Heidi is joined in the studio by Heartland Christian Counseling's own Gabrielle Llewellyn, T-LMFT! In this first episode of a two-part interview, Gabrielle shares about her experience with the "Grounding" skills.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

Join us for an interview with special guest Amy Deace! Amy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist, and is trained in DBT, IFS, and EMDR. In this conversation, Amy shares some ways grounding has been helpful in her own life, and she and Heidi discuss some more practical applications of grounding skills!

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

Join us for an interview with Gabrielle Andrews, assistant director of AON Studios and host of The Witness Spot podcast! In this episode, Gabrielle joins Heidi to discuss how recognizing the O-Zone and applying some of the skills from "Gardening Your Life" have made a difference in her life and relationships.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

In this final session on her Grounding book, Heidi recaps the core of this season of the podcast and rounds out the topic of thankfulness.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

In this episode, we begin our final session from Grounding! Heidi discusses some examples of radical gratitude, and she calls back the topic of distress tolerance, sharing some more tools for managing stressful situations.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

This final episode on the topic of distress tolerance discusses developing resiliency. Heidi explores living wholeheartedly for the Lord and shares skills called the "4 C's" of resiliency!

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life.

This week, Heidi unpacks how Psalm 23 and Ephesians 3:16-19 can help us as we manage the weeds of crisis in our lives! If you haven't heard the previous episode on this topic, go check out "Manage Weeds of Crisis (Part 1)" first for the introduction to successful crisis management and distress tolerance.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life

Now that we've established some helpful grounding skills, Heidi begins the conversation on working through crisis and distress. In this episode, learn a new acronym to help you tolerate and process crises successfully!

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life⁠

This final episode on digging deep for truth in love features new tools for effective and assertive communication and showcases real-world applications for these new communication skills.

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life⁠

This week, as we continue digging deep for truth in love, Heidi teaches some skills and tools for speaking truth in a healthy way. Heidi also emphasizes the importance of humility, and explains why 1+1 might just equal 3!

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Director of ⁠⁠⁠Heartland Christian Counseling⁠⁠⁠, and author of ⁠⁠⁠Gardening Your Life