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When Following Your Intuition is Bad Advice

by Joel SchmidtAnxiety, Healthy Thinking, Mindfulness, Worry April 9, 2025April 9, 2025No Comments

When Following Your Intuition is Bad Advice: I recently saw a post on Instagram that said something like this: “Follow your gut. Trust your intuition. If something feels wrong, it is wrong.” Well-intended advice, I’m sure. I suppose there’s something to it—and there are definitely times when we might indeed “go with our gut.” More than a handful of times since starting a business, I’ve begun some sort of professional business relationship with someone where …

Things to Do in Tampa Bay for Your Mental Health

Things to do for your Mental Health in The Tampa Bay area

by Summer SchmidtMindfulness, Tampa Therapy, Therapy December 14, 2023October 23, 2024No Comments

Written by Joel Schmidt, LMHC and owner of Float On Counseling, a Mental Health Counseling Practice in Tampa, FL. To begin your therapy journey with Joel Schmidt or a different therapist with the practice, visit our “Contact Us” page on our website (www.floatoncounseling.com) or call 813-515-9602. There can be some disadvantages to living in a major Metro area that contribute to stressors, whether we are talking about traffic, cost of living, or a faster-paced kind …

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8 Ways to Practice Mindfulness Everyday

by Joel SchmidtMindfulness January 24, 2019July 16, 2019No Comments

Full disclosure: Even though mindfulness is something I’ve been preaching for years, it’s something I have a hard time fully putting into practice. That being said, the ways I have been able to implement mindfulness strategies and concepts into my daily life (without having to meditate) have benefited me significantly. Mindfulness has proven to be more than a trendy buzzword for me, individuals I’ve worked with, and for researchers in the field who have found …