Radically Genuine Counseling

06/04/2026

feel good. do good. — Pride Month edition 🌈

June is Pride Month, and this month’s donation vote is all about supporting organizations that care for, protect, celebrate, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.

At Radically Genuine Counseling Services, we believe people deserve to feel safe being fully, honestly, radically themselves. Pride is joy, yes, and it’s also community care, visibility, protection, advocacy, and showing up when people are being told they don’t belong.

So! The June feel good. do good. vote is officially open. 🎉🎉

React to this post to vote for the organization you’d like Radically Genuine Counseling Services to donate to this month:

❤️ Transform Cincy- https://www.transformcincy.org/
Providing free wardrobes and affirming support for transgender and gender nonconforming youth.

🥰 PFLAG Cincinnati- https://www.pflagcincinnati.org/
Offering support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people, families, friends, and allies.

👍 Cincinnati Pride- https://www.cincinnatipride.org/
Creating inclusive community programming, resources, and celebration for the Greater Cincinnati LGBTQIA+ community.

Voting will stay open through the month.

And as always, if there’s another LGBTQ+ organization you love, bonus points if it's local to Cincinnati or Ohio, drop it in the comments so people can vote for it there too.

Feel good. Do good. Vote below. 🌈✨

Discover Cincinnati Pride's mission to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion, support, and community through events, resources, and advocacy in Greater Cincinnati.

06/03/2026

💫Dialectics💫 aka the thing that saved me from my own brain 😅

Instead of one perfectly crafted, heart-wrenching story that ties everything together, I figured I’d share how I actually practice dialectics in my everyday life.

Specifically: how I stay informed during these nonstop “unprecedented times” without drowning in fear, outrage, or hopelessness 😬

Because don’t get me wrong- what’s happening in the world IS alarming… AND being emotionally paralyzed by fear and feeding into narratives that polarize us was not helping me either.

This is where dialectics came in.

To remain an informed and functional human, I had to make several changes:

1️⃣ I realized that social media creators and news outlets often benefit from creating intense emotions- especially fear and anger. Those emotions increase engagement, which increases views, which increases profits.

2️⃣ This led me to become much more intentional about where I get my information. I sought out sources that present information as factually as possible while minimizing emotional spin. Bonus points if they provide historical context and perspectives from multiple sides!

3️⃣ I set a hard limit for myself- when I hear extreme, sensationalized, or polarizing language, I stop watching that clip and go back to my vetted and trusted sources.

4️⃣ I intentionally seek out perspectives that differ from my own and look for kernels of truth in what they’re saying. I pay attention to what information may be missing from my own feed or worldview.

5️⃣ When I have the energy for it, I challenge myself to have conversations with people who believe differently than I do. I try really hard to understand what shaped them and what experiences led them to where they are today. Not necessarily to agree with them, but to understand their humanity and be less defensive in conversations.

6️⃣ I keep up on what I believe and why. If someone challenges one of my beliefs in a way that feels thoughtful and makes sense to me, I look into it more. I try really hard to find a dialectical balance so I’m not rigidly holding onto ideas that no longer align with my lived experiences or values.

7️⃣ When I notice myself slipping into extreme emotions or judgmental thinking, I ask myself:
“Who benefits from me thinking or feeling this way?”
Sometimes that question helps me zoom out and notice bigger influences at play. If the mindset I’m slipping into doesn’t align with who I want to be, I intentionally work to shift it.

8️⃣ I try to place current events into historical context. Not to minimize what’s happening now, but to remind myself that history has always contained periods of fear, uncertainty, and difficulty. Those moments felt endless while people were living through them too… and they still changed over time.

9️⃣ “Look for the helpers.” Mister Rogers really knew what he was talking about here 🥲 Even in the midst of scary or tragic events, there are always people helping, organizing, supporting, advocating, rebuilding, caring. Looking for them reminds me that goodness still exists and helps me focus on what’s actually within my control.

🔟 I intentionally seek out positive stories too. Fear and outrage dominate algorithms because they keep us engaged. Hope, joy, kindness, resilience, and community don’t usually spread the same way. That doesn’t mean those things aren’t happening- we just have to seek them out more intentionally.

1️⃣1️⃣ I take breaks from social media and the news. I can’t know everything, I don’t need to know everything. If I sense I need to take a break, I do.

1️⃣2️⃣Finally, I spend time with people who support me AND challenge me in ways that feel safe. Positive relationships and community help ground me, remind me I’m not alone, and help me stay connected to reality instead of spiraling online.

I’m sure there’s more, but I can’t think of them at this moment.

ANYWAYS 😅😅

These strategies help me:
⚖️ Move away from extremes emotionally and cognitively
🌱 Stay grounded in reality
☯️ See multiple sides of complicated situations
🧠 Challenge my own beliefs thoughtfully
⛅ Recognize goodness in the midst of chaos
✅ Focus on what’s actually within my control

Thanks, dialectics 💜

06/02/2026

💫Dialectics💫

Instead of a "Challenge of the Week," this week I'm recaping my series on dialectics and wanted to give you my favorite ways to practice being dialectical.

Dialectics can sound like a big intimidating word, but really, it’s about learning how to hold complexity without immediately collapsing into extremes. It's about expanding our perspectives to learn more, understand each other better, and hold ourselves and others with more compassion.

The world feels increasingly polarized lately. Dialectics helps us slow down enough to recognize nuance, humanity, and possibility again.

What helps you be dialectical? 🧠🫀

06/01/2026

🎉CELEBRATION TIME 🎉

Today marks Radically Genuine Counseling’s 1-year birthday!!

