How to be Less Stressy + Depressy by Healing Intentionally

*Content Warning: Mental Illness + Trauma Processing*

Allie received her Bachelor of Science in Youth Advocacy from Texas Christian University and graduated with her Masters in Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. She works with teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions and self-esteem issues. Allie is trained in EMDR and is passionate about working with clients who have experienced trauma, abuse and PTSD. Allie enjoys working with young pre-marital and married couples. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and has clinical experience in non-profit and private practice settings. In this episode she shares her own story in healing through counseling, trauma processing, and how the Church can support this conversation. Allie is a dear friend, and we hope that by sharing on these tough topics you have the encouragement to pursue healing in a new way!

Episode Highlights:

Allie's journey from client to counselor
What is trauma?
EMDR for Trauma healing
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Trauma Processing for Couples
Should I go to counseling?
Truths for healing mentally + spiritually
Wrestling the tension of a broken world with big feelings
Practical coping tools for emotional processing (Radical Acceptance, Check the facts, Self Soothe-- Grounding with your 5 Senses)
Navigating Faith + Feelings
Church's role in mental health conversation
Cultivating community for mental wellness

Self Care Questionnaire

Are you sleeping?
Are you moving your body 3-4 times a week?
Are you eating balanced?
Are you connecting with others?
How is your hygiene?
Are you having mindfulness time?
Have you had your yearly check up/ blood work? (It is tragic when there is an underlying health issue going on such as thyroid dysfunction and you are beating yourself up for struggling with depression)

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