Melanie Amini-Hajibashi

July 30, 2022

Reconnecting with Intuition

‌ Inside all of us lies the intuitive voice of our inner wisdom. The familiarity in a face, the whispers of another path calling, the small aches in our heart when decisions are made that aren’t quite what we want. Intuition speaks in many different ways. We are spiritual creatures having a very human experience. […]

June 21, 2022

Replacing Guilt with Compassion

It’s 5am and my thoughts are racing as I reach for my cellphone to turn off the blaring alarm. “I can’t go in today,” I think as I am flooded with anxiety followed by the guilt, shame, and personal judgment at this truth. I make a choice to call in after I spend 30 minutes […]

April 17, 2022

Healing through Experimenting

By: Melanie Amini-Hajibashi, M.S., LPC-IT.,NCC An old proverb shares, “give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he eats for a lifetime”. So much of the work that I do as a therapist revolves around teaching wellness to individuals through experimenting and teaching in a […]

March 27, 2022

The Trauma Response

Fight, flight, freeze, fawn; the body’s response to survival. The primitive rawness. With only one goal in mind; survive at all costs. Our brains utter, “remember the details to survive”. Remember the smells, the colors, the temperature, the tone of voice, the street name, the kind of car, the license plate. Avoid these things at […]

February 28, 2022

We are not our thoughts

By: Melanie Amini-Hajibashi, M.S., LPC-IT., NCC We live with a personal narrator inside our head. A constant chatter interpreting, analyzing, and providing opinions on situations all day. Conscious thought is one of the most remarkable evolutions of human-beings. We can think before we act. The challenge with the narrator in-between our ears is that the […]

February 27, 2022

Aligning back to center.

“The body is communicating. Are you listening?” The coffee shop is buzzing with conversation. I am sitting by the window sweating because the sun is hot and it’s beaming on me. I’m not upset. The plant next to me is happily soaking up the rays and lord knows I need the vitamin D. […]

February 21, 2022

Small Positive Choices Daily

By: Melanie Amini-Hajibashi, Licensed Professional Counselor Here is the magic formula to success; small positive choices daily. This simple rule alone can dramatically improve the quality of your life. Many of us create goals for the long-game, but neglect the importance of the small game. Small positive choices daily increase the chances for long-term success. […]

February 16, 2022

Find the blessing in adversity

Finding the blessing in the adversity By: Melanie Amini-Hajibashi, Licensed Professional Counselor The other day I went rock climbing. As I tightened the harness around my legs and clipped into the ascending rope to begin climbing, I thought, “this is exactly what life feels like”. Gripping on for dear life, I swung my arm to […]

February 14, 2022

Navigating Valentines Day When Your Single

So, you’re single on valentines day… Valentine’s Day isn’t all sunshine and roses when you’re single. Let’s be honest. If you don’t have a boo, you might experience sadness, loneliness, dread, or “the above it all syndrome” where we act like “it’s just a hallmark holiday”. Truth is, still hurts. Over the years, I’ve […]

February 2, 2022

How Change and transition create ruptures in our life.

By: Melanie Amini-Hajibashi, MS., LPC-IT., NCC Date: 02/01/2022 I recently celebrated my birthday just a few days ago. I love birthdays because they can spark reflection, introspection, and the infamous thought, “what the fuck am I doing with my life?”. I thought a lot about that question this past year. As I integrated away […]