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02/19/2026

When emotions take over, it’s easy to react on autopilot — to blame, defend, or avoid discomfort.

However, when we pause and name the emotion we feel, we create space between ourself and the emotion(s) so they don't consume us.

Instead of saying, "I am angry" try naming the emotion and say, "I am feeling strong emotions of anger."

By naming the emotion, we take away its power of becoming our identity (ex "I AM angry") and give ourselves distance from the emotion(s) through small shifts in language (ex "I am FEELING ___________).

We can then choose a response aligned with our values. 🌿

Many Trauma Survivors have a nervous system and brain that can sometimes be stuck in hypervigilance and on high alert due to always needing to scan for danger...from needing to read people's body language and tone of voice or just needing to read the room.

Your safety and survival depended on this.

Nothing is wrong with you.

Remind yourself often that you are safe.

Intentionally relax your body - muscles that feel tense.

You have no bad parts.

Emotions are signals to be listened to.

Being self aware BEFORE we respond to something is the first step in healing.

Have patience with yourself.

Speak kind words to yourself.

Small victories count towards personal growth and healing!🙌🫶🎉

Emotional intelligence isn’t about avoiding emotions — it’s about navigating them with intention.

Every pause, every breath, every moment of reflection helps us turn reactivity into growth and healing. 🌎💫

~Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy

02/19/2026

One of the most powerful influences in your life are the words that you speak to yourself.

Are you aware of your internal self-talk?

Speak words of life. ♡

Each time you catch yourself speaking negatively or critically towards yourself, pause.

Take a deep breath.

Compassionately reframe your thought... like you are talking lovingly to a close friend or a child.

Every time you are aware of your negative self-talk and can reframe it into life giving words, you are healing and growing and creating a new way of life for yourself.

You are seeking wholeness...not perfection.

And you are worthy of that.❤️

Love,
Linnea
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02/17/2026

Your attachment style doesn’t determine your career. It determines how safe you feel inside it. 🫶Do these resonate with you?

Love,
Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy

02/17/2026

Some days are moment by moment...and that's okay. I have found that in my darkest and hardest times in life - when my soul feels hollowed out - that that is when my rock bottom becomes a new foundation from which I can heal and rise up from.

This new foundation becomes hallowed ground...holy ground.

I am forever grateful for new beginnings. For new strength. For new mornings.

If you are struggling, take today moment by moment and know that your thoughts and emotions matter.

You matter.

Lean into your faith and know that even though life is always changing - when we go through deep heartache and loss - God's eternal love is always with us, wrapping us up in its warm embrace, on this side of heaven and on the other side.♡

You are loved.

"...Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven..."

With Much Love,
Linnea Baker
Begin Within Hope Therapy

02/14/2026

In this nature walk video, I share an easy coping skill that can make a big difference with Intrusive Thoughts and Worry Thoughts.🫶🌿🐾🩷✨️

Intrusive thoughts can be disturbing, frightening, overwhelming and anxiety inducing but there is nothing wrong with you. They are normal. It is your brain processing information in random order (the very short answer). Worry Thoughts can also become intrusive. So, a simple tip can help you get unstuck and I share that tip in my video.

Thank you for being here!

Love,
Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy

Intrusive Thoughts can be startling, frightening, frustrating, anxiety inducing but they are actually very normal.

02/10/2026

Build the most beautiful place you’ve ever known—inside yourself.

Visualize it. Create it.

A place where you feel safe.

Where joy lives.

Where your dreams are free to breathe.

Tend to it.

Return to it.

Let it be your sanctuary when the world feels heavy.

Let it be the seed of everything you’re creating.

Because the spaces you build within you?

They don’t stay hidden.

They overflow.

They shape your energy.

And eventually… they shape your world.

✨ It all begins within. ✨️

Love,
Linnea
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02/05/2026

This is a great coping skill. When your mind is racing or your body feels overwhelmed, grounding brings you back to now — back into safety.
The Rainbow Grounding Technique works because it shifts your brain from stress mode to present-moment awareness.

