Sparkle Kingdom Warriors

Sparkle Kingdom Warriors We support people to function well in their current reality through therapy support and together find their Concoction of Strategic Techniques (CoST).

Love is ...❀️ Respectful of your boundariesπŸ’œ Holding your own boundariesπŸ’™ Clear, collaborative communication ❀️ Kindness...
02/03/2026

Love is ...
❀️ Respectful of your boundaries
πŸ’œ Holding your own boundaries
πŸ’™ Clear, collaborative communication
❀️ Kindness without demands of reciprocation

Love is not ...
πŸ’” Pressuring you to change your mind.
πŸ™…β€β™€οΈGiving in to please someone else at the expense of yourself.
🚫 Having to beg for conversation.
πŸ’” "Kindness" that requires a return.

You are worth giving yourself love.

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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author of "The Adaptable Warrior"

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

02/02/2026

Grand gestures are lovely, but it is the seemingly simple, consistent moments where the lasting magic of love grows.

How does texting a friend show love?

πŸ¦‹ Perhaps it is a check in text to see how they are doing because you care about them.
πŸ¦‹ Perhaps it is you reaching out for support knowing you are safe to be vulnerable with them.
πŸ¦‹ Perhaps it is sending memes and reels that you know they'll find humorous or encouraging.

A text is a connection point that can sometimes be the difference between isolation and companionship.

Love is in the seemingly insignificant, mundaneness of consistently showing up with safety, kindness, and respect...even when it's "just a text".

My book, "The Adaptable Warrior" is filled with 100 ways to show up consistently with love for yourself even on your darkest days. Check it out at the link in my bio or find it on Amazon.

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

Cher
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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

Love is the stillness in the air that allows you to close your eyes with ease and bask in the present moment. Love is th...
02/01/2026

Love is the stillness in the air that allows you to close your eyes with ease and bask in the present moment.

Love is the calm of your heartbeat and the regulation of your breath when they take your hand.

Love is the warmth of the sunlight in your soul knowing you are protected even in the stormiest seas.

Love shows its face when they respect your no and your yes without attempting to change your mind.

Love shows its face when the boundaries you set are met with a strengthening of the relationship.

Love shows its face when no harm is done emotionally, physically, spiritually, or psychologically.

Love does not leave scars or questions of whether or not you are good enough.

Love does not purposely slam your fingers in cupboard doors or lock you out in the cold.

Love does not berate you or call you names or diminish you in any way.

Love builds you up.
Love heals you.
Love takes its time to ensure you feel and are seen, known, and secure.
Love brings hope, life, beauty, safety, peace.

You are worthy of love.

Cher
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Sometimes this is the only thing you can do. Sometimes this is the most important thing you can do. Sometimes it is seco...
01/31/2026

Sometimes this is the only thing you can do.

Sometimes this is the most important thing you can do.

Sometimes it is secondary to what you are already doing.

Always it is necessary for continued life.

Breathe.

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01/30/2026

We were in the middle of an a massive transitional task and they were struggling to maintain focus and continue. This had gone on for a solid 10+ minutes by this point.

Through tears they said, "I'm trying to keep from falling apart right now".

I looked at them and said, "Fall apart. Cry. Break all the way."

They started sobbing. After about 90 seconds, their breathing regulated. The sobs slowed. By 120 seconds the tears had stopped and the logical brain had come back online. We carried on with the task and completed it.
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Holding back your emotions will only make them fight harder to be released. When you let them out in a way that harms none (including yourself) on your terms, you remain in control even when the emotion feels so massive and out of control.

It will pass...as long as you allow it to be felt to completion. You can regulate again. You will eventually stop crying. There's no time limit.

You are courageous for letting that tear fall. Warrior!

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author
*This anecdote is not based on any clients.
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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

01/29/2026

When you are deep in the middle of it with no clear resolution in sight, it can be easy to feel like there are no possible next step solutions. You may even feel like giving up temporarily or permanently.

Pause.

Access your imagination for a moment. (Remember that thing that was so creative as a kid?) Pretend you have successfully survived the mayhem of this situation and are in a calm, stabilized situation again. How did you get there? What supports did you have? What choices did you make? What did you do/feel to take care of yourself?

You don't have to have ALL of the answers right now. But this exercise may be enough to give you your next survival step.

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

01/28/2026

Our internal worlds and external worlds often mirror each other.

Which one shifts first to shift the other is not always clear. Often we must pick one to work on first and hope it instigates the other to follow suit.

Regardless which one you choose to adjust first, you are worth creating your version of peace and security visually and mentally for yourself.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

Not merely for what you can give to others. That fluctuates all the time. But for the sheer fact that you exist. A diamo...
01/27/2026

Not merely for what you can give to others. That fluctuates all the time.

But for the sheer fact that you exist.

A diamond isn't less valuable simply because it has been treated as though it was worthless. With the correct care and in the right environment, it can sparkle and shine again in its full splendour.

And so can you.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner
Author
RN, Psychotherapist

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

01/26/2026

Hydration goes hand in hand with nutrition for bringing you to baseline optimal functioning.

Getting it in with your favourite 0% beverage is a great way to make this aspect of caring for yourself feel more fun and less like a painful chore.

You got this!

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

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01/25/2026

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You, as a spouse, are also being impacted by whatever illness or injury the person you are caring for sustained. Your we...
01/24/2026

You, as a spouse, are also being impacted by whatever illness or injury the person you are caring for sustained.

Your well-being, pain, grief, exhaustion, sadness, anger, fear is just as important to have support for as what they are are experiencing. You deserve to have people ask you how you are doing/feeling. You are allowed to be honest with them. You do NOT have to sugarcoat it or quickly paint a silver lining to keep them comfortable. You don't have to "at least" away the reality of the situation.

You need rest too. You need space to heal too. You need support too...from friends, from healthcare providers.

You are advocating your butt off for them. Spend a little of that energy on you too.

And remember that having a bite of food, paying a bill, answering a text or email, taking a strategic breath, blinking, changing your left sock, and watching a show all count as victories that are attainable right now. (Adapted from "The Adaptable Warrior: Attainable Victories for Even the Darkest Days")

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner
Author
RN, Psychotherapist

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Disclaimer: Today's post is for informational purposes and not intended as a replacement for professional help. If you are struggling, please consider seeking services from a licensed therapist in your area. (I am an option for Ontario residents.)

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