Revive counseling with Shirley

04/10/2026

Find joy in the little things ✨

There’s something really beautiful about realizing how much joy already exists in the smallest parts of your day. The moments that feel warm, familiar, and quietly comforting in a way that just makes life feel good.
Fresh sheets, slow mornings, laughing a little too hard, rediscovering a song you forgot you loved, those little routines and moments that somehow stay with you longer than anything else.

It’s these moments that shape your days in the most meaningful way. The ones that simply happen when you’re present enough to notice them and allow yourself to really take them in.

There is so much to feel good about in your life right now when you allow yourself to notice it, one small moment at a time, choosing to pause and really take it all in.

What little things have been bringing you joy lately?

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Quote credit Vex King

04/05/2026

04/03/2026

Proud sponsor of girls hockey. Go Wildcats!!

04/03/2026

Therapy can support a heightened awareness of emotional triggers and builds strength to implement coping strategies. You matter!

04/02/2026

There are multiple reasons grief can be experienced. Be kind to yourself ❤️

04/02/2026

Walk when:
- you’re having a difficult conversation
- you just got bad news
- you’re with a child who’s having a tantrum or a huge reaction “ok let’s walk together” get them moving
- you’re having therapy (if using telehealth or by phone especially)
- you’re feeling irritable and don’t know why
- you have to give someone bad news
- you wake up groggy
- you have brain fog or feel like your brain is “shut off”
- you want to text something you might regret
- you have to make a big decision
- your brain won’t stop replaying the conversation
- you want to connect with consciousness, god, or the universe
- you want to forgive yourself

03/31/2026

A practical relationship tool see below. Knowing when to address issues and when generosity has a role is a critical element.

03/29/2026

I Don't Call My Parents for Permission Anymore

There was a time I had to ask them before deciding anything. Curfews. Plans. Big choices. Now I don't call to be told what to do. I call because I want to hear their voice before I decide.

Some Habits Just Grow With You

Growing up didn't erase the instinct to reach for my phone and dial home. It just changed the reason. It's not about approval now. It's about comfort. About knowing I'm not alone in figuring things out. Some habits don't disappear. They just take a softer form.

03/29/2026

Happiness requires one to take action!

03/29/2026

This spoke to me today!

I can peel my own oranges now, there was a time I waited for someone to show up in the smallest ways—soft gestures, quiet care, the kind you don’t ask for because you hope they just know. I used to think love looked like being taken care of, like having someone peel the hard things away for me. But somewhere along the way, I learned how to do it myself. Now, in the quiet, I find strength in the little things I once needed help with. And it’s bittersweet—because I didn’t just learn independence, I learned who wasn’t willing to stay. Still, there’s peace here. Because I can peel my own oranges now, and I no longer wait for hands that forgot how to hold me.

— Balt

03/16/2026

I’m taking a break engaging in meaningful connections this March Break ❤️ I look forward to returning to the therapeutic space restored.

03/08/2026

Unlock a healthier you by responding to guilt in the present. Guilt is a healthy feeling it tells us to adjust. Otherwise it shifts to regret and spirals deeper to shame. Making amends to yourself and others for things that cannot be changed in the past allows shame to release. Staying present grounded in the present.