Sometimes living authentically changes how we show up in the world. Coming out isn’t a single moment — it’s an ongoing process. Hello from my queer femme era 💗 You’re allowed to come out to yourself at your own pace.

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I once had a panic attack over a water taxi mistake because I was so used to being punished for being "imperfect." Reminder: You have the right to make mistakes. You are human, not a project. #Healing #SelfCompassion

What if you read a book that explained everything you went through in your last relationship? 🌊 As a therapist and DV survivor, I wrote the guide I wish I'd had. I want you to feel safe and confident again. 🕊️ Comment "HEAL" below and I'll send you the KU link! 📖 #Bibliotherapy #Survivor

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How do you carry grief and still keep living? 🕊️ How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox is a beautiful "Bibliotherapy" read for anyone processing loss. It normalizes the messy parts of grief and helps you feel less alone in the mental health journey. 🦋 #Grief #Bibliotherapy #BookSky

You have the right to say no. 📜 But when "No" doesn’t feel safe, try Yellow Rocking. 🟡 It’s a softer way to hold your boundary without escalating conflict. More tools like this are in my workbook, along with safety resources if you need them. 🦋 #SurvivorsBillOfRights #Healing #boundaries

I finally read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and I’m moved. 🌻 Charlie is such a beautiful representation of an autistic teen navigating a world not built for him. Highly recommend for the validation and the empathy it builds 💕 10/10 #perksofbeingawallflower #booksky

Who else has exactly zero resolutions? 🙋🏻‍♀️ As a therapist, I see the cycle of "letting ourselves down" that happens every January. Choose self-compassion over pressure 💕 Bloopers included for transparency! Happy New Year, everyone. 🥂✨ #MentalHealth #NewYear #AntiResolution

2025 has been a hard year for many. 🌲 If you’re ending the year feeling the weight of the "forest," remember that healing isn't just about big changes—it's about the quiet work of finding small moments of peace. Here’s to a gentle, steady 2026. 🤍 #newyearseve #healingjourney #mentalhealth

What might become possible if you let yourself grow and change your mind? Evolving is a sign of health, not betrayal. #saferelationship #toxicrelationship #relationshiptherapist #safehappyfree

When was the last time you chose what was best for you without apologizing? You get to make decisions about your own life.#saferelationships #toxicrelationships #relationshiptherapist #safehappyfree

Do you feel safe to ask questions in your relationship? Do you feel: safe, happy, and free in your relationship? If you don’t, you might consider talking to someone about that, or learning more about what makes a safe vs toxic relationship #safetyinrationships #relationshiptherapist #safehappyfree

Have you ever been punished just for asking a question? Curiosity is not disobedience. You have the right to understand what affects your life. #selfadvocacy #becurious #survivorsrights

What would change if your money truly felt like yours? Economic abuse is real, and you deserve financial safety and autonomy. #financialfreedom #saferelationships

Lawyers (like me) who’ve studied Project 2025, know the policy overhaul transforms the United States of America into a formal Christian White Nationalist ethnostate. Please Google the term “ethnostate,” if you are unfamiliar. Project 2025 is 50% implemented as of today. project2025.observer/en

The brain keeps people alive by hiding traumatic experiences from us, and storing those memories in the body - that’s why the body keeps the score. When we remember things, we can safely process them and move them from the hippocampus and the limbic system, to the frontal cortex. 1/3

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t state your own opinions? Was it because it didn’t feel safe, emotionally, like there would be negative consequences? Then that’s a clue that the relationship isn’t safe. #therapistadvice #healfromtoxicrelationship #safetyinrelationships

Have you ever felt like you didn’t have the right to privacy in a relationship? This might look like someone always wanting to know where you are, who you’re talking to, making you feel like you have to be in constant communication about your life with them

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t state your own opinions? Was it because it didn’t feel safe, emotionally, like there would be negative consequences? Then that’s a clue that the relationship isn’t safe. #therapistadvice #healfromtoxicrelationship #safetyinrelationships

Get in touch with your feelings! Notice what emotion you’re feeling, spend some time sitting in it, and then find a way to move it out of your body You have the right to feel angry and say something about it! #therapistadvice #feelyourfeelings #healfromtoxicrelationship

Have you ever felt like you didn’t have the right to privacy in a relationship? This might look like someone always wanting to know where you are, who you’re talking to, making you feel like you have to be in constant communication about with them #therapistadvice #healfromtoxicrelationship

Amazon just dropped their Prime Reads for December! And per usual, it’s overflowing with ⚪️ authors 🙄 @amazonpublishing @amazonbooks @amazonkindle @amazon The Prime Reads is awesome and gives authors a chance to find new audiences; please let everyone get a chance at this #bookthreads

