Radically Genuine Counseling

10/08/2026

⚡💜Feel Good. Do Good. October Edition💜⚡

We’re doing things a little differently this month!

In lieu of our usual Feel Good. Do Good. poll, Radically Genuine Counseling Services was proud to sponsor this year’s Thrive 5K, which took place this past weekend in support of healthy relationships, survivors, and ending domestic violence in our community. The annual event is held each October in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Thrive provides trauma-informed education and therapeutic programming throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Their mission centers around safety, healing, resilience, confidence, and agency, especially for women, children, and marginalized communities.

Thrive offers a pretty incredible range of programs under one roof, including:
⚡ Empowerment Self-Defense
⚡Trauma-Informed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai
⚡Mental health counseling
⚡ S*x education and coaching
⚡Creative and movement-based therapeutic programming
⚡Strength training
⚡Workshops and community events

They also offer programs for kids, families, community groups, and organizations throughout the region.

One of the things I appreciate most about Thrive is how intentionally inclusive their programming is. Their space is LGBTQ+ affirming, body-neutral, trauma-informed, and designed around trust, collaboration, consent, and accessibility. Their stated philosophy is that the ability to protect and defend yourself should not depend on your age, ability, athletic background, identity, or ability to pay.

Want to get involved?
💜 Sign up for a class, group, or workshop. They offer monthly memberships or class pass options!
💜 Attend a community event, all listed on their website.
💜 Share their information with people you know who might benefit from their work.
💜 Donate!

You can find more information on their site: https://www.thriveselfdefense.com/

Our regular community poll will be back next month. 💜

10/07/2026

💛 Feel Good. Do Good. September’s Winner! 💛

The votes are in, and OneCity for Recovery is September’s Feel Good. Do Good. winner! 🎉

OneCity for Recovery is a local nonprofit supporting people affected by substance use disorder throughout Southwest Ohio. Their primary program, The HopeLine, helps connect people with treatment and recovery resources and, importantly, their support doesn’t stop once someone enters treatment. They continue walking alongside people through the recovery process.

They also partner with treatment providers, healthcare organizations, housing providers, the justice system, and other community organizations with the goal of making sure no one has to navigate recovery alone.

September was National Recovery Month, so I’m especially happy to send this month’s donation toward an organization doing this work right here in our community. 💛

Learn more about OneCity for Recovery here: onecityforrecovery.org

Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s poll and helped choose where the donation goes. 💛

10/05/2026

🏆 September Employee of the Month 🏆

For the first time in Radically Genuine Counseling history, this month’s Employee of the Month has been determined not by exceptional performance…

…but by disqualification of the other candidate.

Rosie entered September as a strong contender. Unfortunately, after an incident involving refusing to come inside, making me chase her around the yard super late at night, and demonstrating a truly impressive commitment to ✨not listening✨, the Employee Recognition Committee had no choice but to remove her from consideration.

The committee is me.

I was also the other candidate.

So congratulations to ME, September’s Employee of the Month! 🎉

Did I do anything particularly spectacular this month? No. But I continued running a business, seeing clients, doing paperwork, answering emails, handling all the random behind-the-scenes nonsense that comes with self-employment, and generally keeping the place operational.

I also got a haircut. 💇🏼‍♀️

So, you know. Huge month professionally.

Rosie remains employed despite her recent performance concerns and will be eligible for reconsideration in October, assuming she can demonstrate improved listening skills and a willingness to come inside when called.

Until then, please join me in congratulating September’s Employee of the Month:

✨ Me, by default. ✨

A win is a win. 🏆

09/30/2026

Healing doesn’t have to happen in isolation. Let safe people be part of the process. 🌱

09/24/2026

Feel Good. Do Good. Spotlight of the Week! 💡💡
👐 Ohio Su***de Prevention Foundation (OSPF) 👐

This week we’re spotlighting the Ohio Su***de Prevention Foundation (OSPF), a statewide nonprofit working to prevent su***de and support Ohio individuals, families, and communities impacted by it.

OSPF champions, advocates for, and coordinates su***de-prevention strategies across Ohio. Their work focuses on reducing su***de risk, improving access to prevention resources, educating communities, reducing stigma, and supporting those affected by su***de and su***de loss.

