Lamplight

If you come to therapy on your birthday, just know that we will absolutely be celebrating your existence in this world! 🎉🎂

Happy Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day everyone! Just here to remind you that you are enough and you are worthy no matter what your relationship status is. May you have a wonderful day with friends, your significant other, your pets, or your lovely self.
Know that you are loved and your presence in this world matters ❤️

“When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m not for a moment,
expecting this to occur,
for that is not possible,
a year must be all things.

Happiness must come and go,
like the tides and the winds,
just as sadness,
and all the emotions in between.

When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m really wishing you,
a baseline of peace,
of gratitude.

Because if you can sit with these things,
for the most part,
happiness will thrive,
when it does arrive,
and sadness will know its place in the mix.

If you can nourish these things,
daily,
you will also grow hope,
for it flourishes in such soil.

And hope is the key,
to this enigmatic state
of ‘happiness’ we seek.

When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m really wishing you more happy days,
than sad days,
more joy than misery,
more laughter than tears…
and the wisdom to accept,
that they all belong.

Happy new year, my friends.
Happy new year.”

Donna Ashworth

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!

It’s officially the first week of October. The weather is getting cooler and the pumpkins are up in the office.

Fun fact: I’m an extremely festive person and love seasonal decorations.

What can I expect when I come in person?

A relaxed and cozy room filled with plants, natural light, and artwork of nature. Grab one of the many blankets and let yourself get comfy on the couch.

Another weekend of assisting a Somatic Experiencing training :) It’s so wonderful to go through the training again as an assistant and further integrate the material and support new students in their journey!
If you’re in Missouri and looking to start your somatic healing journey send me a message.

The holiday season can be difficult for some, but we're here for you - 24/7/365. Text 988 whenever you need someone to talk to.

And there it is. After three years of trainings, consults, and sessions, I’m officially a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
This training changed everything about the way I work with clients but it also changed me as a person. It changed my own nervous system. It changed how I interact with others and how I interact with myself and my body. It’s been so healing to experience my own capacity expanding over the course of the last three years.
I’m looking forward to taking masterclasses and continuing to learn about somatic work in the near future but for now, I plan to rest and appreciate this accomplishment.

Interested in doing somatic work? Email me [email protected]

Hello everyone!
A bit of an update for you.
Lamplight Counseling has officially launched and you can now find me in the Tower Grove area.
It’s been a joy to welcome people into this new space and I’m happy to unveil it here now.

“So that's 1460 cals, just for THOSE organs. That doesn't include skeletal maintenance, immune function, blood production and maintenance, respiratory system, digestion, integumentary maintenance, or nervous system (in addition to the brain). So why are we saying it's ok for full grown adults to be consuming 1200cals/day?”

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Your organs and tissues need calories to maintain their functioning. These numbers are estimates, vary from person to person, and do not include all of your organs OR the calories you need to perform daily activities ie showering, cooking, driving, work, etc. OR any additional physical activity.

Moral of the story? Your body needs a lot more energy than you might think it does. Energy = calories, calories = food.

Reference: Trauma Informed Approaches to EDs (Andrew Seubert, Pam Virdi)