Instead of spiralling thoughts, you give your nervous system a simple, visual task:

🔴 Find something red
🟠 Something orange
🟡 Something yellow
🟢 Something green
🔵 Something blue

Why this helps:

✨ Stops overthinking – Your brain can’t worry and visually search at the same time
✨ Regulates the nervous system – Looking around signals to your body that the environment is safe
✨ Reduces dissociation – It reconnects you to your surroundings
✨ Gentle for trauma survivors – No deep emotional processing, just sensory awareness
✨ Works anywhere – At work, on the bus, before sleep, during anxiety

You’re not “bad at coping.” Your nervous system just needs cues of safety — and your eyes can help lead the way back.

Try it right now and notice what shifts 💛

02/04/2026

I did a thing. I published my first book on Amazon called, "When Grief Comes": A Faith-Based Compassionate Guide that Blends Practical Coping Skills, Faith-Centered Hope, Clinical Insight, Reflective Journal Prompts and Personal Story

This book is for anyone experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one, including losses due to tragedy, natural causes, su***de, terminal illness and more.

This book was not written from a distance.

It was written from the inside of grief.

As a mental health professional, crisis counselor, and clinical pastoral counselor, I have sat with people in their darkest moments. I have also lived inside my own losses — the kind that change you, quiet you, and ask you to rebuild from the inside out.

This is not a book about “moving on.”

It is a book about learning how to live while carrying love forward.

Some chapters are devotional.
Some are clinical.
Some are raw and personal.

You may read this book slowly. You may skip around. You may cry, close it, and come back later. All of that is allowed.

Grief does not require perfection — only honesty.

(Right now "When Grief Comes" is only available as an e-book where you can enlarge the print size and read on any device from your phone, ipad, computer and more. I am currently turning the paperback hard copy into a workbook book. This will be coming and available soon.)

*Please leave a review of my book on Amazon if possible as this gets my book seen more.♡ Thank you!🙌🫶

AN AMAZON DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Linnea Baker is a Mental Health Specialist, Educator, Crisis Intervention Specialist, Clinical Pastoral Counselor, Inspirational Speaker, Writer, and Piano Artist. Linnea is also a trauma survivor, breast cancer survivor, and a lifelong advocate for compassionate mental health care.
Having lived with anxiety, depression, trauma, and profound grief — and having walked alongside countless others in crisis — Linnea writes from both lived experience and clinical expertise.
Her work blends faith, psychology, somatic healing, and storytelling to remind readers of this enduring truth:
Healing is possible.
You are not broken — you are becoming.

With Much Love,
Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy

Book Description: Grief changes everything. It arrives quietly, or all at once. It settles into your body, your heart, your faith, and your everyday moments. And when grief comes, many people feel lost—unsure how to carry their pain, unsure where God is, unsure how to move forward without forgett....

02/03/2026

This quote brings so much healing to my heart when I read it..."For those who we have deeply loved we can never lose; for all who we love deeply become a part of us." ~Helen Keller

Grief can be about losing a loved one, but it can also be about grieving the loss of a relationship, a job, a marriage, a beloved pet, a childhood you never had, a marriage, an estranged family member or even about losing financial stability and more.

Allowing ourselves permission to grieve and validate what we have lost brings healing.

If you are in this season of loss, I see you. You are not alone. And know that you can take today at your own pace.

Love,
Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy

02/02/2026

We were not created to be perfect; we were created to be real.

Real people make mistakes, take wrong turns and disappoint themselves and others even when they’re doing the best they can.

Real people worry when the world is unpredictable and chaotic.

Trust looks within...where the Imago Dei resides.

We were created to grow and learn and love.

It's important to be lovingly gentle and forgiving with ourselves whenever we make a mistake, dwell upon the past or worry about the future.

Turn your attention within and focus your energy on self-compassion, self-love, self-care and the things that are WITHIN your control - not outside of your control.

This is how we learn to trust ourselves...using what we’ve learned as we love ourselves and the people in our lives, while embracing the opportunities and challenges ahead with hope.

❤️ It all Begins Within.❤️

Love,
Linnea Baker
Begin Within Hope Therapy

02/02/2026

Share 1, 2 or 3 words of what your heart is feeling. No explanation. When we can name our emotions it gives us some distance from them so we don't feel so consumed by them.
You are seen. Your emotions matter. You are worthy exactly as you are.♡

Love,
Linnea
Begin Within Hope Therapy