Mind Body Therapy Connection

31/08/2026

29/08/2026

When your Career Affects You

Secondary trauma is real. 🤍

You don’t have to be the person experiencing the trauma directly.

Secondary trauma can happen when we hear about, witness, or help support someone who has experienced traumatic events. It can affect counsellors, healthcare workers, first responders, parents, teachers, social workers, family, or anyone who supports someone through difficult experiences.

You may notice:

• Feeling emotionally drained
• Becoming more anxious, irritable, or on edge
• Difficulty sleeping
• Intrusive thoughts about what you've heard or witnessed
• Feeling disconnected or less emotionally available
• Becoming hypervigilant or constantly on edge
• Losing your sense of trust in the world.

Your shoulders stay tense. You may feel exhausted and wired.

So, how do we care for ourselves?

🌿 Create boundaries around emotional exposure.
Decrease exposures when possible.

🌿 Give your nervous system opportunities to come down.
movement, time outside, and music can help the body recover.

🌿 Stay connected to your own life.
Make space for laughter, relationships, and nature to remind you that life contains more than what you've been exposed to.

🌿 Talk about what you're carrying.
Sometimes we need a safe space to process what we've absorbed before it begins to live in our own nervous system.

And perhaps most importantly:

When you spend your time holding space for others, you also deserve a space where someone can hold space for you. 🤍I'd be honored to support you through and welcome you at our beautiful space.

27/08/2026

Skilled team guided by amazing leadership in mental health📚Grateful.

27/08/2026

🌿 Emotional Regulation Skills Group — A Huge Success! 🦥💛

We are so happy to share that our Emotional Regulation Skills Group for primary school-aged children was a success!
The children explored important, age-appropriate mental health concepts while learning practical skills to help them understand their emotions, recognize sensations in the body, and develop coping strategies. It was wonderful to see participation, creativity, and engagement throughout the workshop. 🌈

Parents, please keep an eye on your inbox! Individual follow-up emails will be sent soon with an overview of the content covered, skills your child was introduced to, and any areas of interest or themes that may have emerged through their individual participation.

If you feel your child could benefit from additional individual support, please don't hesitate to reach out. We would be happy to discuss how we may be able to support your child through the Mind Body Therapy Connection or Flourish Health and Wellness NL.

💚A special thank you to our co-facilitator, Katie Budgell and all of the families who believe in the importance of mental health education and trusted us to spend time learning with your children!

📸 We have shared a few photos from our workshop (with parent/guardian permission).

Please share this post with another parent, school, or family who you think may benefit! We will be offering this group again in the fall.

✨ Stay tuned for upcoming dates and details! ✨

24/08/2026

Teaching young children about promoting good mental health has benefits that can last into adolescence and adulthood 🧠Learning emotional awareness and age-appropriate tools help children manage emotions with more confidence. This bright and amazing somatic group were true leaders who learned grounding, mindfulness and how to down regulate through movement 🐘🌳🦥

22/08/2026

I’m incredibly grateful to Flourish Health and Wellness NL for welcoming me into such a skilled team as I continue to grow my own private practice.

What is being created within this integrated wellness space is truly incredible —a committed team offering specialized support for the real-life needs children, individuals, and families face, from grief, parenting and childhood behavioral challenges, educational services, nutrition, ADHD assessments and treatment, trauma, to somatic therapy and mind-body awareness, and supportive counselling. Combined services reduces barriers to mental health supports and provides a collaborative approach to care.

Thank you, Flourish, for supporting my practice, and creating a wellness space in our local community. 💚

And there’s more to come! Please continue to follow along as I expand the services I offer. I’ll be adding couples therapy at Flourish Health and Wellness NL this winter for couples who want to improve how they communicate, repair conflict, and strengthen their connection 💕 – Stay tuned for more details! 🌿

✨ Exciting things are happening at Flourish at The Suites ✨

We’re so excited to be launching our second space at Elizabeth Towers, along with our brand-new website.

As Flourish at The Suites continues to grow, our goal remains the same — to create welcoming spaces where individuals and families can access collaborative, wrap-around supports. We believe in professionals working together, supporting one another, and making it easier for our community to find the care they need.

We’re also excited to continue growing our team! If you’re a health or wellness professional who values collaboration, connection, and community, we’d love to hear from you.

We can’t wait to share what’s next for Flourish at The Suites! 🌿

🔗Check out our new website here:
https://www.flourish-thesuites.com/

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21/08/2026

Tomorrow is the Big Day🐢

We’ve been busy getting everything ready for our Emotional Regulation Regulation Skills Camp - and our special friend SLO-MO the sloth is very excited to meet everyone 🦥🌳

Can’t wait for a day of movement, mindfulness, calming strategies, fun and a day learning about our feelings and connection to behaviour 🧠📚

The room is ready….the activities are ready and SLO-MO is ready! 🦥

See you tomorrow 🌈☀️

Health and Wellness NL