Cindy Finch, LCSW

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https://www.psychologytoday.com//how-break-the-painful-hab

Given all that has happened these last few months, please consider joining my free class for the month of June - "Faith and Mental Health Skills for Handling Hard Times" Message me to register for this free skills-based Zoom class. Starts tonight and tomorrow! Evenings on Wednesdays June 3rd - July 8 from 6:00 - 7:30pm (PST)... Mornings on Thursdays June 4th - July 9 from 10:00 - 11:30am (PST)

Thought I'd share this - for all of us. https://www.cindyfinch.com/blog

What if, as a society, we treated mental illness like we treat cancer? In our culture we flood the lives of cancer patients, survivors and families with help, money, races, ribbons and fundraisers. After a young adult in my circle took her own life, I had a brief, guilty thought, I wonder if a casserole could have helped her? It had helped me during my cancer. Why should mental illness be any different?

First three minutes she shares a brief message. The rest of her share is a BEAUTIFUL meditation that can center and soothe us. Such great work, Sarah. https://insighttimer.com//a-message-of-hope-in-challenging

Hard things + Us doing them x A greater good = BRAVERYHard things + Us doing them x A greater good = BRAVERY

Thanks Deb, yes, great cognitive re-framing!

Instead of throwing open the doors of counseling clinics after a mass shooting as most universities do, what if we threw them open before? Preventing things like child abuse, domestic violence, neglect and bullying might, just maybe, prevent the young men of our country from becoming active shooters and stop mass shootings from trending.

To fight all the extra worry right now: Let's Try to Limit Ourselves to Only Five Minutes a Day of News. Love you guys -CindyTo fight all the extra worry right now: Let's Try to Limit Ourselves to Only Five Minutes a Day of News. Love you guys -Cindy

"Normally, our mind is like Velcro. Everything sticks. It is as if those hurtful experiences come wrapped in hooks and barbs and lodge themselves in our mind each time they happen. The outcome is that the pain stays firmly entrenched, taking up residence in our mental attic, making it feel cluttered and full. And our thoughts are no help. In our minds we return to the hurtful events over and over again replaying it like a tongue agitating a loose tooth 100 times a day. When we ruminate about what others have done (or not done) it means we have less energy for living and more pain from the tension of feeling misunderstood, discarded and alone. Teflon mind can solve that." READ MORE: https://www.cindyfinch.com//12/30/the-hero-life-of-sickness

There's always something we can do! Read more: https://www.cindyfinch.com//lets-stamp-out-the-phrase-ther

A good day to enjoy the simple things.