Deep Roots Counselling and Wellness

Deep Roots Counselling and Wellness Deep Roots Counselling
Manitoba-based professional counsellor providing individual & Christian counselling • Anxiety & grief care • ADHD assessment & support.

Needing a safe and supportive space to dig up the old roots and lay the foundation for growth? With over 15 years working in health care, I have a special understanding of the importance of balance, wellness, and self-compassion. I have a Master's of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology, a Bachelor of Nursing degree, a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology, and a Bachelor of Arts deg

ree with a major in Religious Studies
I work with youth and adults who have mood disorders, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, those dealing with trauma and crisis, and those at the end of life. I understand the important relationship between physical and mental health and wellness, and work with the understanding that all aspects of each person (physical, mental, spiritual, social, intellectual) are important and influence who we are. I work with people where they are in life, and do my best to work from a person centered approach, understanding that the client is the expert on their life and know what is truly important to them.

- Jenell Lynn APC, MACP
(Associate Professional Counsellor, Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology)

Therapeutic framework and techniques used are:
Talk therapy/ Narrative therapy
CBT (Cognitive behaviour therapy)
Brainspotting (Trauma care)
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment therapy)
Attachment-based
Compassion focused
Emotionally focused
IFS (Internal family systems)
MBCT (Mindfulness-based)
Motivational interviewing
Person-centered
SFBT (Solution focused brief therapy)
Somatic body based
Strength-based
Christian counselling/faith based counselling
Spiritual health counselling

Areas of work/ Client concers:
ADHD (teens and adults)
Anger
Anxiety
Alzheimer's (families/caregivers, early onset, new diagnosis)
Career guidance
Chronic pain
Coping skills
Newcomers to Canada/ New Canadians
Codependency
Depression
Divorce care
Elderly persons disorders
Grief
Mood disorders
Life coaching
Life transitions (graduating high school/university, new parents, retirement)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Spirituality
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Women's issues
Testing and evaluation (psychometric evaluations)

Graduated, Now What?!🔍 Identity Exploration vs Identity Commitment🌱 What We're SeeingMany graduates feel pressure to pic...
06/23/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🔍 Identity Exploration vs Identity Commitment
🌱 What We're Seeing

Many graduates feel pressure to pick something and stick with it forever.

Career.
City.
Identity.
Purpose.

As if every decision is permanent.

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Emerging adulthood is often a season of exploration.

Trying things.

Learning.

Changing your mind.

Discovering who you are.

That's not being lost.

That's development.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if you're allowed to evolve?

What if you don't need all the answers today?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Give yourself permission to experiment.

Take the class.

Try the job.

Volunteer.

Travel.

Explore.

Your first answer doesn't have to be your final answer.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
You are allowed to become someone new.

Graduated, Now What?!🛤️ You Don't Need a 10-Year Plan🌱 What We're SeeingOne of the biggest pressures after graduation is...
06/22/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🛤️ You Don't Need a 10-Year Plan
🌱 What We're Seeing

One of the biggest pressures after graduation is feeling like you're supposed to know exactly where you're headed.

Your career.
Your purpose.
Your five-year plan.
Maybe even your ten-year plan.

No pressure, right?

😅

The truth?

Most people don't have a detailed roadmap.

They're simply taking the next step and adjusting as they go.

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Our brains love certainty.

A long-term plan feels safe.

But life rarely unfolds exactly as we imagined.

Many meaningful opportunities happen because we stayed open to possibilities we couldn't predict.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if you don't need to know the entire path?

What if you only need to know your next step?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Instead of asking:

"What am I doing with my whole life?"

Try asking:

"What feels like the next right step?"

One email.

One application.

One conversation.

One class.

One small act of courage.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
You don't need a perfect plan.
You need a next step.

Graduated, Now What?!🔥 Your Window of ToleranceCan we normalize something?You can be excited about graduation……and also ...
06/21/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🔥 Your Window of Tolerance

Can we normalize something?

You can be excited about graduation…

…and also completely overwhelmed by it.

You can be proud…

…and still feel anxious about what's next.

You can be hopeful…

…and still feel uncertain.

💛

One reason graduation can feel so emotionally exhausting is because you're often navigating all of these things at once:

🎓 Change
🎓 Uncertainty
🎓 New responsibilities
🎓 Expectations from yourself and others
🎓 Loss of routines and structure
🎓 Identity shifts

That's a lot for one nervous system to hold.

