Stacey Steele Psychology

02/11/2026

No words today. Holding space for schools across Canada, especially in British Columbia and Tumbler Ridge.

Teachers, supporting your students while actively processing your grief and shock creates a different type of exhaustion.

Your care speaks louder than words.

Go gentle into this day and the next 🤍

02/05/2026

We've all heard it:
"Let them."
"Simply change your mindset."
"Be optimistic."
"You make your reality.:

This type of messaging surrounds us in social media, wellness centers, and even in self-help books.

Healing is more than mindset!

Mindset tools have the ability to reshape your experience, but they cannot eliminate trauma, systemic oppression, or the body's threat response.

You can't “out think" through:

- A history of trauma
- Chronic stress due to racism, sexism, or poverty
- Childhood neglect or emotional abandonment
- Ongoing unhealthy workplaces or relationships

🧘‍♀️ Healing is not only within, but it's relational, it's social, it's physical.

👬We heal in connection.

02/02/2026

What if it wasn't "there aren't enough hours in the day" and it was more about energy leaks and time thieves?

Energy drains and unpaid work rarely looks like a direct ask to put in time after work hours.

It usually looks & feels like:

- not enough time for documentation, admin, and consultations that leave you working at home or staying late to catch up
- work meetings or morning "Scrums" that go over their alloted time and making you feeling rushed for the rest of the day
- team building exercises without lowering workloads to accommodate that time spent in the kumbaya pizza party
- being asked to provide cover off, being on call, and extra projects that leave you working off the side of your desk without extra pay

The list can go on and on, and many of you have felt this!

Often, going full time private practice seems like the fix but we internalize processes and without identification can end up feeling drained. Same 💩, different place.

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01/30/2026

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*Do you know of resources specific for Health Care Professionals? Drop them in the comments or DM me and I can share for you.

There are distinct challenges being in healthcare and recovering from substance use, trauma & other life experiences. Fear of the stigma from governing bodies, peers and the public often are barriers to seeking help. The shame runs deep and is strong.

I've heard from health care providers and allied health that what is offered in their communities isn’t always the best option, whether it is lack of population specific support or recovery meetings with outdated dogma that doesn't resonate.

Those are the obstacles, but what is available?

Some organizations such as offer weekly peer support meetings specific for Health Care Professionals, many therapists and recovery coaches specialize in health care providers, and starting with your family physician to explore options like MAT or referrals to specialized care.

01/26/2026

This is a version of my morning routine that works for me in the winter months. It's from the POV of someone who has no kids to get ready in the morning, a 15 minute commute and who has access to tools like a pilates studio, vitamix, walking pad and gadgets.

Will it work for you?
Maybe, but do what makes you feel most grounded and accessible.

Is it like this everyday?
Hell no. Sometimes my bed feels really good and I don't get out of it until I have to 💤

Is it always the same?
My morning routine changes with the seasons. When it isn't frostbite weather I go for morning walks. I may start the day journalling instead. I may even dig right into writing.

What never changes is that my mornings are sacred. It's what I need to stay in this work.


What about you? When is your sacred time?

01/23/2026

If setting boundaries feels hard it’s because trauma teaches us to prioritize safety over self-expression.

That might look like:
• Saying yes when you want to say no
• Avoiding conflict to keep the peace
• Feeling responsible for everyone else’s comfort

Healing means you learn to set boundaries with care, with practice, and with compassion.

01/21/2026

Heaviness & grief in the therapist community today. It's ok to experience the complicated emotions that may come up for you with this news & you don't need to carry this alone.
Being in community and seeking reminders that there is light in the darkness may support you with what comes up today.

Holding my colleagues in Orlando who this impacts 🌟 You are not alone. 💗

community

01/19/2026

Burnout develops in environments where care is expected and resources are not protected.

Unpaid self-care days place the burden back on the person already stretched.

Moral injury and vicarious trauma accumulate through repeated exposure to ethical strain, loss of agency, and responsibility without authority.

These conditions do not resolve through individual self-care practices.

01/14/2026

Medicine Hat & Southern Alberta residents, please share and support SafeLink Alberta Medicine Hat

Many of you have asked how you can support SafeLink Alberta’s work in Medicine Hat. Keeping our services active is at the heart of what we do, and with the generosity of our community, we can continue providing care, connection, and support to those who need it most.

From monthly donations and third-party fundraisers to gifts-in-kind like gloves, toques hot chocolate on cold days and even reusable shopping bags. Every contribution makes a real difference.

To donate and support our work, visit: https://safelinkalberta.com/donate/

Looking for more ways to support? Please email cr@safelinkalberta.ca.

01/13/2026

Many clinicians are not exhausted because they lack resilience.
They are responding to repeated moments where good care is constrained.

Ignoring it does not make it disappear.

Let that sit.

01/10/2026

Therapy and coaching are not interchangeable and content creators need to stop pretending they are.

Conflating them as the same thing is a false equivalence.
- Yes, it gets attention.
- Yes, it fuels comment wars.
BUT it also misleads people who are already trying to figure out what kind of support they actually need.

Is that the kind of engagement you want?

When I see coaching content that frames therapy as outdated or ineffective using oversimplified claims and trending language it tells me one thing very clearly: You do not understand what therapy is.

Then I click the link in bio, and there is almost always a program for sale.

Honey, you are not a therapist. And that's okay.
Just stop selling against a profession you do not understand.

And lately, I am also seeing therapists punching down on coaches, mocking their training, calling coaching an MLM, etc.

That helps no one.

Coaching can be effective when someone has capacity and wants direction or accountability.
Therapy is essential when there is trauma, grief, or psychological injury.

We can promote ourselves by focusing on scope, accuracy, and responsibility rather than tearing each other down.

Views are not a substitute for ethical practice.

01/07/2026

Therapists, helpers, and anyone else who has to be "on" throughout the day. How you reset and take care of yourself between sessions, classes, people is up to you.
You're allowed.

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