East Coast Flourish Counselling and Consultation

08/03/2026

One of my favorite quotes
“Be yourself…everyone else is taken!”

By Oscar Wilde.

05/14/2026

Relationships are hard…

05/13/2026

04/12/2026

Excessive acceptance can lead to feelings of hopelessness when stagnant, while excessive change can be distressing and overwhelming. Ultimately, we can only control our own actions and strive for balance. There are always two paths and two perspectives in our minds, presenting us with two choices - taking a small step in the opposite direction can help when feeling stuck.

04/08/2026

You are more than your struggles. A problem doesn't define who you are. Pain is just one part of you, not your entirety. You are worth more than any pathology in your head. Love yourself!

02/08/2026

Are you steering your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts, or are they steering you?

Try counting to 10 - if you succeed you're in control and you are in your in your ventral vagal - green zone

If not, your nervous system is highjacking your control and you are in your sympathetic nervous system - red or yellow.

OR If you feel like you are shutting down, disconnected, overally sensitive to noise, or feeling hooked into hoplessness or depression - you are in your freeze of your dorsal vagal.

First step is to be self-aware. Stay tuned to learn more on how to get out of your flight-fright-freeze or fawn.

02/02/2026

Our minds can torment us with worst-case scenarios, and it can be unclear where these thoughts originate. Frequently, we feel trapped and uncertain about how to halt them - occasionally, they stem from trauma rooted in our family's past experiences...the unspoken history that is rarely discussed. Intergenerational wounds can indeed be released and healed.