Can you believe that?? A whole year since I took 98 pictures of me for ‘first day of the practice’ post?? Time flies when you have ADHD and also are having fun 😂

Not that it was always fun… If I’m being honest, starting this practice was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. It has also been the most meaningful thing I have ever done.

The number of spreadsheets, Google inquires, calls/emails/texts to various professionals for consultation, CEUs purchased, late nights, hours spent building furniture, painting, decorating my office, training Rosie, and questioning wtf I’m even doing… all too numerous to fully count 😂

AND

The amount of good that has been brought to my life this year is, luckily, also too great to count.

A year of doing the work I care so deeply about.
A year of creating a space and practice that aligns with my values.
A year of connecting with my clients, colleagues, and community partners.
A year of learning how to trust myself a little more.
A year of putting my logo on every item I own (shoutout Cricut)
A year of being reminded, over and over again, that genuine care matters.

Thank you to everyone who has supported RGC this year- whether you referred someone, shared a post, voted in my polls, encouraged me, trusted me, or cheered me on from the sidelines. It truly means more than I can ever say. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Here’s to this upcoming year- more growth, more community, more deeply human therapy, and probably more Rosie content 🐾 🐾

Take a look at some of my favorite moments from this past year!

06/01/2026

Mindset Minute Mondays 🍃

Your attention is valuable. Protect it like it matters… because it does. ⚡

A lot of us spend our clearest, sharpest hours reacting instead of creating.
Try noticing when your brain works best — and save those hours for the things that actually deserve you.

Emails can wait sometimes. Your energy can’t always.

06/01/2026

Mindset Minute Mondays 🍃

Feeling resistance doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong.

Sometimes resistance is just your brain saying, “Whoa, this is new/hard/uncomfortable.”

The goal isn’t to wait until resistance disappears. The goal is to notice it, breathe through it, and keep moving on purpose.

Tiny reframe: resistance isn’t a stop sign. Sometimes it’s just part of the route.

06/01/2026

💫Dialectics💫

Okay, so I worked realllllyyyy hard on this series, so here's one final week of posts to summarize my fav DBT concept.

Dialectics is one of my favorite DBT concepts because it helps us loosen our grip on rigid, black-and-white thinking and make sense of complicated situations, emotions, and relationships.

A quick recap:
✨ Opposites can both be true
✨ Everything is connected
✨ Change is constant
✨ Change is transactional

When we start thinking dialectically, we stop asking:
❌ “Who’s wrong?”
❌ “Which side wins?”
❌ “Why am I stuck like this?”

And start asking:
✅ “What truths can exist together?”
✅ “What factors are influencing this?”
✅ “What can shift here?”
✅ “How do we change the pattern?”

Dialectics helps us become more flexible, grounded, curious, and effective- especially in relationships.

If this series resonated with you, let me know which point stood out the most 💭⬇️”

05/31/2026

May’s Feel good. Do good. donation update 💛

Thank you so much to everyone who voted in this month’s poll and helped choose where our May donation would go.

The votes are in, and this month Radically Genuine Counseling Services donated to The Headstrong Project, a nonprofit organization that provides confidential, barrier-free, stigma-free PTSD treatment for veterans, service members, and family members connected to their care. Their work focuses on helping clients access effective trauma-informed mental health treatment without unnecessary barriers.

We also chose to make an additional donation to Save A Warrior, after someone shared them in the comments of the poll. Save A Warrior provides an evidence-based, warrior-led program for active duty military, veterans, and first responders, with a focus on complex post-traumatic stress and su***de prevention.

May includes both Mental Health Awareness Month and Military Appreciation Month, so supporting organizations that care for the mental health of veterans, service members, first responders, and their families felt especially meaningful.

Thank you for voting, commenting, sharing organizations you care about, and helping this little monthly campaign keep doing some good. 🤍

Feel good. Do good.

See you next month. ✨

05/29/2026

Another amazing organization for us to spotlight

🥁🥁🥁The Headstrong Project! 🎉🎉🎉
https://theheadstrongproject.org/

Who are they⁉️
💪 The Headstrong Project is a non-profit mental health organization providing confidential, barrier-free, and stigma-free PTSD treatment to our veterans, service members, and family connected to their care.

What do they do⁉️
💪 Headstrong's trauma treatment provides 30 cost-free sessions. If someone needs extended therapy, sessions include a client copay made to the therapist.

How can I get involved⁉️
💪Share this organization as a resource for those who need it
💪Donate to help provide this pivotal support
💪Vote in RGC's monthly donation poll

What a cool organization making a HUGE impact in our community!

Headstrong provides cost-free, barrier-free, stigma-free mental health treatment for veterans and their families.

05/29/2026

✨ May Employee of the Month✨

🥁🥁🥁

ROSIE 🎉🎉🎉

After careful consideration, it became very clear that Rosie has outperformed the rest of the team this month. And by “the rest of the team,” I do mostly mean me.

This month, Rosie celebrated her birthday/gotcha day, tagged along on our travels, listened like an angel, collected compliments from strangers, and was repeatedly described as possibly “the most well-behaved dog ever.” She also received birthday treats from strangers, which feels like a very strong performance review.

She has been such a good listener lately, and I am wildly proud of her. I’m not even mad that I didn’t win Employee of the Month. Frankly, I haven’t been nearly as good as Rosie.

Her only area for growth is that she is currently shedding her winter coat, and her hair is EVERYWHERE. But honestly? It’s basically confetti.

And Rosie is the party. 🎉🐾

Please join me in congratulating May’s Employee of the Month, best girl, and official office morale coordinator, Rosie. 💛