Stay with me y'all, are you sensing a theme yet? Fun Fact About Me: I love series Insight-driven culture is everywhere—books, podcasts, courses. Many clients “know” what to do but still feel stuck. Therapy often focuses on: 👉Safety 👉Consistency 👉Relational experiences 👉Practice over time How do you explain this difference to clients? How do you approach a client that is stuck in a logic loop of explaining things away?

Clients often master understanding (step one) before practicing something different (step two). Step two is slower and messier, but it’s where meaningful change happens. How do you help clients stay engaged during this phase? I will go first... I use check-ins and check-outs as a great way to informally assess clients. Additionally, these practices can be really helpful in maintaining accountability, celebrating wins, and the opportunity to adjust to make goals more attainable. The safe space to celebrate wins or acknowledge the losses gives clients the opportunity to reflect and brainstorm solutions. Acknowledging effort can make the difference between self-reflection being productive or resorting back to self-criticism, and negative self-talk loops.

Many clients arrive with strong insight into their patterns—attachment, trauma, ADHD, etc.—and still struggle to change behaviors. It’s a reminder that insight alone rarely shifts nervous system regulation. Repeated, safe relational experiences often drive real change. Discussion: How do you help clients bridge the gap between awareness and action in your practice?

“I know why I do this, but I can’t stop.” This is one of the most common refrains I hear from clients. It highlights the critical space between cognitive understanding and embodied change. Question for the community: Which interventions or modalities have you found most effective in supporting clients to move from insight to practice?

Most and stressed out people are told burnout = take time off or see fewer clients. And to be clear: rest matters. Breaks matter. 💯 But when burnout keeps returning, it usually means the nervous system patterns underneath haven’t changed. That’s why people come back from time off feeling better…
only to hit the same wall weeks later. The cycle looks like: Over-function → push → crash → recover → repeat. After 25 years in mental health and teaching these skills to thousands of clients, here’s what actually changes the pattern: Learning how to regulate your nervous system while you’re working, not just when you stop. That’s why I teach HIKE4evolution — not as a replacement for rest, but as a way to: • interrupt stress patterns in real time • stabilize energy and focus • build capacity instead of just recovery The question isn’t:
 “Should I take time off?” It’s:
 “Do I know how to stay regulated when I’m back?” 🌀