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Four Lessons Learned While Working for a Mental Health Counseling Practice
I do not have a background in mental health.
I don’t have a degree or am educated in the subject whatsoever, however I have been working for a mental health counseling practice for about a year now and want to share some things I have learned. Let me reiterate one last time, that I am no expert, but wanted to share my own personal experience–I have learned so much about the Polyvagal Theory, the vagus nerve, and my nervous system and how it all affects my mental health.
A Look into What I Have Learned About my Nervous System and the Polyvagal Theory While Working for a Mental Health Counselor
As I watched my sweet boy climb the stairs of the bus and settle down into his seat, I realized as I waved goodbye, I was saying goodbye to a chapter of my own life. The chapter where I get to keep him all to myself day in and day out. The chapter where he is safe between the walls of our home. The chapter where I see and hear everything that influences him. We closed that chapter at 12:37pm on Monday, August 30th. As that big yellow school bus drove away, it took my beautiful baby boy with it and a piece of my heart.