The mindfulcounseling's Podcast

Joanna from Mindful Counseling returns to invite listeners to prioritize self-care as the new year begins, sharing personal reflection on making room for stability, security, and mindful needs. She reframes New Year’s resolutions as personal choices you can start anytime, encourages balanced goals (not extremes), and reminds listeners that the gym isn’t the only way to move—try yoga, outdoor activ...

How do we move past stagnation into a more successful version of self? What stops you from being your best self? Do your daily responsibilities, tasks get in the way of accomplishing your own goals? In today's society, we are overwhelmed with everything, with everyone even ourselves. We struggle to find happiness, pleasures and goals that keep on pushing us. We get stagnated by pressures of daily...

In this enlightening episode we delve into an introspective exploration of the driving forces in our lives. We analyze the motives behind our daily actions, our motivation, and the elements that push us to pursuit daily routine. We also touch on how the lack of these elements can lead to anxieties, depression and lethargy. The podcast opens up a thoughtful conversation about the internal drive fou...

Most of my female audience, clients, colleagues and friends struggle with what seems to be their own worth as mother and what that actually means. The pressure of being in a role of a mother and the expectations that are associated with it from the very beginning. Will proving their own worth be enough to feel like a good mom? Why is proving so important for so many women today and what lessons do...

Are you faced with constant pressures of doing and living with endless Anxiety that doesn't seem to diminish even with time? Most people today live with constant pressures of needing to do and never stop. Sitting does not feel as comfortable for most as it normally concludes with "being lazy". Is it the expectations of others or yours and where does own self-care come into place? What does it look...

The importance of self-care continues on. How often do you address you needs and your own self care?  Do you take time to be tired when you are always running around, or you just hit the bed when it is time to sleep? Seems like we need to schedule time for self because endless responsibilities seem to never end. Self-care is about taking time for yourself. It addresses your needs, your time and yo...

Childrens mental health in response to lockdowns in schools and the importance of talking to them about it. Young children express worry and fear when faced with school lockdown, even if its practice lock down. They observe one another, they look at facial features and body language. They may show their fears and worries through anger and frustration at home or at school. It is important for educa...

Living in fear by hearing about school shootings and children dying. What will it take to stop? Children should not be going through lockdowns with fear of dying. Children should not be dying or getting killed on the first place. People who may not be stable enough should not be carrying guns. Importance of mental health and getting the right service is necessary. Speaking up if you feel like some...

The difficulty in being in a narcissistic and emotionally abusive relationship. What are the signs of emotional abuse and what to do in case you find yourself in one? Both men and women can be victims of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse can leave scars that are not seen but carry pain. Most people in emotionally abusive relationships will not ask for help. Most victims will question themselves and...

Continued from episode on "Importance of connecting with children" In this episode I focus on importance of connecting with children by providing them with a healthy balance of love, care, structure and respect. Children need proper guidance, healthy education and knowledge in order to grow up to be good and healthy adults. They need us to be their parents , to teach them respect and honesty.

This episode focuses on ways our children long to connect with us when they are in school. When we think of little kids we often times have a tendency to just ask them how school was or what they did did, however we don't really let them know how our day was, what we did and how often we thought about them. Children think about us when they are in school they wonder where we are and what we are do...

One of the worst feelings to have is that of being "burned-out" from work and responsibilities. Having too much on a plate, not being able to complete and yet needing to exist in multiple roles at the same time. It might be difficult to notice your "burnout" feeling in the beginning, however if not taken care of, it can manifest into anxiety, depression and isolation.  Having compassion towards se...

Take time to notice your breath and how it feels. Your breath is your source of life to move forward, acknowledge and appreciate. We often forget how we got here on the first place. We take things for granted without acknowledging what our ancestors didn't have. Light switches, cars, technology. If we lost all of it than what we are left with is life itself. The purpose of your breath and that it...

What is our purpose in gossiping? What does it fulfill in our life? Gossiping is real and it exists in all of us. Whether good or bad, we spend about 40-52 minutes a day gossiping. Both men and women gossip, and it all may be around different topics. The purpose of this episode is to focus on how much gossip do you do and whether or not is serves a purpose in your life positively or negatively. Go...

The importance of continued self-care through healthy boundaries with others even with yourself. Most of the times we are good at taking care of other people's needs and requests. Sometimes at our own cost and own needs being put aside. To establish healthy boundaries means having awareness that you are important and that your needs require the same attention as others. People and responsibilities...

Take some time for yourself to recognize that not only it is important to take care of others but that taking care of yourself is equally as important. To be kind to self is to recognize, to pause and care for your own inner and outer needs. Regardless of our busy schedules or picking up extra activities and tasks, you are important as well. Your kindness shines when others know and see that you c...

With the upcoming Holidays, we are all thinking of how to spend our time. We wonder what relationships are important to us and what happens when we are surrounded by difficult people, friends or families. Human connections are important and especially when they are healthy and positive. They increase positive mood and motivate us to connect more. If we surround ourselves with difficult people and...

With the upcoming Holidays, we are all thinking of how to spend our time. We wonder what relationships are important to us and what happens when we are surrounded by difficult people, friends or families. Human connections are important and especially when they are healthy and positive. They increase positive mood and motivate us to connect more. If we surround ourselves with difficult people and...

Whether due to Covid or not, anxiety exists and it can take over our body. It takes over our calm thoughts, rested heart and spirals down affecting our nervous system and physical body. Anxiety often occurs if we feel threatened by others or by our own thoughts. We have anxiety if we feel out of control, overconsumed by worries and fears. Anxiety can feel like pressure on your chest, racing though...

Acknowledging your own fear and worry is normal. I thought that the Hurricane Ida did not affect me much, but after some reflecting, I realized that it did. I was scared, worried and at the same time collected. Many people were affected by the Hurricane Ida. Many people were scared, stranded, flooded, lost homes or families. When you are in a horrific situation it sure can bring up many different...

Compromise starts with your inner dialogue and it's only up to you of how far you want to take it. How can we as the world today compromise with what we do not know? How do we compromise with others that are different than us? Compromise can start with compassion, empathy and curiosity. Compromise can allow us to educate ourselves on things we do not know. Through compromise we can grow, strengthe...

Spend a moment of your time just acknowledging your present moment. Are you tired? How are you willing to take care of yourself during that moment? Our responsibilities overwhelm us and disable us mentally. We run on overdrive and at times with many cups of coffee to make it through the day. Taka a moment to acknowledge your "tired self" and then move forward. 

This episode focuses on taking care of your mental health and being there for others. Don't put a label on your mental health and recognize how important it is to take care of it. Your anxiety, depression, fear is real and it also needs to be recognized. Most of the time we put a label on Mental Health and internalize it which then leads us to avoidance, lack of self esteem and lack of confidence....

What would you do if you came across your "to do" list and had absolutely nothing to do? Would you feel selfish or guilty by sitting down? Or would you try to breathe every second of your free time? Some of us don't like to sit down because we think too munch. Some of us can take the moment and use it productively, while others try to fit everything in. We're all different and have different respo...

We all have a need to be recognized and validated for what we do. Given the circumstances of working from home, we are faced with multiple responsibilities that are not just related to our everyday job. It is important for us all to recognize others for their hard word, dedication and even extended hours. We forget that we are all faced with similar issues of taking care of others and household du...