervous system—how our bodies need safe, sensory ways to calm down and reset. That’s one reason I love slime. Slime is sensory, hands-on, and can help your body feel calm and help you reset. And pairing it with pizza + slime together just makes for a really fun, connecting day for families.

Come experience how slime and pizza make you happy!

📅 Saturday, Jan. 31
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
💲 $17 per person
📍 Gambino’s Pizza
101 Village Landing | Joplin, MO 64801

Bring the kids, bring a friend, and come make slime + make memories. 💚

01/06/2026

💗 Be My ValenSlime @ Petland in Rogers, Arkansas!! 🐾💗

Tag in the comments all of your NWA friends.

In counseling, I talk a lot about having healthy, practical ways to calm big feelings, reset our minds, and regulate our bodies—and for many kids (and adults!), sensory play is a simple, fun way to do that.

That’s why I’m excited to share that Journey Through Slime (my slime business from Joplin, MO) is popping up at Petland in Rogers, Arkansas for a Valentine-themed slime day! Great for teens, kids, and families!

✨ A fun way to build confidence and resilience through creativity and connection.

Come anytime during the event hours and:
• Make & design your very own slime
• Pick your color + scent
• Top it off with the cutest slime sprinkles
• Take it home in our signature slime pail

💲 $25 per SLIMER

🗓️ Friday, Feb 7
🕚 11AM–8PM (walk-in anytime!)
📍 Petland Rogers at Pinnacle Hills
2203 S Promenade Blvd, Rogers, AR 72758

✨ NOTE: this is a slime pop-up event (not a counseling session/event).

Bring the kiddos, bring a friend, and come experience how slime can make you happy! 💕

-Travis Bolin, LPC
Licensed in Missouri and Arkansas

12/31/2025

Today was a lot of fun! My daughter, Amelia, brought her friend, Amelia, to Bentonville, Arkansas with us today. The two Amelias had me laughing all day—we laughed so much on our trip today!

We ate at Table Mesa on the Bentonville Square, which was delicious. We did some shopping on the Square, and I bought some Bentonville drink coasters and a fun Bentonville Christmas tree ornament shaped like the state of Arkansas.

Then we walked to The Ledger—my office on South Main in Bentonville—and I gave the girls a tour of the beautiful Ledger and my office as well. The team at The Ledger was so kind and gave me a Ledger coffee cup, two Ledger coasters, and a great-smelling candle.

I’m so thankful that I’m on this journey in Bentonville, Arkansas too. For a long time, I’ve felt my heart pulled toward Northwest Arkansas, and it still amazes me that I now have a counseling office here inside The Ledger. I’m grateful for the people who have welcomed me, supported me, and helped make this new chapter possible.

Just a reminder that I’m accepting new clients at both of my South Main locations in Joplin, Missouri and Bentonville, Arkansas. I’m so thankful for this journey, and I look forward to seeing what’s ahead in 2026 at Journey Towards Hope Counseling.

Give me a call at 417-553-8000. I want to give you hope while you’re on your journey.

—Travis Bolin, LPC
Licensed in Missouri and Arkansas

12/27/2025

Christmas morning I went on a bike ride in Briarbrook in Carl Junction, and it was hard to believe it was Christmas… it was almost 70°.

I live just a few minutes from Briarbrook, and I love riding my bike out there. I enjoy the ponds, the quiet, the space to breathe. It’s one of those places that helps my mind slow down. There are two bridges in Briarbrook that I call my Prayer Bridges. I like to stop there, think, pray, and speak truth.

On my ride, I saw a dad walking right beside his son, teaching him how to drive what looked like a brand-new four wheeler—gas powered, not the battery kind. I’m guessing it was a Christmas gift. The dad stayed right there with him the whole time, step for step. I also saw a family walking together—husband, wife, kids—and I rode past homes with cars lined up everywhere, people gathered up and celebrating Christmas.

And being out there just reminded me how much life has changed over the years.

For a minute, my mind went to, “I miss what used to be.” Sometimes that’s grief. And grief is real. And honestly, the holidays can bring that out in people more than they want to admit. If that’s you, it’s okay to feel it. Just don’t let your brain tell you a story that isn’t the full truth.

So I did what I teach my clients to do: I checked my thoughts against the truth.

The truth is, I celebrated Christmas Eve with family at my parents’ house. The truth is, today at 3:00 Amelia is coming over and some of my family is too, and we’re going to eat and celebrate and open gifts. The truth is, I’m thankful I get to take time on Christmas to go for a bike ride, decompress, and be out in nature—one of my favorite things to do.

The truth is, I’m thankful for my counseling practice in Joplin, Missouri and Bentonville, Arkansas. The truth is, I’m thankful for my friends and for my family. The truth is, I’m thankful for Journey Through Slime and my slime team. And the truth is, I’m not alone.

Amelia and I were talking recently about some possible changes for the future, and I said, “Babe… why would I want to make that change? Life is good right now.” And she said, “Dad… life can be different and still be beautiful. It can be even more beautiful.”

Sometimes people get stuck in the past season and what used to be, and they talk themselves into being sad when that’s not really the truth. I’m thankful for the season I’m in right now, and I look forward to the next season and what God has in store.

Life can be hard, but life can also be beautiful. Think about what’s beautiful in your life. In other words… what is the truth?

I’m accepting new clients at both of my South Main locations in Joplin, Missouri and Bentonville, Arkansas. If you’d like to schedule your next appointment, give me a call at 417-553-8000. I want to give you hope while on your journey.

I am so thankful I went on that bike ride on Christmas. I learned a lot out there. Like Amelia said… life can be different and still be beautiful. It can be even more beautiful.

— Travis Bolin, LPC
Journey Towards Hope Counseling
Licensed in Missouri and Arkansas

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! I’m so thankful for each of my clients and the trust you’ve placed in me. I truly appreciate your support this year, and I’m grateful for my family, friends, and the many blessings along the way—and I’m especially grateful for my daughter, Amelia!

I’m excited for what’s ahead in 2026 and to continue giving you hope while you’re on your journey in Joplin, Missouri and Bentonville, Arkansas.

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year!

—Travis Bolin, LPC

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2310 South Main Street
Joplin, MO
64804

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+14175538000

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http://journeytowardshopecounseling.org/

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