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When we talk about su***de prevention, the conversation often begins when someone is already in crisis.But prevention st...
09/24/2026

When we talk about su***de prevention, the conversation often begins when someone is already in crisis.
But prevention starts much earlier.
Alabama's State Su***de Prevention Plan identifies several factors that can help protect against su***de risk, including:
💙 Access to effective mental health care
💙 Connection to family, friends, and community
💙 Coping and problem-solving skills
💙 The ability to adapt when life changes
💙 Self-esteem
💙 A sense of purpose or meaning
These things don't make someone immune to depression, trauma, suicidal thoughts, or difficult circumstances.
But they remind us that su***de prevention isn't only about recognizing an emergency.
It's also about building lives and communities where people have support, connection, skills, resources, and somewhere to turn when things get hard.
Check on your people.
Make space for honest conversations.
Help someone connect with professional support when they need it.
And don't underestimate the importance of simply helping another person feel connected.
Prevention happens long before a crisis. 💙💜
If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Source: Alabama State Su***de Prevention Plan 2021–2026.

When everything feels like too much, our brains have a tendency to lump it all together.The house is a mess.Work is stre...
09/22/2026

When everything feels like too much, our brains have a tendency to lump it all together.
The house is a mess.
Work is stressful.
There are 14 things on the to-do list.
Someone needs something from you.
You're behind on something else.
And suddenly the problem becomes:
“I can't handle any of this.”
Instead, make the problem smaller.
Ask yourself:
What actually needs my attention today?
What can wait?
What can someone else handle?
What is the smallest next step I can take?
You don't have to solve the entire week on Tuesday.
Sometimes getting unstuck starts with making the problem small enough to actually do something about it.

Sometimes growth looks like realizing something that used to work for you… doesn’t anymore.A routine.A friendship.A boun...
09/20/2026

Sometimes growth looks like realizing something that used to work for you… doesn’t anymore.
A routine.
A friendship.
A boundary.
A goal.
A way of thinking about yourself.
Even a plan you were once really excited about.
Changing direction doesn’t automatically mean you made the wrong choice before.
You made the best decision you could with the information, needs, and version of yourself you had at the time.
Then you learned something.
Growth gives us permission to adjust. 🌿
What’s something you’ve changed your mind about as you’ve gotten older?

It's almost officially fall, so we're settling an important mental health question. 😂You get an entire afternoon with ab...
09/18/2026

It's almost officially fall, so we're settling an important mental health question. 😂
You get an entire afternoon with absolutely nothing you have to do.
What are you choosing?
☕ A: Coffee + wandering around somewhere with no agenda
📚 B: Book + blanket + nobody bothering you
🌳 C: Outside all afternoon
🏈 D: Football + snacks
🛍️ E: Shopping + lunch
🎬 F: Movies + takeout + staying home
Drop your letter below. 👇

A text comes through.Someone asks you for something.An email lands in your inbox.There's a problem at work.And suddenly ...
09/17/2026

A text comes through.
Someone asks you for something.
An email lands in your inbox.
There's a problem at work.
And suddenly your brain decides: THIS MUST BE HANDLED RIGHT NOW.
But urgency and importance aren't always the same thing.
Before immediately reacting, try asking:
Does this actually need my attention right now?
Sometimes the healthiest response is answering tomorrow.
Sometimes it's checking your calendar before saying yes.
Sometimes it's giving yourself ten minutes to think before responding.
And sometimes it really is urgent.
Learning to tell the difference can make a big difference in how overwhelmed we feel.
You don't have to treat every request for your attention like an emergency. 🌿

Su***de prevention matters here in Alabama. 💙💜Sometimes statistics can make an issue feel distant. These numbers represe...
09/15/2026

