Heart Stone Counseling

11/14/2025

Happy Freedom Friday! Hoping you find unique ways to seek joy this weekend.

11/11/2025

Tuesday Tip with Janet Steady, RDN
Feed Your Lizard Brain

When you go too long without eating, your blood sugar drops — and your lizard brain (the ancient part of your nervous system) starts to panic, signaling danger!

Stay calm and capable by eating something balanced every 3–4 hours — a mix of foods you enjoy or have on hand, like:
🍎 Apple + nut butter
🥕 Hummus + crackers
🍓 Yogurt + fruit
🍞 Toast with turkey or cheese

Your body and brain will thank you — steady blood sugar means a steadier you.

11/10/2025

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿
We’re thrilled to introduce The Burrow — Heartstone’s newest cozy, creative, and welcoming space available to rent!

Whether you’re a therapist, facilitator, or community builder looking for a warm setting to host groups, workshops, or small gatherings, The Burrow is ready for you.

✨ Check out our video for a sneak peek inside this beautiful new space!
💫 Learn more or inquire here: https://www.heartstonecounseling.com/theburrow

11/06/2025

🌿 Join us this Saturday! 🌿

There’s still time to register for our Honoring Grief & Transition through Expressive Arts Workshop — happening Saturday, November 8th from 10am–1pm.

This is a gentle, creative space to explore grief, honor change, and connect through art-making and reflection. You don’t need to be an artist — just open to expression.

✨ Reserve your spot and learn more here:

Explore expressive arts therapy for grief, loss, and transition at Heart Stone Counseling in South Portland. Join workshops and support groups for healing through creativity.

11/05/2025

Just a gentle reminder to take time to **breathe** today.

11/04/2025

🌿 Tuesday Tips 🌿

Today’s focus: Safety.

Take a moment to identify the people and places in your life that help you feel safe.

Not sure what that means? Start with curiosity —
What happens in your body and mind when you are safe?
What happens when you’re not?

Safety isn’t just comfort — it’s the birthplace of authenticity, creativity, and connection. When we nurture safety, we make room for more of what makes life meaningful.

💭 Who or what helps you feel safe today?

11/03/2025

For the first time, Heart Stone is able to offer low-cost individual sessions ($35) for adults and adolescents. Meet Caitlin Scholl! We are so happy to her join our team.

Locations: 963 Broadway South Portland, Maine online Specialties: Anxiety Relationships Illness & Chronic Pain Life Transitions Self-Esteem Trauma Identity Office Hours: Tues 8:30a-2:30p Weds 8:30a- 2p Thurs 2:30p-7:30p Rate: $35 Insurance: is not a

10/28/2025

✨ Tuesday Tips! ✨

Every Tuesday, we will share something small but mighty to help boost your sense of well-being.

This week’s practice: Pause for sensory connection.
Take a moment to ask yourself —
What do I hear?
What do I see?
What aroma do I smell?
What am I touching?
What do I taste?

These simple questions can gently pull you back into the present and help you ride out moments of discomfort with more ease.

Here’s to savoring the little moments today — one sense at a time. 🌿

10/23/2025

"Although it takes a lot of work and energy of a certain kind, ultimately meditation is non-doing. It has no goal other than for you to be yourself." Kabat-Zinn, 2005, p. 37

10/22/2025

Healing our relationship with the body takes gentleness, honesty, and support. Join Janet Steady’s Body Image Recovery Support Group — a space to explore, reconnect, and begin to trust your body’s wisdom again.
heartstonecounseling.com/body-image-workshop-1 -form

10/17/2025

Clinicians—don’t miss out!
There are only a few spots left for our ACT Training for Clinicians, and Early Bird pricing ends TODAY.

This is your chance to deepen your clinical toolkit with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in an engaging, experiential training.

👉 Get details and register here:

Learn with us in South Portland, Maine. Explore therapeutic and educational courses today.

07/17/2025

Poet Andrea Gibson, a Maine native, passed this last week at age 49. In her poem, “Love Letter from the Afterlife,” she wrote, “Dying is the opposite of leaving. I want to echo it through the corridor of your temples. I am more with you than I was ever before.”