Jack Pine Wellness

Jack Pine Wellness Everyone is worthy of healing. Specializing in trauma recovery and Perinatal Mental Health, we offer a variety of treatment models to help you meet your goals.

As a therapist, I've learned that gratitude isn't about ignoring the hard things. It's about making space for both.We ca...
06/05/2026

As a therapist, I've learned that gratitude isn't about ignoring the hard things. It's about making space for both.

We can be grateful and overwhelmed.
Grateful and grieving.
Grateful and exhausted.

Practicing gratitude doesn't mean forcing positivity or pretending everything is okay. It means intentionally noticing the moments that bring comfort, connection, meaning, or hope—even when life feels heavy.

Today, I invite you to pause and consider:
🌿 What is one thing that made you smile this week?
🌿 Who is someone that has shown up for you recently?
🌿 What is one thing about yourself that you're thankful for?

Gratitude doesn't erase pain, but it can help anchor us when life feels uncertain. Sometimes the smallest moments—a warm cup of coffee, a child's laughter, a supportive friend, a quiet moment in nature—are the things that help us keep moving forward.

What is something you're grateful for today?

At Jack Pine Wellness, we strongly believe that where you live should never determine the quality of care you can access...
06/02/2026

At Jack Pine Wellness, we strongly believe that where you live should never determine the quality of care you can access.

Rural communities deserve the same opportunities to benefit from innovative, evidence-based therapies as those living in larger metropolitan areas. We are committed to bringing effective, research-supported approaches to mental health treatment in the Thumb and surrounding communities, helping individuals and families access high-quality care close to home.

Whether through EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), or other evidence-based interventions, our goal is to ensure that rural residents have access to treatments that promote healing, resilience, and long-term wellness.

Innovation and accessibility can coexist. We are proud to advocate for and invest in bringing cutting-edge mental health services to the communities we serve.

05/26/2026

Have you checked out our website lately? 🌲

At Jack Pine Wellness, we’ve added tons of mental health resources, education, and book recommendations under our Resource tabs to help support your healing and growth outside of sessions.

Whether you’re looking for information on anxiety, trauma, nervous system regulation, parenting, relationships, or therapist-approved reading recommendations — we’ve got you covered.

Check it out here:
www.jackpinewellness.com

The vagus nerve is one of the body’s most important pathways for safety, connection, and regulation. It plays a major ro...
05/20/2026

The vagus nerve is one of the body’s most important pathways for safety, connection, and regulation. It plays a major role in how we respond to stress, trauma, overwhelm, and even relationships.

When our nervous system perceives safety, we may feel calm, connected, grounded, curious, and able to engage with others. When the nervous system detects danger or overwhelm, we may shift into survival responses like fight, flight, freeze, shutdown, irritability, panic, numbness, exhaustion, or disconnection.

Many people believe they are “overreacting” or “too sensitive,” when in reality their nervous system may simply be doing its best to protect them.

Healing is not about forcing ourselves to “calm down.” Often, it begins with learning how to gently support the nervous system and build experiences of safety in the body.

Some ways to support vagal regulation can include:
• Slow, intentional breathing
• Grounding through the senses
• Gentle movement or stretching
• Safe and supportive relationships
• Rest and consistent routines
• Mindfulness and body awareness practices

Your nervous system is constantly communicating with you. Listening to it with compassion instead of judgment can be an important part of healing.

Mother’s Day can hold so many emotions all at once.For some, it’s a day filled with joy, sticky hugs, handmade cards, an...
05/10/2026

Mother’s Day can hold so many emotions all at once.

For some, it’s a day filled with joy, sticky hugs, handmade cards, and deep gratitude. For others, it may bring grief, longing, exhaustion, overwhelm, complicated family dynamics, infertility struggles, postpartum challenges, or the ache of missing someone dearly loved.

As a therapist, I want to remind every mother and mother figure today: you do not have to be perfect to be meaningful. The quiet moments matter. The showing up matters. The repairing after hard moments matters. The love you pour into your children — even on the days you feel depleted — matters more than you know.

To the mothers carrying invisible mental loads, healing from their own childhood wounds while trying to parent differently, balancing careers, caregiving, relationships, and survival — I see you.

And to those who find today difficult, please know your feelings are valid too. You are allowed to hold both gratitude and grief at the same time.

