Lexie Miller - LPC

I am so glad that the dangers of mold are getting the media coverage they deserve. I have been researching the subject for nearly a year, and I have found that many of my client’s mental and physical health issues have roots in toxic mold exposure. As clinicians, we are doing our clients a grave disservice if we are simply treating symptoms and not looking for the root cause of the issue at hand. It saddens me that so many people are hastily given medication for an issue that can be treated through lifestyle changes. If you have been in therapy or seeing doctors for years on end with no relief, get your home inspected for mold. Get unfiltered sunlight daily, eat organic, nutrient dense, whole foods, move your body every day, get tested for food sensitivities and mineral deficiencies, limit your screen time, learn how to breathe correctly, prioritize rest.

Toxic mold devastates family, causes myriad health problems CNBC's Contessa Brewer joins Shep Smith to report on a family who found out that they were living in a home with toxic mold, and the numerous health issues it caused.

In the midst of our current situation, let us adopt and embrace an attitude of thankfulness and a new way of being.

As we are in a season of uncertainty and anxiety, know that help is available! I’m currently still in office, and I am also offering HIPPA compliant teletherapy to anyone who prefers or needs it!

Honored to be a guest on Kevin Stevenson’s podcast last week. We talk holiday stress and how to prepare for what can be a difficult season. Like the old saying goes, “I’ll be home for Christmas and in therapy by New Years!”

I Don't Care: Navigating the Stress of the Holiday Season The holiday season is a joyous and happy time for many people, but for some it can be an emotionally trying time. Interacting with family, missing family members who have passed away, and the general hustle and bustle of the season can be difficult to deal with. On this episode of I Don't Care with....

Happy Halloween!

You know how people say, “running is my therapy,” or “yoga is my therapy” or “wine is my therapy?”

Today, a loving reminder that actual therapy is really good therapy.

I’ve seen a counselor/therapist on and off in several seasons of my life & just began with a new therapist recently & was reminded once again how helpful it is, especially in stretches of loss or change or recovery.

Being alive is such a gift...AND ALSO most of us are facing some very real challenges: the end of a relationship or the struggle of addiction, the loss of a family member or a crisis of faith—and the stories that we tell ourselves about these events are crucially important for our mental health.

Our culture does a few things really well: celebration, happiness, achievement, beginnings.

What we don’t yet do well, culturally: grief, struggle, loss, endings. We don’t know what to do with our badly broken hearts, crushed expectations, searing losses, raging grief.

Therapy helps build a safe container to hold all those wiggly, scary things we’ve been taught to ignore—and you know they won’t be ignored & they’ll find their way out sometime.

How to find a good therapist: word of mouth. Ask people in your life who seem to have a decent handle on their own mental health—chances are they have a good therapist.

And asking about it is valuable in another way: it normalizes therapy, which is important.

I rolled into a brand new city and absolutely asked every woman with great blond hair where she gets her color done.

And when I realized my grief & anger were too heavy to bear on my own, I sent an email to friends whose emotional wholeness inspires me, & that’s how I found this wonderful, wise new therapist. (Also how I found a tailor & a good butcher. It works on so many levels.)

We’re not responsible for what happened to us, but we are absolutely responsible for what we do with our pain.

Therapy, like almost every good thing: hard but worth it.

Make the appointment. :)❤️

Remembering our fellow Americans whom we lost 18 years ago today. ❤️💙❤️