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I love God, my husband was my high school sweet heart, and still is today. I’m a proud mother of the four most wonderful, sweetest, and cutest kids in the world! In addition, I am a mental health counselor. I love to write! I write from the most honest places within my heart and pray my experiences are able to help and encourage others on their journey through life.

Therapeutic Grounding… Beach Day

There is something healing about a beach day.

The warmth of the sun.
The rhythm of the waves.
The beauty of creation all around.

Time slows down in nature. Conversations come easier. Laughter feels lighter. Relationships deepen when we step away from the noise of life and simply be present together.

There is actually a practice called grounding (or earthing), where spending even 30 minutes a day with your bare feet touching the earth—sand, grass, or soil—can help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and bring the body back into balance.

God designed creation with healing rhythms built into it.

Days like this remind me how much our souls need the quiet gifts He placed in the world around us—sunshine on our faces, sand beneath our feet, and the simple joy of being with people we love.

Sometimes the best therapy is a little sunshine, salt air, bare feet in the sand, and time with the right people.

☀️🌊

Blessings, Crystal Ridlon, MA, LPC

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