Joseph Wilner, LCP

04/02/2026

I am so excited to announce I'll be presenting at the Mental Health KC 2026 Conference! I'll be sharing Staying Well: Rethinking Mental Health through Prevention and Everyday Care, on Thursday at 12:30pm. This is one of Kansas City's largest mental health conferences, bringing together 900+ attendees for 1.5 days of education, connection, and real conversation about mental health in our community.

📅 May 28–29, 2026 📍 Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS
💵 Early registration is just $60 through May 10

I'd love to see you there! Register at Mentalhealthkc.org.

03/05/2026

Burnout rarely hits the people skating by. It tends to find the ones who care the most, the ones who say yes, push through, and hold themselves to impossible standards.

If that sounds familiar, my newest article is for you. It covers what burnout really is, the warning signs that are easy to rationalize away, and what it actually takes to recover.

Read it here →

Burnout isn't a bad week. It's not the stress of a big deadline or a difficult boss. Burnout is what happens when work-related stress becomes the water you swim in. The chronic, unrelenting, and often normalized busyness of life, that becomes so common you can't function anymore.

02/06/2026

Take a moment for yourself today — breathe deeply and return to calm, focus, and grounding with this guided belly-breathing meditation. 🌿✨ Listen here:

This gentle guided meditation uses diaphragmatic (belly) breathing to help calm your nervous system and bring you back into the present moment. You’ll be guided to slow your breath, soften physical tension, and find a steady rhythm that supports clarity and emotional balance. This practice is help...

02/04/2026

I just wrote about 5 breathing techniques I use most in my practice (and in my own life when I'm overwhelmed). Your breath is one the most powerful tool you have for regulating your nervous system. And most of us have no idea how to use it. Read the full article:

This is where breathwork becomes essential. It doesn't make the difficult emotion disappear—if you're grieving, you'll still be grieving. But it brings you back inside your window of tolerance, where you can be with the emotion without being trampled by it.

01/07/2026

Feeling overwhelmed by stress or self-doubt? You can build real inner calm and confidence🧠✨ In my latest article, I break down how everyday experiences — when noticed and absorbed — change neural pathways so you become calmer, more confident, and more resilient over time.

👉 Read more:

Deliberately taking in positive experiences for approximately twelve seconds to actually change your brain. The good news? You can start building the inner resources you want right now, using this straightforward process.

11/24/2025

Feeling stuck in the “what-ifs” and replaying past regrets? Join me in a 10-minute guided meditation called Settle into Now, designed to help you step out of rumination and ground into the present moment. Whether you’re navigating worry or simply seeking calm, this practice offers a gentle path back to yourself.
🎧 Listen now on Insight Timer:

10/28/2025

Feeling like your brain has its own agenda? I just published a blog post titled “Reclaim Your ADHD: How to Work With Your Brain Instead of Against It.”

👉 In it, I unpack what ADHD really is (and what it’s not), why traditional productivity hacks often miss the mark, and how you can start designing systems aligned with how your brain actually works.

Know someone who might identify? Feel free to share. Let’s shift the conversation from shame and self-judgment to curiosity, compassion, and strategy.

Read it here: https://joewilner.com/reclaim-your-adhd-how-to-work-with-your-brain-instead-of-against-it/

ADHD is a neurological condition that affects executive functions. These are the mental skills we use to manage time, plan tasks, focus attention, control impulses, and remember things.

10/07/2025

We could all use a little more compassion. Take a few minutes to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with kindness in this short guided meditation.
🕊️ Listen here:

Take a few mindful minutes to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with compassion. In this guided meditation, you’ll be invited to soften self-judgment, acknowledge your struggles with care, and offer yourself the same kindness you would give to someone you love. Through gentle grounding, breath awa...

09/24/2025

What if you could pause a moment before reacting and choose your response instead? The difference between reacting and responding is a life-changing skill. 💡 Read more: Responding vs. Reacting: The Life Skill That Changes Everything ➡️

Learning to pause and choose your response will give you greater agency and a sense of personal power. It's about having more options in those tough moments, so you can show up as the person you want to be, whether that's at work, at home, or anywhere stress finds you.

08/20/2025

Take a few mindful minutes to reset. 🌿
My new guided meditation will help you breathe, ground, and begin your day with intention.
Listen free on Insight Timer →

This short guided meditation is designed to help you ground yourself in the morning and set a meaningful intention for how you want to move through your day. Through breath, body awareness, and mindful reflection, you'll be invited to connect with a quality—like patience, confidence, or compassion...

08/12/2025

A new article published on GoodTherapy to help you manage negative thinking - How to Stop Negative Thinking: 3 Science-Based Tips

Discover how to stop negative thinking with 3 science-backed mindfulness techniques to reframe thoughts and reduce stress.

06/11/2025

Here's a new I released on Insight Timer to help with mental clarity. This "noting" practice you can help you unhook from overthinking and stay grounded in the moment.

This guided meditation introduces a powerful technique from the Unified Mindfulness system known as Noting. You'll learn to gently label your direct sensory experience—what you see, hear, and feel—as a way to build clarity, presence, and concentration. By practicing this simple awareness skill, ...