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Mindful Montana Wellness

Mindful Montana Wellness

By Deborah Horton

Mental health counseling podcast helping people change the way they think about what they feel hosted by Deborah Horton, M.Ed., LCPC, LPSC, NCC. It is not our emotions that cause us to struggle, it is what we think in regards to ourselves in regards to those emotions and the experiences that caused them. Change the way you think about how you feel to change your life.
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Episode 009 - Comfort Of The Familiar

Mindful Montana WellnessAug 02, 2021

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Trauma In The Body

Trauma In The Body

Unprocessed trauma often presents itself in the body as physical symptoms.

Aug 07, 202306:15
Grateful Choices

Grateful Choices

How do you think your life could change if you were grateful 86,400 seconds of one day?

Jul 31, 202305:21
Magic Fix

Magic Fix

Many people want a magic fix to their mental health issues and find it very difficult to accept that a magic fix is not possible.

Jul 24, 202304:15
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

If you are alive and breathing it is never too late to make changes in your life.

Jul 17, 202303:58
Positive Focus

Positive Focus

Positive focus is a powerful force for changing what you think and believe about yourself.

Jul 10, 202305:26
Focus Your Reality

Focus Your Reality

The things that you focus your thoughts on become your reality. Where are you focusing today?

Jul 03, 202305:54
Stressed Out

Stressed Out

Many people are feeling stressed out by economic and political turmoil these days. In these areas we can only control ourselves and our responses.

Jun 26, 202304:37
Beyond Fear

Beyond Fear

Starting therapy can be a scary thing but if you get beyond fear you might find a happier, better, less toxic life on the other side.

Jun 19, 202304:58
Process Equals Progress

Process Equals Progress

There is no magic pill for curing trauma. The only road through is processing.

Jun 12, 202304:15
Trauma Healing

Trauma Healing

Some quotes and perspective on trauma healing.

Jun 05, 202305:47
Necessary Awareness

Necessary Awareness

To make any change we must first be aware that something needs to change and then we must have awareness to be able to make change happen.

May 29, 202305:30
Learning Resilience

Learning Resilience

Resilience can be learned after processing trauma and negative beliefs.

May 22, 202305:40
Start Saying No

Start Saying No

The inability to say no is a prison.  Start saying no and find freedom.

May 08, 202305:40
Falling Away

Falling Away

Therapy is like a tree in fall shedding its leaves preparing for new growth.

May 01, 202305:23
The Addiction Train

The Addiction Train

Addiction can be just like a train, addiction can be absolutely anything, and stopping that train can be a long and difficult process.

Apr 24, 202306:47
Looks Can Be Deceiving

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Just because someone looks like they have the perfect life the truth can be vastly different.

Apr 17, 202304:49
The Last Straw

The Last Straw

The COVID pandemic and following months with other increasing fears has led to an increase in suicide in both children and adults.

Apr 10, 202306:25
Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning

Red flag warnings are almost always seen from the beginning but the trauma responses we have make us move right past them.

Apr 03, 202305:18
Stop Saying Sorry

Stop Saying Sorry

Stop being an over-apologizer and taking responsibility for other people feelings.

Mar 27, 202304:28
Laugh Out Loud

Laugh Out Loud

Laughter truly is the best medicine and it is also sometimes the best therapy.

Mar 20, 202305:02
Happiness Now

Happiness Now

Stop waiting for life to become less difficult or perfect to do what makes you happy.  Choose happiness now.

Mar 13, 202304:09
The Blame Game

The Blame Game

We can spend our lives blaming others for our trauma or we can do our own work on processing our trauma and change ourselves.

Mar 06, 202303:47
Failure Is Not Final

Failure Is Not Final

As long as we do not choose to stop trying or we die, failure is not final.

Feb 27, 202304:25
Intentional Space

Intentional Space

Create intentional space in your daily schedule for yourself to help create margin and reduce anxiety.

Feb 20, 202305:13
Trauma Cannot Be Fixed

Trauma Cannot Be Fixed

Trauma cannot be fixed it can only be lived with better.

Jan 30, 202306:58
It Is Not All In Your Head

It Is Not All In Your Head

Mental health issues are not just in your brain but in the body too.