And even positive transitions can push us outside our comfort zone.

🧠 What's Happening?

You may have heard the term Window of Tolerance before.

Think of it as your nervous system's "sweet spot."

It's the place where you can:
✔ think clearly
✔ cope effectively
✔ problem-solve
✔ make decisions
✔ feel your emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them

But stress, change, and uncertainty can push us outside of that window.

Sometimes we move into hyperarousal (too much):

🔥 anxiety
🔥 racing thoughts
🔥 overthinking
🔥 irritability
🔥 feeling on edge
🔥 needing to figure everything out right now

Other times we move into hypoarousal (too little):

🧊 shutting down
🧊 procrastination
🧊 numbness
🧊 exhaustion
🧊 difficulty caring or getting started
🧊 wanting to avoid everything

Neither response means something is wrong with you.

They're simply signs that your nervous system is working hard to manage a lot of change.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if you're not "too emotional"?

What if you're not "bad at adulthood"?

What if your nervous system is simply responding to uncertainty the way nervous systems often do?

The goal isn't to never feel stressed.

It's to notice when we've moved outside our window and gently help ourselves come back.

Resilience isn't about staying calm all the time.

It's about learning how to return to yourself again and again.

🧢 Grad Reminder:

If you're excited and nervous…

If you're proud and uncertain…

If you're hopeful and overwhelmed…

You're human.

Graduated, Now What?!🌊 The 90-Second Emotional WaveOne thing that surprises many graduates is how many emotions can show...
06/20/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🌊 The 90-Second Emotional Wave

One thing that surprises many graduates is how many emotions can show up at once.

Pride.
Excitement.
Relief.
Fear.
Hope.
Sadness.
Grief.

Sometimes all before lunch.

And because graduation is supposed to be a happy occasion, people often worry when difficult emotions show up.

"Why am I sad?"

"Shouldn't I just be excited?"

"What's wrong with me?"

The answer?

Probably nothing.

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Graduation isn't just a beginning.

It's also an ending.

You're saying goodbye to routines, roles, relationships, familiarity, and a chapter of life that helped shape you.

Even when the future is exciting, there can still be grief.

Even when you're proud, there can still be fear.

Both can exist at the same time.

Emotions are designed to move through us.

What often keeps them around longer is fighting them, judging them, or trying to make them disappear.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if your emotions aren't a problem to solve?

What if they're information to listen to?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

The next time a difficult emotion shows up:

Pause.

Name it.

Notice where you feel it.

Breathe.

Give it space.

You don't have to fix every feeling.

Sometimes you simply need to let it pass through.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
Feelings are visitors.
They don't get to move in permanently.

Graduation, Now What?!🧘 Let's Not Spiral Friday: Regulate Before You DecideOne of the hardest parts of graduation is fee...
06/19/2026

Graduation, Now What?!

🧘 Let's Not Spiral Friday: Regulate Before You Decide

One of the hardest parts of graduation is feeling like you need to have all the answers immediately.

What job should I take?

Should I go back to school?

Should I move?

Should I stay?

What if I make the wrong choice?

The pressure can make every decision feel urgent.

And when every decision feels urgent, anxiety gets louder.

🧠 What's Actually Happening

When we're stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious, our brains shift into survival mode.

The part of the brain responsible for planning, problem-solving, weighing options, and making thoughtful decisions—the prefrontal cortex—doesn't work as effectively when we're highly activated.

In other words:

An anxious brain often struggles to solve the very problems it's trying to solve.

That's why decisions can feel impossible when we're overwhelmed.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if the problem isn't that you need more information?

What if the problem is that your nervous system needs a break?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Before making a big decision, try regulating first:

🌿 Take a walk

🌿 Stretch

🌿 Breathe slower than usual

🌿 Step outside

🌿 Drink water

🌿 Sleep on it

Sometimes clarity comes after regulation—not before it.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
A calm brain makes better decisions than a panicked one.

Graduated, Now What?!🪫 The Freeze ResponseHave you ever looked at your to-do list, your future plans, your career option...
06/18/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🪫 The Freeze Response

Have you ever looked at your to-do list, your future plans, your career options, or the question "What's next?" and felt completely stuck?

Not because you don't care.

Not because you're lazy.

Not because you're unmotivated.

But because everything suddenly feels like too much.

