Upside Psychology

Upside Psychology Registered psychologist Lee Spinks, supporting you on your path to mental health well-being.

28/02/2026
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25/02/2026

Other people’s bullsh*t is not your burden to carry 💥

Their moods, projections, passive-aggressive comments, or sideways energy…

None of it is about you. It’s about them.

The sooner you realize this, the more peace you’ll have.

Your job is not to fix it, shrink yourself, or explain your way into being understood.

Your job is to stay grounded in your energy, your values, and your peace 💚

Let Me limit the time I pour into this person.
Let Me note that this is who this person is.

That’s maturity. That’s power. That’s freedom.

Learn more about how you can take your power back at LetThem.com

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05/11/2025

Teach your kids early that their worth isn’t something to be earned — it’s something to be remembered. That they don’t need to twist themselves into shapes to be liked, or silence parts of who they are just to fit in. That the right people will hold them as they are — and the wrong ones will fall away.

Because the world will try to convince them that approval is the prize — that being liked means belonging. But if you have to trade pieces of yourself to keep your place, that isn’t belonging — it’s performance.

The truth is, peace doesn’t come from being accepted by everyone. It comes from liking who you are when you stay true — even when others don’t understand.

So show them how to take that invisible “I want you to like me” sticker off their forehead and place it on the mirror — where it belongs. As a reminder that the person whose approval matters most is the one looking back.

Because when they’re anchored in that kind of self-respect, they won’t mistake acceptance for love, or trade connection for approval. And when they learn to live from that place, their happiness won’t hinge on being liked, and their peace won’t depend on anyone else’s applause…

It will come from knowing they were already enough. ❤️

Quote Credit: Susan Jeffers ❣️

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