Wanderlust Counseling

Wanderlust Counseling Wanderlust Counseling is a nature/wilderness-based private practice counseling center located in Est

05/27/2026

Does your dog reveal aspects of your true self? Childhood parts that got left behind in trauma? Can your dog show you of your protective layers that are blocking you from being authentic?

Honestly, I don’t know. It’s my theory. But it’s fun to play a long!

I would describe Pacer as:
Adventurous
Sweet
Silly
Pack/family oriented
Protective
Snuggle bug
Athletic
Mischevious
Pawsitive Energy
Free
Leader
Unique
(And doesn’t give a F about what others think of her)
Unafraid to ask for her needs and wants
Lover

We definitely share a lot of similar traits. And I know she’s showing me some aspects of myself I haven’t integrated yet- showing me more of my potential, just by being her.

Dogs (and all animals) are such gifts! Dog 🐶 💛

05/16/2026

The depth of some who has faced mental health challenges doesn’t make them special necessarily, but it does speak to a unique gift they have to offer others: empathy. And so, even when if you are still struggling, this is a powerful gift. It’s the ability to see “me too” that lets another person know they’re not alone, someone else understands how they feel, and recognizes their pain. Together, we can hold each other in love and compassion, getting us through dark times.

You’ve done so much work. You known your triggers, you practice nervous system exercises daily… and then you have anothe...
05/03/2026

You’ve done so much work. You known your triggers, you practice nervous system exercises daily… and then you have another anxiety attack.

You think, “My nervous system is f**ked.” But that’s not true… Maybe you handled it 1% better this time. Maybe you named the emotion and thought. Maybe you came out of it a little quicker. Maybe you brought in a tiny more awareness. Maybe not. Maybe it was just as bad as in the past. But hiccups are EXPECTED on any meaningful journey. It simply the mind’s story to believe what we’re doing isn’t working, because the foundation is still there. An anxiety or panic attack isn’t even a setback. It’s a sign to keep going. So even if your nervous system isn’t completely healed, you can still say, “My nervous system is healing.”

Everything is sacred.Your body. The land you walk on.Your pain. Your love. Your tears. Your laugh.The fresh skin of a ba...
04/24/2026

Everything is sacred.

Your body. The land you walk on.
Your pain. Your love. Your tears. Your laugh.

The fresh skin of a baby. The wrinkles of an elder.
Your stretch marks, your smile lines- showing that you have lived.

The trees. And the city blocks. The mud and the steel beams.

Sometimes the sacred is not easy to see. It’s easier to judge wrong from right, beauty from ugly.

But what if what was deemed bad was seen as sacred too? A part of the journey. A wisdom in the story. Your story. Your sacredness.

Taking a moment today to honor the Native American land I walk on and be with the pain of the people and animals who now seldom roam this land.

04/10/2026

Pain isn’t a problem to be fixed. It’s a request for love and safety.

04/09/2026

On one level, I’m not an easy person to date. I’m a cancer ♋️ sign- I’m deep, I’m emotional, and I’m highly sensitive. I also know psychology. So it’s basically a requirement of any partner of my to have an extremely examined ego, or he’s got to be willing to loose it.
But once you realize I don’t need to be fixed, or solutions, that I just need to be loved, (and with that, I’ll come to my resilience, I’m am easy person to date.

And really, that’s how all of us are. We just need love to remember who we are and our strength. It does take repetition- many of us respond as teenagers- it takes time to build trust after it’s been lost- but we can all get back to our wholeness. Love is the ultimate empowerment tool.

04/08/2026

Orienting to your surroundings, the birds chirping, the sunshine first thing in the morning can help remind your nervous system that in the present moment, you are safe.

04/07/2026

You’re not insecure. But you might have an insecure attachment style. Which means love was inconsistent as a child, and healing means loving yourself wholly (and slowly learning to trust others and be with the fear stories your mind creates.)

04/06/2026

The key here is to 1) recognize that the increase of emotional pain or even (chronic) physical pain can be a positive signal- your body is feeling safe enough to start showing you what’s been suppressed and 2) STAY IN THE WINDOW OF TOLERANCE. There’s no going hard and pushing through in therapy (some discomfort, yes). Healing requires softness.

11/04/2025

Pain is an invitation to love. To love deeper, to love more fully. It’s a request to experience our wholeness.

When pain from old emotional wounds come up, it’s an invitation to allow love to seep into the places where fear took over, to help us survive as children. Now, we have the opportunity to meet ourselves, the scared parts of us, with love- how it should have always been- filling ourselves from the inside out with the gold liquor, becoming the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi- not more expensive, but finally knowing our worth and remembering who we really are.

Injuries and ailments ask us to continue the nurturing practice… often, they will let us know when the wound has been healed. While we may complain of the time it takes, it’s really quite beautiful and perfect… we’re being asked to give our inner children every ounce of love they deserved as a kid. We are literally nurturing ourselves back to wholeness, being Divine Father and Divine Mother and Divine Child, eventually harmonizing back into One.

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