Compass Care Counseling Mental Health Blog
Mom Anxiety: Controlling the Controllable When Life Feels Out of Control
Mom anxiety loves to control what it can when everything else feels out of control. Here's why your brain plans for the worst, where all that shame comes from, and two DBT skills to help you meet yourself with more kindness.
Overwhelmed and Short Fused? You're Not a Bad Parent
You raised your voice. Then the guilt hit before you even finished the sentence. This post is about separating who you are from what you did in that moment, and why your emotions were never the problem to begin with. Written by Haley Alexander, Certified DBT Therapist in McKinney, TX.
What Mindfulness Actually Is (And What It Isn’t)
Your therapist gave you mindfulness as homework. You tried, your mind wandered, and you decided you weren't doing it right. You weren't doing it wrong. We just need to help you think about mindfulness differently.
What It Means to Hold Two Truths at Once
It's 6pm, dinner is on the stove, and you just lost your patience. The guilt hits before the moment is even over. If you've ever been stuck between shame and wanting to do better, this one is for you. There's a concept in DBT that might change the way you talk to yourself after your hardest moments.
What's Actually Happening in Your Body When You Can't Wind Down After Work
Your mind is still spinning, you're replaying the day, and you can't connect with the people around you even though you want to. Here's what's actually happening in your body and why it has nothing to do with willpower.
What Nobody Tells You About Being the Person Who Handles Everything
If you're the one everyone counts on but you can't remember the last time you actually felt okay, this one's for you. An honest look at what burnout really looks like on high functioning adults and working parents. And why it so often goes unnamed.
Why DBT Might Be the Missing Piece If Therapy Hasn't Worked for You Before
If you have tried therapy before and walked away feeling like something was missing, this post is for you. Learn what DBT actually is, how it helps with anxiety, burnout, and relationship conflict, and whether it might be the approach that finally makes things click.
What Acceptance Really Means
Acceptance isn’t surrender — it’s strength. This post explains how dropping the internal battle with anxiety, stress, and grief can free up energy to live a values-driven life, even in demanding moments. Includes a practical RAIN exercise you can use right away.
Why Mindfulness Is One of the Most Powerful Emotion-Regulation Tools
Mindfulness is more than a wellness trend; it’s a research-supported emotion-regulation skill. This post breaks down how mindfulness helps regulate emotions, reduce reactivity, and build resilience by changing how the brain and nervous system respond to stress.
Emotions Are Not a Flaw: Reclaiming the Full Human Experience
You were never meant to be emotionless. This reflection explores how feeling deeply is not a flaw—but a strength worth reclaiming, one breath at a time.
Feeling Your Feelings
Therapy isn’t where you escape emotion—it’s where you learn to walk through it. Real healing begins when you stop trying to erase what you feel and start learning how to carry it.