The Better Mind Center

02/19/2026

We can’t heal in the absence of what’s keeping us stuck.

It’s hard to change your perspective by accepting that healing from chronic mindbody symptoms is going to go against everything you know that has kept you safe-

Perfectionism
People pleasing
Being overly critical of yourself
Keeping yourself small
Ignoring your needs
Not letting yourself feel
Always trying to fix.

What got you into symptoms won’t be what gets you out.

Change your perspective, and keep moving forward. ❤️

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01/29/2026

Your symptoms aren’t stubborn, they’re scared. Change your mindset, change your reality. 🫶

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01/14/2026

Try separating wanting to _be seen_ from _symptom talk_.

You can let yourself feel and acknowledge your distress internally or in a safe space, without needing to “prove” it to anyone else.

Over time, your nervous system can start to feel safer without constant external validation. 🤍

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01/12/2026

You got this. 🤍

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01/06/2026

Different styles, guided by the same values. ✨

COME MEET OUR BMC FAMILY! We’re a closely connected team of paychotherapists, grounded in shared values and a collaborative approach. 🫶

Fashionably late to this trend but at least we’re repping BMC in style. 😎 Shoutout to Alyssa for making my Christmas wish come true by organizing and creating this video. 😂🙌

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12/28/2025

12/18/2025

📢 THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! 📢

Shift from 😤 control 😤 → 😌 capacity 😌

Instead of trying to control how the holidays go, focus on trusting your capacity to respond!

Uncertainty ramps up symptoms when the brain believes “I won’t be able to handle this.”

Helpful reframe:

“I don’t know how this will unfold, and I can handle whatever comes up.”

This moves the nervous system out of hypervigilance and into flexibility. 🤍

I’m with you. Keep going. ✨

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12/12/2025

I keep hearing in my head saying “movement needs to be a part of the process, not the end result!”

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12/09/2025

🤍🤍🤍🤍

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12/05/2025

small steps of bravery > giant leaps

👣 Choose an exposure.

👣 Commit to doing the exposure despite how fear shows up.

👣 Notice the sensations of fear in your body as you do the exposure.

👣 Don’t fix it, just notice.

👣 Let the discomfort be there while you do the exposure. You will be okay.

👣 Your job isn’t to push fear away, just stay long enough to feel it shift on its own naturally.

👣 Celebrate when done to reappraise the experience as safe!

Small steps matter.

Your body learns safety through experience.

This is how rewiring happens: one tolerated moment at a time. ✨

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10/30/2025

Grief is both emotional AND physical.

It can feel like pressure in your chest, exhaustion, brain fog, or tension.

Your body isn’t broken!

It’s trying to process loss, not punish you.

❤️‍🩹 To move through it:

1. Name what you feel… even if the only word you have is “numb.”

2. Let your body express it: cry, shake, rest, move. There’s no wrong way to release!

3. Lean on safe connection. Our nervous systems heal best when we don’t have to hold it alone. Read that again.

4. Make space for moments of lightness. Joy doesn’t erase grief. It reminds your system that safety and love still exist.

Sending you lots of love and so many long hugs. 🤍

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