𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣

Mental Health Coach/Counseling Intern
👦🏽👱🏽‍♀👨🏼‍🦰👩🏾🧑‍🦱🧕🧔
👊🏼 Trauma Informed
👊🏼 Polyvagal Theory
👊🏼 IFS
👊🏼 Solutions Focused

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

@kevinmyoung I haven't felt comfortable commenting on it. I'm open to see what happens or what doesn't. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Conversations with potential students #49
Me: Tell me about your highest level of education?🎓
Student: I think I graduated high school this year. 👩‍🎓
Me: Do you mind sharing what you mean by that? 🤔
Student: It's cause I don't really know if I did or not. ❓
Me. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️
#highered

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

It's ok to test drive a counselor just like you test drive a car.
You are never under any obligation to commit to something or someone that doesn't settle well with you.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

All counselors are different.
Each has their own theoretical orientation and approach to counseling.
What works for your neighbor may not work for you.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

@Theholisticpsyc Sad, but true.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Celebrate all of your wins no matter how long it takes for them to show up!

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

You are everything that makes you "you".
What are you doing to maintain a healthy level of personal wellness?

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

It is common for people to think of wellness as the absence of illness.
However, wellness is a holistic concept that refers to a person's overall state of being.
This includes a person's physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual health.
You are more than "just a body"

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

A reminder:

Your anxiety is not a sin.
Your depression is not a sin.
Your PTSD is not a sin.

What is sinful is when someone adds to your trauma by telling you that your anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD reveals a lack of faith in God.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Labor Day Nostalgia https://t.co/VF4SnHWL71

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

But no matter how hard you try.... You can't escape "you".
... and if your "you" needs healing, it's best to take the time to heal it.

- 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

When confronted with the pain of your past, you may be tempted to pretend like nothing is wrong.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Perhaps you might try to numb your pain by finding something to do.
• ⁣You might throw yourself into a project.
• You might find a cause to fight for.
• You might find a substance to use.
• You might try to move to a new city.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Just because someone’s in therapy doesn’t mean they’re doing the work.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

@Theholisticpsyc Facts!

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Last night, as I was sitting down watching Netflix and chomping on popcorn, I received a Fitbit alert telling me that I reached 10,000 steps.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Perhaps it's time to pay attention to it.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

Have you ever found yourself in a state of emotional and physiological activation and you are clueless as to how you got there?

Perhaps you felt:
• ⁣an urge to run away.
• an inability to sit still.
• annoyed by everything around you.

[𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐌𝐁𝐀, 𝐌𝐒 (Ψ)⁣⁣⁣ @thejohneli]

So....
• ⁣Before you start judging yourself.
• Before you start allowing negative thoughts to live inside your head.
• Before you create a limiting narrative of your life.

... take a moment to recognize that your body is aware of much more than your mind can conceive.