Jan 23, 202306:05
Change Your Relationship Patterns

Change Your Relationship Patterns

Understanding why we are the way we are in relationships can help us stop repeating the same bad relationships over and over.

Jan 16, 202305:37
Free To Decide

Free To Decide

You can make any decision you want based on what you think, feel and need.

Jan 09, 202305:07
Excuse Me, Your Tranquility Is Slipping

Excuse Me, Your Tranquility Is Slipping

Counselors are human too.

Jan 02, 202303:58
The Road Not Traveled

The Road Not Traveled

Sometimes the things we think we need to be happy and successful are not the things we get and that is okay.

Dec 26, 202206:42
Two Words To Change Anything You Think

Two Words To Change Anything You Think

There are only two words you need to know in order to change anything you think and those two words can change your life.

Dec 19, 202207:15
The Cost Of Trauma

The Cost Of Trauma

Trauma can cost a mental, emotional, and physical debt if left unprocessed.

Dec 12, 202207:01
Taking Breaks

Taking Breaks

Taking breaks, complete breaks from your everyday life is a valuable component of healthy mental health.

Dec 05, 202204:39
Winter Blahs

Winter Blahs

Winter can bring on many things such as hibernation behaviors, lack of motivation and even depression.

Nov 28, 202204:48
Intentional Grace

Intentional Grace

We constantly give grace to other people in forgiveness, kindness, tolerance but we do not often give grace to ourselves.

Nov 21, 202204:28
Who Are You

Who Are You

Who are you really beyond the beliefs you have been conditioned to believe.

Nov 14, 202204:41
A Different Truth

A Different Truth

The only way to happiness and peace is to tell yourself a different truth about the things you believe about yourself.

Nov 07, 202205:08
Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

The sun is a very powerful dopamine projector and soaking up some of it can keep depression minimized.

Oct 31, 202205:04
The Hardest Word In Therapy

The Hardest Word In Therapy

There are many hard words in therapy but the hardest for many is the word Acceptance and it is necessary for change.

Oct 24, 202206:52
Happiness Starts With You

Happiness Starts With You

No situation or person will ever make you happy if you are not happy with yourself first.

Oct 17, 202205:54
No Answers

No Answers

Many times we can believe that some of life's hardest questions have no answers.  In reality, there is always an answer but it may not be one we are willing to accept.

Oct 10, 202205:05
Moving Towards Margin

Moving Towards Margin

Margin is the space that allows us to address our own mental, spiritual and physical health and it can be used up by doing for others instead of ourselves.

Oct 03, 202205:51
Fear Of Change

Fear Of Change

Fear of change can keep you stuck and prevent you from making healthy, positive changes to your life.

Sep 26, 202203:57
Lack Of Margin

Lack Of Margin

A lack of margin results in there being no pause between emotion and response leading to explosions of feelings, words and actions.  Learn how to build in a pause even if your margin is short.

Sep 12, 202206:39
Let Go

Let Go

Learn to let go of the emotions and experiences that weigh you down with negative thoughts just like clouds floating by in the sky.

Sep 05, 202205:26
Try Love

Try Love

Despite all we think we know about what is going on in the world thanks to 24/7 Internet coverage, our neighbor could be on the brink of ending their life and we cannot take the time to know this.  Why not try love instead and reach out to those around you.

Aug 29, 202205:01
Constancy Of Change

Constancy Of Change

Every single thing in the universe is changing every single moment in time and change comes to us all whether we want it to or not.  Change is unavoidable and absolutely necessary for growth.

Aug 22, 202204:20
Creating A Universe Of Gratitude

Creating A Universe Of Gratitude

A daily practice of gratitude and thankfulness brings an abundance of joy and focuses your brain on what is good in your life instead of being trapped by negative thoughts.

Aug 15, 202205:42
Your Life Matters

Your Life Matters

Self-care is not selfish it is sustainability.  Taking care of yourself allows you to have sustainable energy, emotions and spirit for other people and other things.  

Aug 08, 202206:16
Sharpen The Saw

Sharpen The Saw

The seventh habit in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Sharpen The Saw is about renewal and care of yourself so that your vessel may be filled to pour into all the other areas of your life.

Aug 01, 202206:19