Lindsay Braman - Therapist & Psychoeducator

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Lindsay Braman - Therapist & Psychoeducator

Artist, psychotherapist, & educator. I create engaging mental health infographics to help make mental health education accessible to all.

03/31/2026

Everyone needs access to art supplies, so when I set up my in an in , I started growing more awareness around the dissonance that even though my neighborhood is defined by a creative vibe, getting to an store requires a 20+ minute drive (or 45 minutes and a transfer, by bus).

Creative self expression improves wellbeing and builds skills in the next generation of Saint Louis artists- these things matter a lot to me as a mental health artist. So I made a place where neighbors can help neighbors access art supplies- while also reducing and providing an alternative to thrift store (which often don't manage art supplies well)

The art supply library will turn 1 year old this summer and I'm thinking about throwing a party! would you come?

03/26/2026

DBT – but doodled! Follow this flowchart to navigate through the skills in the module of

These are a few pages from my newest release: the DBT Activity Book. Instead of dry worksheets, these pages reimagine skills through doodle-style diagrams, interactive prompts, and visual storytelling. If you’ve been curious about supporting my work, now’s a great time to explore my collection of DBT worksheets in a sensory-friendly top-bound spiral workbook or hop on my Patreon where you can get the digital version of the activity book (plus 250+ other resources I’ve created) for $6/mo. Find me on Patreon

03/25/2026

A specific followup video for all the folks wondering "what now" for those didn't didn't get a lot of PCEs growing up.

This is straight from the research, but also, this is lived experience for me: I'm someone with a low PCE score, and was my pride point for a long time. Slowly, and with a lot of intentional practice, my brain has adapted and come around to the idea of interdependence, support seeking, and community building.

03/24/2026

Yesterday I posted a video talking about childhood experiences that are connected to better adult mental health. One theory behind WHY this is, is that kids with high PCEs are more likely to trust their social networks and lean on others for support during difficult times.

Which, as someone with a low PCE score, I actually find encouraging- because I know that growing trust, attachment, intimacy, and interdependence in adulthood is something that is very possible. Risking rupture and repair is one way that we grow those skills.

Good takes work. One of the hardest parts of building strong, supportive relationships is knowing how to reconnect after conflict. It's not easy, and for a lot of us, it's something we never really learned growing up. So we avoid conflict entirely, or we get stuck in the cycles of shame and distance that can come after we settle for "making up" when what our hearts want is deep repair and reconnection.

Repair after conflict is actually one of the most powerful tools we have for *deepening* trust and building those strong social networks we crave. It's key in friendship, , and even work relationships. When we name what happened, the impact, and choose to move toward each other again, we actually build MORE safety in the relationship going forward, not less. It might not reduce conflict, but it builds the trust we need for feeling really good in our relationships: feeling safe showing up, feeling fully present, and feeling deeply seen. This kind of repair teaches our brains and bodies that conflict doesn’t have to mean disconnection. It can be part of growing together.

03/23/2026

When the research on came out, it was huge news. News orgs, healthcare conglomerates, and even insurance companies seemed to sit up and pay attention to s for a moment. When the research on PCEs- essentially the opposite of ACEs came out- no one really listened. which is CRAZY SAD because, while we can't make bad things never happen to kids, we have so much agency to be intentional about boosting kids' PCE scores.

The PCE score, it appears from research, provides powerful protection against the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences and . Kids with a lot of PCEs more into adulthood with better overall wellbeing outcomes, not just resilience.

I get especially excited about this research because it's not just about - it very powerfully highlights the impact of mentors, coaches, community-builders, keepers of cultural traditions, and experience builders to change lives.

find a link to the printable and the OG Johns Hopkins research study via the link in my profile.

03/17/2026

I did a deep dive on where the emotion wheel came from, and its journey took an unexpected turn.

03/16/2026

If we work really hard to learn something, and for some reason it just won't click, of course we're going to have an emotional reaction to that struggle. That's the core idea behind how Dr Robin Raniero Norris explains the impact of related learning disorders on mental health, relationships, and everyday functioning.

But us folks are resilient, right? - Which is how we might have ended up as fixers- or oh-so-good at creating workarounds that we made a career out of it (oh hey, well if it isn't my entire career summed up neatly 🥲😝😅)

Learning disorders often fall into three broad categories: (reading), (math), and (written expression). When these differences go unsupported, the experience of trying very hard and still struggling can create chronic stress and feelings of failure. Dr. Robin Raniero Norris explains that for many of us, this can trigger fight or flight responses and over time, even alter our sense of worth. Good resources and strategies to decode can help restore confidence.

03/13/2026

My neighborhood loves the art supply library, but they mostly don't know how much the library has come to mean to me! I used to have this that was really cut off from the Cherokee Street neighborhood, but ever since launching the art supply library I'm meeting neighbors almost every day, and hearing about the things they're making with the art supplies they adopt. The opportunity to stand and stretch, walk outside, and care for a community project has even been a physical routine that I think has boosted my own creative work.

03/12/2026

Some valid pushback on the move for more people to get mental health care is that "therapy isn't magic," but here's the thing.... It kind of *can* be.

I don't know how else to explain how, through therapy, a person might transform from surviving to thriving, or how a life can be transfigured from struggling to get through a day to living a creative, connected, emotionally vibrant life.

Therapy isn't a magic wand, but between two people (and occasionally a group) in a therapy space, something more akin to magic than to medicine can occur.

I made this sticker because it's my story: in retrospect, I'm stunned that I survived my 20's- it really was that bad. But at 27, something sparked. I started therapy and the change that followed over the next 15 years, through the incredible care of good providers, work, and at times a deep aching that moved me to the margins of what I'd thought possible, was nothing short of magic.

If you think therapy can be magic too, I've got a *limited quantity* of these glitter stickers in my shop right now.

03/10/2026

Soft structure and gentle goals, according to researchers, can help us on tough days. I made this kindness-based to-do list to support myself in a really difficult season a few years ago- since then, lots of you have shared that it's been really helpful.

It's not for everyone in every situation, but if you think it could be helpful, grab the download on my Patreon or a tear-away notebook in my shop.

Though simple, it's rooted in research:

1. Small accomplishments can help release serotonin in our brain, boosting mood. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience 2007 "Dopaminergic Mechanisms in Actions and Habits")

2. , including spiritual practices or turning intentional awareness to sensory experience, can lower stress hormones. (source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2007) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4061837/ )

3. Movement, even gentle, in-home movement, improves general well-being and health, (Source: Brain Science Journal, 2013 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4061837/),

4. Connecting with other humans, even over the phone or via video, can release the hormone oxytocin which has many mental health benefits. (source: Journal of Social Neuroscience, 2012 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17470919.2011.568702 )

If this list feels a little overwhelming, make your own and scale it to your needs: a tiny bit of movement, a little mindfulness, and a little bit of connection with a person, plant, or pet can make a meaningful difference.

03/09/2026

Our brains learn in a stunning variety of ways, but if information we need to heal is only available in formats that work for left-brain thinkers, that means it's not really accessible for a lot of people.

I'm one of those people, so after I finished my training to become a therapist and passed my licensing exam (and made a visual study guide in the process!), I dove into exploring how to translate for visual thinkers like me! The DBT activity book is the result of that work.

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