Su***de prevention matters here in Alabama. 💙💜
Sometimes statistics can make an issue feel distant. These numbers represent people in our own communities, families, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and people we may never realize are struggling.
According to the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention's most recent Alabama fact sheet:
• 837 Alabamians died by su***de
• Alabama's su***de rate was 16.0 per 100,000, compared with 13.7 nationally
• Su***de was the 13th leading cause of death in Alabama
• For Alabamians ages 15–34, su***de was the 3rd leading cause of death
• 74% of su***des in Alabama involved a firearm
These numbers aren't something we share to scare people. We share them because understanding the scope of su***de in our own state is part of prevention.
And prevention is bigger than responding once someone reaches a crisis.
It includes access to effective mental health care.
It includes connection and community.
It includes learning coping and problem-solving skills.
It includes reducing access to lethal means during periods of increased risk.
And it includes knowing where to turn when someone needs help.
Alabama's own Su***de Prevention Plan identifies effective behavioral healthcare, connectedness, coping and problem-solving skills, self-esteem, and a sense of purpose or meaning among important protective factors.
Su***de prevention isn't the responsibility of one organization, one therapist, or one family. It's something we build into our communities.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Data: American Foundation for Su***de Prevention, Alabama State Fact Sheet, updated April 2026. Unless otherwise noted, the fact sheet reports 2024 CDC data.

Before a new week starts, take a minute to think about what you're carrying that you don't actually need to bring with y...
09/13/2026

Before a new week starts, take a minute to think about what you're carrying that you don't actually need to bring with you.
Maybe it's frustration from something that happened last week.
A conversation you keep replaying.
Guilt over something you didn't get done.
Pressure to have everything figured out.
Or an expectation you've placed on yourself that isn't particularly realistic.
You can't always change what happened, but you can decide how much space you're going to let it take up moving forward.
Take what you learned. Leave what you don't need.
What would you like a little less of this week?

Before we rush into the weekend, let's give the good stuff a little attention too. ☀️Maybe you finished something you'd ...
09/12/2026

Before we rush into the weekend, let's give the good stuff a little attention too. ☀️
Maybe you finished something you'd been putting off.
Someone made you laugh.
Your kid had a good day at school.
You ate something really good.
You got outside.
You heard from someone you missed.
You handled something better than you would have a year ago.
Or maybe nothing particularly exciting happened, but there was one little moment that felt good.
Our brains are really good at keeping track of what went wrong. Sometimes we have to be a little more intentional about noticing what went right.
So what's one good thing from your week?
Big, small, serious, ridiculous, they all count. 💚
For this one, I would encourage comments. It's easy to answer without requiring anyone to disclose something personal, and reading everyone else's good things could make the comment section itself feel positive.

🌿 Meet Sarah Ashcraft, ALCWe’re excited to introduce one of the newest members of the Insight team, Sarah Ashcraft, ALC!...
09/09/2026

🌿 Meet Sarah Ashcraft, ALC
We’re excited to introduce one of the newest members of the Insight team, Sarah Ashcraft, ALC!
Sarah works with adolescents and adults navigating eating disorders, body image struggles, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and relationship challenges.
Her approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and centered around creating a space where clients can better understand themselves and their experiences without judgment. She draws from person-centered, narrative, attachment-based, and trauma-informed approaches, as well as CBT and DBT, tailoring therapy to the individual sitting in front of her.
Sarah is passionate about helping clients explore the experiences and patterns that have shaped them, develop healthier ways of coping, and build a stronger relationship with themselves along the way.
We’re so glad to have Sarah as part of the Insight team and are excited for our community to get to know her! 💚

September is Su***de Prevention Month, and throughout this month we'll be sharing information about su***de, prevention,...
09/08/2026

September is Su***de Prevention Month, and throughout this month we'll be sharing information about su***de, prevention, and how to support someone who may be struggling.
We also want to start by talking about where that information comes from.
Su***de is an incredibly complex public health issue. When we're learning how to recognize risk, talk with someone about su***de, or respond when someone tells us they're struggling, good intentions aren't enough. The information we share should be grounded in research and established su***de-prevention practices.
One resource we frequently recommend is the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention (AFSP).
AFSP is the largest private funder of su***de prevention research in the United States. Beyond funding research, they work to turn what we learn from that research into education, prevention efforts, advocacy, and resources for individuals, families, and communities.
Insight Therapeutic Services is not affiliated with AFSP. We recommend them because we believe people deserve reliable, research-informed information when the subject is this important.
Throughout September, we'll share some of that information here. But if you'd like to learn more on your own, we encourage you to follow AFSPand explore their resources at afsp.org.
Because when we're talking about su***de prevention, the information we share matters. 💙💜
If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline. If there is immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

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