Many graduates assume they should feel energized and ready to tackle the future. Instead, they find themselves procrastinating, scrolling, avoiding emails, putting off applications, or delaying decisions.

The response is often:

"If I really wanted this, I'd just do it."

But what if that's not what's happening at all?

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Graduation often brings a huge increase in uncertainty, responsibility, and decision-making.

For years, there was a roadmap:
➡️ complete the semester
➡️ finish the course
➡️ pass the exam
➡️ graduate

Then suddenly the roadmap disappears.

And instead of one path, there are dozens.

Sometimes the nervous system responds to that overwhelm with fight or flight.

Sometimes it responds with freeze.

Freeze can look like:

procrastination
indecision
avoidance
excessive scrolling
feeling mentally stuck
difficulty starting tasks

It's not a character flaw.

It's a stress response.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if you're not lacking motivation?

What if your nervous system is overloaded?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Instead of focusing on the entire future, focus on the smallest possible next step.

Not:
❌ Find a career

Try:
✔ Open the job website

Not:
❌ Figure out my life

Try:
✔ Spend 10 minutes exploring options

Tiny steps help signal safety to the nervous system.

And movement often creates momentum.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
You don't have to unfreeze your whole life.
Just take one small step.

HUMP DAY SLUMP DAY: Useless Psychology FactsYour brain isn't trying to ruin your day.It's trying to protect you.The prob...
06/17/2026

HUMP DAY SLUMP DAY: Useless Psychology Facts

Your brain isn't trying to ruin your day.

It's trying to protect you.

The problem is that uncertainty and danger can sometimes feel similar to the nervous system.

Clinical Insight

Our brains are prediction machines.

When they can't predict what comes next, they often increase vigilance and scanning behaviors.

This is why uncertainty can feel exhausting.

🍑

Graduated, Now What?!💭 Overthinking vs Decision-Making🌱 What We're SeeingMany people confuse overthinking with planning....
06/17/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

💭 Overthinking vs Decision-Making
🌱 What We're Seeing

Many people confuse overthinking with planning.

They aren't the same thing.

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Planning asks:

"What information do I need?"

Overthinking asks:

"What if everything goes wrong?"

One moves you forward.

One keeps you stuck.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

Are you gathering information?

Or replaying fears?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Give yourself a decision deadline.

Research.
Reflect.
Choose.

Then let the decision teach you something.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
Movement creates information.

Graduated, Now What?!🔁 The Anxiety Loop🌱 What We're SeeingA lot of graduates find themselves stuck here:What if I choose...
06/16/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

🔁 The Anxiety Loop
🌱 What We're Seeing

A lot of graduates find themselves stuck here:

What if I choose wrong?

↓

Think harder

↓

Still don't know

↓

Think harder

↓

Feel worse

↓

Do nothing

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Anxiety wants certainty.

So it convinces us that if we think long enough, we'll eventually find the perfect answer.

Unfortunately:

More thinking ≠ more clarity

Sometimes it just creates more anxiety.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

Has overthinking actually solved the problem?

Or has it mostly increased stress?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

When you notice yourself looping:

Pause.

Ask:

"What decision am I trying to make?"

Then identify:

One small action.

Not the whole plan.

Just the next move.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
You can't think your way out of every uncertainty.

Graduated, Now What?!😰 Why This Feels So Overwhelming🌱 What We're SeeingMany people expect graduation to feel exciting.I...
06/15/2026

Graduated, Now What?!

😰 Why This Feels So Overwhelming
🌱 What We're Seeing

Many people expect graduation to feel exciting.

Instead, they feel:

overwhelmed
anxious
exhausted
stuck

And then they start wondering:

"What's wrong with me?"

🧠 What's Actually Happening

Nothing is wrong with you.

Your nervous system is responding to:

🎓 a major life transition
❓ uncertainty
📈 increased responsibility
💭 pressure about the future

Even positive change can create stress.

Your brain likes predictability.

Graduation often removes it.

🤔 Challenge the Thought

What if feeling overwhelmed isn't evidence that you're failing?

What if it's evidence that you're navigating something important?

💛 What Do We Do About It?

Try reducing the pressure.

Instead of asking:

"What am I doing with my life?"

Ask:

"What's one thing I need today?"

Sometimes overwhelm shrinks when we focus on the next 24 hours.

🧢 Grad Reminder:
Overwhelmed doesn't mean incapable.

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