Morning Mist Counseling

12/02/2025

Time…space…possibility…choice.

Mine is not a holiday message of reduction, or minimalism…but instead, an idea of expansion. Not a directive to spend, eat or socialize less…but rather an enthusiastic suggestion of more.

More joy, more laughter, more cookies, more love. Allowing the time for people and pastimes we enjoy, the gatherings we savor, the moments of peace we crave. But how can this happen, during this yearly hurdle to the finish line…days too full to enjoy, and nights too crowded to rest?

Here is my suggestion…embrace the month of Freecember. Not a time for elimination of what you love, but instead for permission to set aside what you don’t. Free yourself from the procrastinated tasks, they can be tackled in the new year. Free yourself from the unproductive time swallowers that just aren’t necessary this month. Following the news, searching for a better shampoo, becoming vegan, cleaning the basement. Free yourself from the judgment, the criticism, the comparisons. Freecember is not the time for a downward spiral of discontent…it is a month of celebration, of joy, acceptance and self-love.

And so, in the spirit of holiday freedom, I welcome you to consider where my idea might take you. What will you free yourself from during this time? And what will you embrace? Time, space, possibility, choice. What a gift! Happy Freecember! I invite you to share with me in the comments below.

12/14/2023

A nice reminder for the week ahead 😊

09/20/2023

Protecting our energy helps us be more intentional ☀️ Then we have more energy to give to what really matters! ✨

05/18/2023

The real questions ❤️

03/08/2023

A MUCH needed expansion of mental health urgent care services for ages 12 - 17 in Oakland County 👍

The recent mass shooting at Michigan State University has increased the need for mental health assistance for adolescents.

02/14/2023

Friends💚 It is such a difficult day for so many in our area. Along with many others, Morning Mist Counseling will be offering short term crisis counseling services to MSU students and families at no cost for the next several days. Both telehealth and in-person. If you are in need of support, please reach out, and feel free to share with others. Take care of your Self.

02/01/2023

So, it's February....and we're all talking about LOVE. And guess where it starts? And ends?
That's right...SELF LOVE. It's non-negotiable.
We can do this! YOU are everything you need. Love your Self!!

01/19/2023

Join me this Saturday for this exciting and meaningful new book group at the Clarkston Independence District Library! So looking forward to connecting and reflecting on this wonderful author’s popular novel and our own mental health journeys....

Join us each month as we explore mental health and well-being through the emerging concept of "bibliotherapy." Guided by a mental health professional, we'll navigate our own path to healing as we share and discuss the journeys of popular fictional characters, finding personal insight and inspiration along the way!

For January, we will read The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman. This title is available in the library and Hoopla as an eBook or Audiobook. Register here: http://ow.ly/weJZ50Mo3V0

12/31/2022

I LOVE how this normalizes so many different versions of “New Years’ Eve”! Reading, sleeping, cuddling - all wonderful ways to enjoy the time ❤️

12/31/2022

What else will you carry with you into 2023?

12/17/2022

If the Grinch could do it…❤️😀

12/03/2022

Some of my precious students at Delta Kelly Elementary School ❤️ We can all learn to “calm myself at my desk”…mindfulness brings positive mental health at any age 🌟☀️