Help the Self

10/14/2025

Sometimes you are the one who needs support, and sometimes you are the one who can give support. In groups like these you get to be both.

10/10/2025

02/01/2025

Raising a child who thinks and experiences the world differently can be both rewarding and challenging, especially when anxiety enters the picture. Join us for a FREE workshop with Andrea Howell, M.Ed. and Tara McKernan, M.Ed, LCPC and feel more confident and empowered in your parenting.

Free childcare provided. Register now on the events tab on our website!

01/29/2025

We will have availability for New clients starting in February.

01/23/2025

The Help the Self clinicians are trained in the Othmer Method of neurofeedback, directly from Othmers and the clinicians and educators of the EEG institute.

To learn more about neurofeedback, follow the link below

What is Neurofeedback? Unlock your brain's potential. Find a Neurofeedback provider. Clinical Training courses.

01/23/2025

We are switching our phones over at Help The Self, and the former number, 207-244-816, will no longer be in service.

During this transition, we can be reached at 207-479-4315

11/28/2024

We know the holiday season can be tough for many. If you're struggling to cope today, call or text the 988 Lifeline at 988. You can also chat with a trained, caring counselor online at 988lifeline.org. You're not alone. We're here for you, today and every day. 💜

07/11/2024

ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏꜱɪꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘᴀꜱꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ "ᴀᴍʙɪɢᴜᴏᴜꜱ ʟᴏꜱꜱ".
ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴏɴ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ. ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴅɪᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ʟʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴄʀᴏʟʟ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ʜᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ.
ᴛᴏ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴅɪꜱᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ.
ʜᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀꜱᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ.
ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟᴢʜᴇɪᴍᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ!🩷🩵🤍💙❤️🧡💛💙💚🩶🤎🩷🩵

10/26/2023

For Mainers, the events of last night shattered our, albeit naive, bubble of safety we believed to keep us apart from the increasingly cruel world.

These are hard conversations. Likely much harder for us as grown ups than the little ones who have become too familiar with reports of such tragedies. But these are no longer just numbers from a town they haven't heard of before, or just a story on the news and as strong as they have been forced to be, they are looking to us to help understand.

Here are some resources sent out from our local school, to help parents start talking.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-do-i-talk-to-my-kids-about-violence-in-the-news

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-violence-crime-and-war?overridden_route_name=entity.node.canonical&base_route_name=entity.node.canonical&page_manager_page=node_view&page_manager_page_variant=node_view-panels_variant-csm_blog&page_manager_page_variant_weight=-6

https://mailchi.mp/maine/cu5lemq6y0-1326812?e=9d9b7789f1

Exposure to graphic images, distressing information, and horrific headlines can affect kids' overall well-being. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

10/26/2023

NAMI Maine Helpline:
1800 464 5767

Maine Crisis Line:
1 888 568 1112

10/26/2023

Below is a link to a guided meditation that may help calm down rising anxiety during this scary time. I will be post additional resources today for folks to use for themselves and their children as they try to understand and cope with what is going on in Maine today.

Provided to YouTube by ONErpmMeditation for Chaotic Times [Guided Meditation] · East Forest · Trevor H OswaltMeditation for Chaotic Times℗ Trevor OswaltRelea...