Wishing gentleness, support, and compassion to all today. Happy Mother’s Day 💛

🌷🌻💫Meet our amazing intern 💫⚘️🌷Shauna Booms, CADC | Counseling Intern | Remote Services in MichiganTaking the first step...
05/06/2026

🌷🌻💫Meet our amazing intern 💫⚘️🌷

Shauna Booms, CADC | Counseling Intern | Remote Services in Michigan

Taking the first step toward help takes courage — and you don't have to take it alone. I believe that no matter where you are in your journey, there is always hope. Sometimes, all it takes is having the right person in your corner.

I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Master's-level counseling intern with a passion for walking alongside adults through some of life's most challenging seasons. I specialize in addiction, trauma, and relationship struggles — areas where I have had the privilege of supporting individuals in a variety of settings, including jails and homeless shelters. That experience has deepened my belief that healing is possible for everyone, regardless of circumstance or background.

My approach is collaborative and tailored to you. I draw primarily from Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while weaving in additional tools and modalities as your unique needs call for them. There is no one-size-fits-all path to wellness, and I am committed to meeting you exactly where you are.

One of my deepest commitments is reducing the stigma around mental health. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness — it is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself.

I currently offer remote counseling services throughout Michigan. If you are ready to take that next step — or even just curious about what that might look like — I would be honored to connect with you.

This has been such a special project to work on this year! A true honor to see how a community can come together for eac...
05/05/2026

This has been such a special project to work on this year! A true honor to see how a community can come together for each other ❤️ 💙 🌼 🌸 🌻

Today is International Bereaved Mother’s Day—a day that honors mothers who carry the profound and often invisible grief ...
05/02/2026

Today is International Bereaved Mother’s Day—a day that honors mothers who carry the profound and often invisible grief of losing a child. ❤️

As a therapist, I want to gently acknowledge that grief in this form does not follow a timeline, nor does it ask for permission to show up. It can live alongside love, joy, numbness, anger, and longing—all within the same moment. There is no “right” way to grieve, and there is no expectation to make your pain more comfortable for others.

For those navigating this loss:
Your connection to your child remains.
Your grief is a reflection of love, not something to be minimized or moved past.
Your experience deserves space, compassion, and witnessing.

If today feels heavy, consider tending to yourself in small, meaningful ways—whether that is honoring your child’s memory, allowing emotions to surface without judgment, or choosing rest over expectation.

And for those supporting a bereaved mother: presence matters more than words. Listening without trying to fix, acknowledging without minimizing, and remembering alongside them can be deeply healing.

Today, we hold space—for the mothers, for the children, and for the enduring bond that grief cannot sever.🤍🩶

There’s a growing conversation in the mental health field around the connection between the heart, brain, and nervous sy...
05/01/2026

There’s a growing conversation in the mental health field around the connection between the heart, brain, and nervous system—and tools like HeartMath+ are part of that exploration.

From a clinical perspective, HeartMath+ focuses on building awareness of physiological states and strengthening self-regulation skills through heart rate variability (HRV) training. In simple terms, it helps individuals notice when their nervous system is dysregulated (stress, anxiety, overwhelm) and practice shifting into a more balanced state.

What I appreciate about this approach is that it offers:
• Real-time feedback on how your body is responding to stress
• Practical techniques to support emotional regulation
• A bridge between cognitive awareness and physiological experience

For many individuals, especially those navigating anxiety, trauma responses, or chronic stress, insight alone isn’t always enough. The body often needs to be part of the healing process. Tools like this can complement therapies such as EMDR, CBT, and somatic approaches by reinforcing regulation skills outside of session.

That said, it’s not a replacement for therapy—it’s a support. The most meaningful change tends to happen when tools, insight, and relational work are integrated together.

If you’ve used HeartMath+ or other biofeedback tools, I’d be curious to hear about your experience.

💚 If you couldn't make it out to the Community Baby Shower today or know of someone who could use this information about...
04/23/2026

💚 If you couldn't make it out to the Community Baby Shower today or know of someone who could use this information about the postpartum period and mental health, check these resources out! 💚

If you are looking for more resources for perinatal mental health check out our website: www.jackpinewellness.com

Postpartum Support International - PSI https://share.google/ZHbhsdw9MiL2WEn27

Maternal health | Region 6 Perinatal Quality Collaborative | Michigan https://share.google/j99ifF0sZNEQZEmub

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