For anyone considering watching the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives MomTok reunion: TRIGGER WARNING on watching the reunion TW: SA and being gaslit, watching Demi claim this is what’s happening to her, it is so hard to watch. I think maybe just don’t watch it It’s irresponsible of them to air this

How would your life feel if you stopped chasing perfection? You are allowed to be beautifully, gloriously human—not a performance. #perfectionism #healthyrelationship #toxicrelationship #therapist

What would change if “respect” was your minimum, not a bonus? If someone can’t meet that, you have every right to step away. #selfrespect

What would real love feel like if it were safe and mutual? You deserve love that makes you feel happy, safe, and free—not small, scared, or controlled. #therapist #healthyrelationships

Have you ever tried to do something for a partner, and been told it wasn’t good enough? And then did you do it better the next time, and were told again that it still wasn’t good enough? That’s moving the goalpost, and it’s a form of psychological abuse. You deserve to be human, not perfect.

Do you feel safe in your relationship—really? If the answer is no, that’s information, not a failure. You have the right to seek safety and support. #therapist #dvawareness #toxicrelationship

You have the right to be treated with respect! I have a whole series of videos on these Survivors Rights on all other platforms, they’re just too big for BlueSky! #therapist #toxicrelationships #emotionalabuse #domesticviolence

Do you believe your needs matter as much as everyone else’s? You’re allowed to put your oxygen mask on first—emotionally, physically, financially. #boundaries #therapist #toxicrelationships #emotionalabuse

When did you last feel fully like yourself? After toxic love, “I have the right to be me” can feel radical—but your identity is yours to reclaim. #selfworth #therapist #emotionalabuse

What would it change to truly believe you have rights in every relationship? These are your Survivor’s Bill of Rights, not privileges. You deserve safety, autonomy, and love. #healingjourney

The OG Simon's Cat film!

Condolences to Indigenous Peoples today. This is a day of grief, not celebration. Let’s hope Thanksgiving ends with this generation.

Seattle Children’s Hospital partners with the Fairmont Olympic Seattle every year to raise money for kids with rare diseases. They decorate and put up Christmas trees, and then auction them. The trees are only up through November 22! Check out next year if you’re in the area!

The Gingerbread Houses at the Seattle Sheraton are a favorite Christmas tradition! Vote for your favorite one and donate to T1D to support research for juvenile diabetes! #christmas #gingerbread #T1D www.breakthrought1d.org/pacificnorth...

This young man has it exactly right.

I just taught my last Therapist Training for ADHD and Autism Assessments course for 2025! I’ll do another in January; recording available now! Trainings include templates, assessments, and everything to offer ADHD and Autism Assessments in your practice! www.empoweringtherapy.online/therapist-tr...

Someone checked out my book from the library!! This makes my heart so full and happy!! Is there anyway to know what library? I looked on Draft 2 Digital and I couldn’t find it anywhere Authors let’s discuss!

This hilarious, but really it’s not okay Jen and Zac did not choose to have strippers dance on Jen That wasn’t healing or with a trained ERP therapist, so stop calling it exposure therapy! #Exposuretherapy #MomTok

Most couples therapists I know don’t work with couples with abuse present because it can make things worse Yet couples do need to coparent Couples therapists, what do you think, could this agreement work? #couplestherapy #momtok

When people are surviving emotional abuse, it is so confusing, because the abuser makes it confusing Even though the family can see it, the survivor is often the last to know #surviving #emotionalabuse #emotionalabusesurvivor #momtok

Narcissistic and controlling behavior is being upset you’re not getting attention from your wife - when she is comforting the birthday woman at her birthday party! Red flags bro, not everything is about you #narcissist #momtok #jordan #therapist

I just watched the top 3 new Netflix Christmas movies today, and they were all cute, but I absolutely adored Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas It’s love, friendship, ghosts, and Christmas and the sweetest movie 🥰🎄

Hello fellow Master’s level therapists! Did you know that your state laws say your job is to assess and diagnose, so that includes ADHD and Autism? Check your state laws, you can likely give your clients the professional diagnosis they’ve been wanting! www.empoweringtherapy.online/therapist-tr...

Being ADHD and seeing patterns sometimes helps with NYT Connections, but sometimes it feels like the typical gaslighting of the neurotypical world Me: I see a pattern Them: You see the wrong pattern 🤦🏻‍♀️

I legit made a 10 minute video today, showing all the ways the Golden Bachelor Mel gaslit Cindy It was so, so bad I knew he sucked and had red flags, but that was haaaard to watch Same username on all other platforms :) And learn more in my book Link in bio and on Amazon and KU! a.co/d/9nse8ou

“I don’t think I need to convince a man to love me” Yes Cindy! 👏🏼👏🏼 She was not falling for his ish, and she called out his gaslighting about wanting to get engaged! I always knew that guy sucks lol Yay for strong women and not putting up with it! #goldenbachelor

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