Wyndham O'Neal, LPC
@reflektcounseling.bsky.social
Private Practice | Licensed Professional Counseling | EMDR Trauma Therapy | Individual Counseling
I see this so often in my kids when they're dysregulated about a small injury. The meltdown is more about being scared by what happened.
I think it's true also about general life stressors. Yeah, they're challenging, but the fear is what makes it unbearable, not the experience.
I think it's true also about general life stressors. Yeah, they're challenging, but the fear is what makes it unbearable, not the experience.
"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality." - Seneca
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I see this so often in my kids when they're dysregulated about a small injury. The meltdown is more about being scared by what happened.
I think it's true also about general life stressors. Yeah, they're challenging, but the fear is what makes it unbearable, not the experience.
I think it's true also about general life stressors. Yeah, they're challenging, but the fear is what makes it unbearable, not the experience.
The holiday season tends to feel a bit chaotic with all the activities, events, and traveling. Coupled with shorter days and an uptick in seasonal affective issues, this can be a very challenging time of year even for the healthiest of individuals.
Be kind to yourself, friend.
Be kind to yourself, friend.
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The holiday season tends to feel a bit chaotic with all the activities, events, and traveling. Coupled with shorter days and an uptick in seasonal affective issues, this can be a very challenging time of year even for the healthiest of individuals.
Be kind to yourself, friend.
Be kind to yourself, friend.
May I offer a 3rd option? "It is better to partner with grief than to treat it as an adversary."
Grief can be a companion that helps us digest and heal from the significance of a loss - if we allow it to. A collaborative relationship renders conquering and deception unnecessary.
Grief can be a companion that helps us digest and heal from the significance of a loss - if we allow it to. A collaborative relationship renders conquering and deception unnecessary.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
May I offer a 3rd option? "It is better to partner with grief than to treat it as an adversary."
Grief can be a companion that helps us digest and heal from the significance of a loss - if we allow it to. A collaborative relationship renders conquering and deception unnecessary.
Grief can be a companion that helps us digest and heal from the significance of a loss - if we allow it to. A collaborative relationship renders conquering and deception unnecessary.
Been looking more into the #DirectPrimaryCare model (for my own benefit, but also with a professional interest). Really interesting concept, and I'm curious if there are any #healthcare professionals that have implemented this in their own practice who would be open to some brain-picking?
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Been looking more into the #DirectPrimaryCare model (for my own benefit, but also with a professional interest). Really interesting concept, and I'm curious if there are any #healthcare professionals that have implemented this in their own practice who would be open to some brain-picking?
Hi there, just a millennial here trying to re-learn how to social media after swearing off it for the better part of 5 years for my own mental health. It's a lot like exercising an atrophied muscle...
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hi there, just a millennial here trying to re-learn how to social media after swearing off it for the better part of 5 years for my own mental health. It's a lot like exercising an atrophied muscle...
Boy, if ever there was an argument for humility, it's this.
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” — Epictetus
October 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Boy, if ever there was an argument for humility, it's this.
As a professional counselor, I can find nothing wrong with this assertion...
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As a professional counselor, I can find nothing wrong with this assertion...
PLAY MORE BOARD GAMES!
Don't take my word for it, though. This article from PubMed indicates that #boardgames can be an effective tool for treatment interventions and have positive impacts on mood and cognitive capacity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Don't take my word for it, though. This article from PubMed indicates that #boardgames can be an effective tool for treatment interventions and have positive impacts on mood and cognitive capacity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The effectiveness of intervention with board games: a systematic review
To examine the effectiveness of board games and programs that use board games, the present study conducted a systematic review using the PsycINFO and PubMed databases with the keywords “board game” AN...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
PLAY MORE BOARD GAMES!
Don't take my word for it, though. This article from PubMed indicates that #boardgames can be an effective tool for treatment interventions and have positive impacts on mood and cognitive capacity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Don't take my word for it, though. This article from PubMed indicates that #boardgames can be an effective tool for treatment interventions and have positive impacts on mood and cognitive capacity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...