Spirit Counseling Services LLC

06/03/2026

⛺It's time for camp!🌲

Registration is NOW OPEN for Camp Grief, Grit, & Hope 2026 on July 11th!

Join us for a day of fun, connection, and remembering.

The cost of camp is $30 for 1 adult and 1 child and $10 for each additional participant.

Camp participants must be going into 1st grade in the coming school year up to 2026 high school graduates. A caregiver MUST BE ON SITE for the entirety of camp.

A phone intake must be completed before a family can attend camp. This will be scheduled upon registration.

Sign up today! https://childrensgriefcenter.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/childrensgriefcenter/event.jsp?event=95&

05/27/2026

Weekly wisdom from the white board:
You wouldn't tell your best friend that he/she are stupid, lazy, worthless, etc. Your best friend surely wouldn't tell you that. Why would you say that to yourself?

05/05/2026

Grief Recovery Group
Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm
June 3 through July 22
Memorial Presbyterian Church
1310 Ashman St.
Midland MI
989 835 6759
Grief encompasses much more than the death of a loved one. Health changes, moving, job loss, ending relationships. Support is available.

05/05/2026

Working on self regulation in kids, teens, adults? Here are IEP goals for regulation :
https://www.theottoolbox.com/iep-goals-for-self-regulation

Self regulation tools listed below. ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️

Regulation
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/zones-of-regulation-activities/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/co-regulation/
💚 https://www.theottoolbox.com/mindfulness-for-kids/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/emotional-intelligence-2/

Emotional regulation
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/emotional-regulation-and-executive-function/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/mental-dexterity-how-to-battle-brain-fog/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/affect-modulation-strategies/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/social-emotional-learning-worksheet/
💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/understanding-sensory-dysregulation/

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04/16/2026

04/15/2026

I’m someone who wrestles with depression, and many of my worst episodes have started with a long season of burnout. Because of this, I approach burnout recovery a bit differently now: instead of collapsing into inertia, I try to build a gentle balance of rest, small pleasures, and tiny intentional actions.

In Autistic and AuDHD burnout, rest is deeply necessary, but rest alone can sometimes tip into numbness, inertia, and that heavy, depressive “stuck” feeling. When rest is paired with doable sources of pleasure and sensory nourishment, plus a bit of structure that respects our actual capacity, it can help us stay out of that immobilized inertia trap. I think of this as finding a rest-and-pleasure balance: gentle routines, soothing sensory input, and special-interest time.

I write more about AuDHD inertia, the lethargy cycle, and adapting behavioral activation for AuDHD folks in this week’s research article: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/managing-burnout-with-rest-and-pleasure/

04/01/2026