Guts & Grit Counselling

Guts & Grit Counselling Michelle Antoniak, MACP, RCC, RYT

Because it takes guts to ask for help and grit to do the work

Very excited to be having these conversations, thank you DPAC for hosting these evenings. Please check it out!
04/09/2026

Very excited to be having these conversations, thank you DPAC for hosting these evenings. Please check it out!

01/28/2026

What have you done for yourself today? Share below ❤️

12/11/2025

Sometimes your nervous system doesn’t want a deep breath first — it wants a way out.
When you’ve had an adrenaline dump, your body is still holding the charge… and asking for movement before it can find calm.

Shake. Walk. Dance. Roll your shoulders. Move your spine.
Let the energy leave your body so your breath can actually land.

Regulation isn’t always stillness —
sometimes it’s release → then safety → then calm.

Your body knows the way back. Trust it.

12/03/2025

“Safe mobilization” sounds fancy — but really, it’s just giving your body a gentle way to move the stuck energy that stress creates.
You don’t have to push. You don’t have to ‘work out.’
You just have to move enough to help your nervous system shift.”

Here are some safe, accessible ways to mobilize when your system feels tight, buzzy, or overwhelmed:

✔️ Slow marching in place
✔️ Shoulder rolls with a long exhale
✔️ Gentle shaking through the hands, arms, or legs
✔️ Cat–cow or a simple seated spinal wave
✔️ Step-touching side to side
✔️ Swaying your body (like you’re rocking to music)
✔️ Light bouncing on your heels
✔️ Neck + jaw wiggles
✔️ A 30–60 second walk around your space
✔️ Arm swings — cross, open, repeat

These are tiny shifts that tell your body:
“I’m here. I’m safe. I’m allowed to move this through.”

Let your movement be simple, low-stakes, and kind.
Your nervous system doesn’t need perfection — it just needs permission. ✨

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