Megan Malick with Well Counseling and Consulting Services

I saw my people todayin person. My family. It’s been since 2019 since we’ve all gathered in body together. Forgot what they looked like outside their zoom square. Nieces and nephews are taller. We’re all a little awkward like middle school students at our first dance. But by the end of the afternoon, we had found our rhythm and ritual. I was raised on ritual. The big egg hunt in the yard. Dad mapping the terrain. This year there was no map but he still hid the eggs. This time in my yard. And like that our family found a new rhythm as my parents left their Easter egg hunt supplies with me. It’s bittersweet. #ritual #easter #newlife #embodiment #grief #grace #thewellcounselingandconsultingservices

Taking a day to replenish and recharge with a good book and the beach.

This movie encapsulates in an hour and a half the beliefs that undergird my views both as a professional and as a person. #trauma has been a buzzword recently. This movie helps reframe trauma from a big event outside of us to our inward experience--that isolates us and severs our connection to our Self. And the intergenerational transmission of trauma as those before us also felt isolated and lost connection with Self. (Link to movie in comments)

At the Well, we see Therapy as cycling through three distinct parts of a process: Awareness, Acceptance, and Action. They are all important processes to uncovering your true SELF and determining what's next. We visit and revisit each part as you learn to navigate each piece of your journey. This month, we'll focus on Awareness: noticing feelings and thoughts as they arise. Stay tuned to learn how to be aware on your journey. ... #welcometotherapy #therapy #awareness #acceptance #action #thewell #seeyouatthewell #wellness #healing #counseling See more

Saturday morning my spouse and I went to Central Market, our local farmer's market, for our weekly shopping. For the first time in over a year, all doors were open wide welcoming us. Although my logic part knew I wasn't "breaking the rules," my good girl part felt sneaky going in a doorway closer to the parking lot rather than traipsing to the corner door, waiting in the queue to be counted. My heart rate quickened and I sensed my eyes shifting back and forth--almost like... a rabbit in the lawn scanning her surroundings for predators. Breathe in. Breathe out. All I am is my breath. I repeated this mantra to myself several times. Once inside, my body felt a surge of electricity. This was clearly the most number of people and in closest proximity that I'd been around in over a year. Get the hell out!!!! Part of me screamed. Needless to say, my threat response was on and ready. My logic part chimed in--You're fully vaccinate; you've had Covid; AND you have a mask on--chill out! https://thewellcounselingandconsulting.com/to-mask-or-not-/