👐 Their work includes:

👐 Su***de-prevention education and community resources
👐 Evidence-based su***de-prevention trainings
👐 Resources for people experiencing suicidal thoughts and those supporting them
👐 Support and resources for survivors of su***de loss
👐 Youth su***de-prevention initiatives
👐 Resources for healthcare professionals and community organizations
👐 Support for local su***de-prevention coalitions throughout Ohio
👐 Advocacy for stronger mental-health and su***de-prevention policies and resources

👐 They’re also offering several su***de-prevention trainings this September, including QPR and workplace su***de-prevention training.

👐 Here's how you can get involved:
You can donate directly to support su***de-prevention work, become an OSPF member, participate in trainings and events, connect with your local su***de-prevention coalition, or use their advocacy tools to contact Ohio legislators about mental-health and su***de-prevention issues.

🌐 Website:
https://www.ohiospf.org/

👐 And this is one resource especially worth saving: if you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support 24/7.

Please save or share this post. You may never know when having the right resource readily available could matter to you or someone you care about.

And if you’d like to see the Ohio Su***de Prevention Foundation receive this month’s Feel Good. Do Good. donation, don’t forget to vote for them in the September poll! 💛

Join us in making a difference to make sure mental health and su***de prevention remain top priorities for lawmakers in Ohio and across the nation.

09/23/2026

You can hold yourself accountable without beating the absolute hell out of yourself in the process. Both can be true. 💜

That one screams dialectics/self-validation to me. I would actually not over-explain it. The sentence already teaches the concept. But if you want to learn *how* to do this, check out my posts on dialectics and being nonjudgmental. Those will give you a good place to start 💜

09/22/2026

Feeling angry, agitated, restless, or stuck in a loop? Try moving your body on purpose.

Intense movement is one of DBT’s TIP skills for moments when your emotional arousal is running high. Getting your heart rate up can help shift your body out of that keyed-up state, and research suggests that about 20–30 minutes of intense exercise can reduce negative mood and rumination while increasing positive emotions.

Big emotions often come with a lot of physical energy. Sometimes the most helpful thing is to give that energy somewhere safe and intentional to go.

Run, lift, power walk, do jumping jacks, clean like you’re mad at the baseboards, be creative here, it's all about whatever gets your body moving.

Then check in with yourself: did the intensity come down at all?

If it helps, add it to your toolbox. 🧰💜

Check with a healthcare provider first if intense exercise may be unsafe for you.

09/21/2026

Mindset Minute Mondays 🍃

Sometimes the answer is not adding another planner, system, routine, or color-coded strategy.

Sometimes the answer is removing the thing that keeps getting in your way.

Less friction counts as progress.

Clear the pile. Delete the app. Say no to plans/obligations when you need to. Make the task easier to start.

Support doesn’t always mean doing more.

Sometimes it means making life a little less challenging on purpose.

09/17/2026

Feel Good. Do Good. Spotlight of the Week! 💡💡
⭐OneCity for Recovery ⭐

This week we’re spotlighting OneCity for Recovery, a Cincinnati-area nonprofit helping people affected by substance use disorder connect with treatment, resources, and ongoing support throughout recovery. The organization was created by local people personally impacted by substance use disorder along with business and community leaders.

⭐ OneCity for Recovery's primary program is The HopeLine, which serves Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Warren, and Clinton counties and provides crucial services to the community. The HopeLine:

⭐ Helps people connect with substance use treatment
⭐ Connects individuals with recovery housing and other community resources
⭐ Continues supporting clients during the first 12 months of recovery
⭐ Works with treatment providers, healthcare organizations, housing providers, courts, and other community partners
⭐ Helps address practical barriers that can interfere with recovery

⭐OneCity also partners with Warren County Drug Recovery Court and runs outreach and housing-support initiatives for people in recovery.

⭐ Here's how you can get involved:
You can donate, but there are also some very hands-on volunteer opportunities. Volunteers can assemble hygiene or seasonal-care kits, prepare meals, make encouraging care cards, or help furnish homes for people transitioning into housing through their Hope for a Home program.

🌐 Website:
https://www.onecityforrecovery.org/

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use, save or share this one. Knowing who to call and where to start can make an enormous difference when someone is ready for help.

And if you’d like to see OneCity for Recovery receive this month’s Feel Good. Do Good. donation, don’t forget to vote for them in the September poll! 💛

OneCity for Recovery enables free substance use disorder recovery navigation programs and support for individuals and families in Southwest Ohio. From treatment access to continuing care, we offer hope and pathways to recovery.

09/16/2026

Needing support doesn’t mean you’re incapable of handling things. Sometimes asking for what you need is the skill. 🤝

This one has a very clean interpersonal-effectiveness connection. DBT literally includes skillful asking for what you want and need as a core goal.