She tried to end her life at 13. Now she helps others find their way back from the dark – with a literal magic wand.

When Alexis Skopos was 13, she made a decision to end her life. Instead, the universe threw her a messy, painful curveball – one that rewrote her story entirely.

She grew up, got her degree in counseling, and dove headfirst into community mental health – until burnout hit hard. That’s when a friend casually asked, “Why don’t you start your own practice?” Alexis did – and she’s never looked back.

Today, she’s the co-founder of Be Kind to Mind, where she helps clients heal trauma through a cutting-edge technique called brain spotting (yep, she literally waves a wand – and it works). In this conversation, we talk about what trauma really is, how your nervous system tries to protect you by keeping you stuck, and why the belief that “other people have it worse” is the sneakiest trap of all.

Quote:
“Your brain knows how to heal – it just needs to feel safe enough to do it.”

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👉 Website: bekindtomind.com
👉 Instagram: @bekindtomindcounseling
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