Shining Light Mental Health Services LLC

04/01/2026

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04/01/2026

Core beliefs are really tricky! I find EMDR is the best way to reprogram the brain. EMDR is like magic for unhelpful and untrue core beliefs! I have seen EMDR work in one session to untangle troublesome core beliefs that the person wanted to get rid of for years! I offer EMDR as part of my services! Are you ready to try something new for your troublesome core beliefs? Call, text or email! 402-625-0047, Jenny@shininglightne.com or go to https://www.shininglightne.com

Core beliefs are tricky because they run in the background like a really terrible computer program. We often do not even realize they are dictating how we feel about ourselves. Take a look at this list of harmful beliefs. Do any of these sound like the sneaky voice in your head?

04/01/2026

Do you need help protecting your peace? Or maybe you haven't found peace yet? Good therapy is life changing and magical! Let's get started! Call, text or email me! 402-625-0047, Jenny@shininglightne.com or check out my website at http://www.shininglightne.com

04/01/2026

Both 988 and 911 provide critical support but focus on different crisis types: the 988 Lifeline specializes in mental health, su***de, and substance use challenges, while 911 addresses physical dangers needing police, fire, or EMS.

03/31/2026

Sometimes when we keep encountering the same problematic people or situations in life it is our routines but often it is a form of trauma reenactment. Without realizing it we are using the old “bricks” that once kept us safe over and over to recreate the same “buildings”. Then we feel confused and ask, “Why does this keep happening to me?” We are acting in ways below our consciousness so we fail to see our part in recreating the situations. You don’t have to live life repeating the same cycles with different people who act the way people in your past did. I can help you figure out the patterns and heal the relational wounds that keep you going in circles. We can work together to explore healthy relationships so that you can create boundaries and non negotiables in order to break free from the cycle and live a better life. Call or text 402-625-0047! Let’s get started!

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

I don’t have training in addictions but many of my clients have had an addict in their lives. This is really helpful information!

03/20/2026

Find a therapist with a deep understanding of trauma who has strategies and techniques that make a difference beyond just coping!

If you are looking for a therapist, ask them “How do you approach trauma? How do you help people with trauma? What training (beyond college) do you have on trauma?”

Trauma literally changes how our brains function, but people are really out here saying "release your past".

They act like trauma is a choice you're making, like you're just holding onto things because you enjoy being stuck. As if you can flip a switch and suddenly your brain works differently. But trauma isn't something you're choosing to carry, it's something that rewired your entire nervous system. It changed how you process threat, how you attach to people, how your body responds to stress. It's not in your head, it's in your brain chemistry, your neural pathways, your physiology.

So when someone tells you to just let go of your past, they're revealing they have no idea how trauma actually works. You can't just decide to let go of something that fundamentally altered how your brain functions. Healing trauma takes time, takes therapy, takes literally rewiring the pathways that were created during survival. It's not a mindset shift, it's neurological repair. And dismissing that with "let go of the past" is ignorant at best, cruel at worst. Your struggle is real. Your healing is valid. And it takes as long as it takes.

03/19/2026

Shining Light Mental Health Services was named for the light inside of us. Sometimes it is bright light from a raging fire while at other times it can be like a pilot light that is ready to go out. I use my light like a lantern in the dark to help others when they are surrounded by darkness. I don't lead with my lantern but I walk beside those in darkness until we find the light again.

Maya Angelou

03/10/2026

Be careful who you listen to! I love the part where he says, “When did charisma replace credentials?” Always check out your mental health influencers to see if they actually have the credentials. Not sure if credentials are that important? Would you let someone without the proper credentials do surgery on you? Would you let someone do chiropractic adjustments on you if they had read some books and watched some YouTube videos on it? Mental health is no different, if anything listening to someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about can be more harmful because those thoughts are integrated with your own and become part of belief systems that after awhile are just there and unquestioned. Those belief systems can impact how you interact with others and yourself to make meaning in the world. As he states in the video the idea of radical acceptance is part of a framework and taken out of that framework it can quickly become problematic. Like a bit of code that is corrupt in the program of your brain, it can create damage that you don’t even recognize.

03/09/2026

Could your relationship with your partner use a little attention? Try the Daily Double strategy! I think this would also be great for parents to use with kids! Sometimes we get so focused on life we forget to feel the positive feelings and (just as, or maybe more importantly) share those positives!

[Editor’s Note: This exercise for couples helps partners communicate to each other twice a day that they love, respect, value, or appreciate what they do or who they are. We are pleased to share it here – for couples you work with or for yourself, if you’re in a relationship!]…

03/09/2026

A good reminder!

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