Arrows Counseling Center

03/10/2026

03/08/2026

SUNDAY SKILL: Finding your way back to calm ... Let Music Guide Your Nervous System

NERVOUS SYSTEM INSIGHT
Music has a powerful way of speaking directly to our nervous system. Certain songs can help us feel calm, connected, energized, or joyful. Others may bring us into feelings of tension, urgency, sadness, or withdrawal. None of these responses are “wrong” — they are simply different states our nervous system moves through as it tries to help us cope with life.
Listening to music can gently guide us through these states. Some songs help us settle into a place of safety and connection, while others allow us to safely touch emotions like stress, frustration, or heaviness. In this way, music becomes a simple and supportive way to notice and move through the different ways our body responds to the world.

INVITATION
Try creating a few different playlists that match the ways your body and emotions tend to feel.
Start with a playlist that helps you feel grounded, connected, or uplifted — songs that bring feelings like calm, warmth, curiosity, joy, rest, or inspiration.
Next, create playlists for other emotional states you experience. These might include songs that capture feelings of stress, urgency, anger, sadness, or feeling shut down or distant.
Choose songs that feel honest to those experiences. The goal is not to avoid difficult feelings, but to create a safe way to recognize and move through them.

HELPFUL PRACTICE
Once you’ve created these playlists, experiment with mixing them together. Try placing a song that feels calming or connecting in between songs that carry heavier or more intense emotions.

03/06/2026

Today is Black Balloon Day — a day to remember and honor the lives lost to addiction and overdose.

Behind every statistic is a person who was deeply loved — a son, daughter, parent, friend, or partner. Today we hold space for the families and communities who continue to carry that loss.

Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a complex and painful struggle that deserves compassion, understanding, and support.

If you are grieving someone lost to addiction, please know you are not alone. If you or someone you love is struggling, help and hope are always possible.

Today we remember.
Today we reduce stigma.
Today we stand with those affected by addiction.

03/03/2026

Today is the first day of this group. If you haven't already, text me if you’d like to attend. You do not have to be a member of Arrows Counseling Center.

03/03/2026

TID BIT TUESDAY

Self-care doesn’t have to be loud or elaborate. For many people, especially those who recharge in quiet spaces, healing happens in small, intentional moments. This list offers simple ways to nurture your mental health — in ways that feel peaceful, personal, and doable.

02/22/2026

SUNDAY SKILL ... finding your way back to calm ... The Shape of States

NERVOUS SYSTEM INSIGHT
Sculptors bring moments to life by shaping them in three dimensions. In the same way, when we use our body to “shape” an emotional or nervous system state, we can better understand it through physical expression.

INVITATION
Start by thinking of a ventral (calm, connected, safe) state. Adjust your posture, facial expression, and the position of your arms, legs, and head until your body reflects that state.
Repeat this process for sympathetic (activated, energized) and dorsal (shut down, withdrawn) states. Explore both their regulated and survival forms.
Notice the different shapes your body naturally takes in each state. Allow yourself to experiment with variations and subtle differences.
Pay attention to how your body moves between states. Create a sequence of “body sculptures” that show the gradual shifts as you transition from one state to another.

HELPFUL PRACTICE
You can also use a wooden artist mannequin. Move and adjust the mannequin to represent different states and to explore how movement happens between them.

02/19/2026

Come out for a fun night and show your support.

🏀 The Razors vs. EZG Manufacturing: This Friday!

The season is in full swing, and the Morgan Razors are back on their home court this Friday night! This time, they’re taking on the hardworking crew from EZG Manufacturing.

We want to see those bleachers at the Junior High packed to the rafters. Come out and show your support for our athletes as they prove once again that Inclusion is Freedom. Bring your energy, bring your friends, and let's show EZG what Razors Pride is all about!

📍 Where: Morgan Junior High School

🕕 When: Friday, Feb 20 @ 6:00 PM

🏷️ Who: EZG Manufacturing

02/15/2026

SUNDAY SKILL ... finding your way back to calm - The Three Stories Your Body Tells

NERVOUS SYSTEM INSIGHT
At any moment, your body is telling a story about what’s happening around you. That story shapes how you think, how you feel, and how you react.
Your nervous system has a few different “modes,” and each one tells the story in a different way. One mode is focused on protection and urgency, another pulls you inward and shuts things down, and another helps you feel calm, connected, and grounded. The story that feels loudest in your mind usually comes from whichever mode your body is in at the time.

INVITATION:
Think of a small, everyday situation that feels a little challenging but doesn’t truly threaten your safety — maybe running late, a miscommunication, or an unexpected change.
How does this situation sound when your body is in a “on edge” or protective mode? What story does your mind tell from that place?
Now imagine the same situation when your body feels shut down, heavy, or withdrawn.
What is the story from this lower-energy place?
Next, picture yourself feeling settled, supported, and present.
From this calmer place, how does the story change? What feels different when you’re no longer just trying to get through it?
Look back at all three stories and notice what stands out to you.
What do you learn about yourself from each one?

HELPFULPRACTICE:
This practice helps you see that your thoughts and reactions aren’t random — they’re shaped by how safe or stressed your body feels in the moment. By slowing down and listening to these different stories, you can begin to recognize patterns and gently guide yourself back to a more grounded, steady place.