Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, 938 Howe Street Suite 703, BC V6Z 1N9, Vancouver, BC (2026)

02/08/2026

Walking away from love that didn’t feel safe can leave behind doubt, grief, and second-guessing. Especially when part of you hoped it would get better. But safety isn’t something you should have to earn, explain, or negotiate for.
Your mind may replay the “what ifs,” while your body remembers the tension—the tight chest, the constant vigilance, the sense of bracing. That wasn’t weakness. That was information.
Leaving wasn’t a failure of love. It was a boundary set by wisdom, even if it didn’t feel confident at the time. Sometimes healing begins the moment you stop trying to override your own signals.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we believe healing happens through compassion, connection, and learning to trust yourself again. We offer a safe, welcoming space to explore these experiences and gently rebuild a sense of safety within.
📍 Vancouver | Coquitlam | Online
Call to Action:
If this resonates, you’re invited to reach out and book a session or learn more about our trauma-informed support—online or in person.

02/04/2026

Sharing your story isn’t just a nice idea. It’s a nervous system experience.
So many of us carry memories, emotions, and moments that never had the chance to be felt, named, or witnessed. They don’t disappear—they keep running quietly in the background, like tabs you forgot were open. Over time, they can drain your energy, your focus, your sense of ease in your own body.
When you speak your truth with someone who can meet you with care, something shifts. Your body receives new information. Not the kind you think through, but the kind you feel:
“I’m here.”
“I’m safe enough in this moment.”
“I don’t have to hold this alone.”
This is how healing often begins—not by forcing insight, but by allowing experience to move through a system that learned to freeze, brace, or stay silent to survive. Even small acts of sharing can create space. A sentence. A tear. A breath that finally drops a little lower in your chest.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we believe healing happens in connection. We offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space to explore your story at a pace that feels respectful to your body and your life. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, or relationship stress, you don’t have to carry it on your own.
📍 Vancouver & Coquitlam | 💻 Online across BC
If something in this resonates, consider letting your story be heard—by a trusted person, a therapist, or even on the page. You deserve support as you make sense of what you’ve been through.

01/29/2026

Shame isn’t proof that something is wrong with you.
It’s often a learned response—downloaded early, reinforced over time, and triggered automatically when your system senses threat.
The problem is, shame keeps us stuck in a loop:
Something happens → the body reacts → self-blame kicks in → we withdraw → and the cycle repeats.
Not because we’re broken—but because our nervous system learned this as a survival strategy.
Breaking the shame cycle doesn’t require forcing positive thoughts or “fixing” yourself.
It starts with slowing down enough to notice what your body is doing, offering yourself a different response, and allowing connection to replace isolation—one moment at a time.
Healing happens when the system feels safe enough to change. 🌱
Call to Action
If shame has been quietly running your life in the background, you don’t have to face it alone.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space to gently interrupt these cycles and build new patterns of safety and self-trust.
📍 Vancouver | Coquitlam | Online
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01/27/2026

Learning to trust your inner wisdom can feel unfamiliar—especially if, for a long time, your nervous system was focused on surviving rather than sensing. 🌿
Many of us learned to override our internal signals to stay connected, safe, or accepted. Over time, that can create distance from the quiet knowing inside—the part of you that recognizes what feels aligned, what feels heavy, and what feels like home in your body.
Rebuilding trust with yourself isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about gently tuning back in. Pausing. Noticing sensations. Letting your body offer information before your mind rushes to explain it away.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we believe healing happens through connection, compassion, and the courage to listen inward. You don’t have to navigate this alone—and you don’t have to rush the process.
✨ Call to Action:
If you’re ready to reconnect with your inner wisdom in a safe, supportive space, we’re here. Book a session or learn more about our services in Vancouver, Coquitlam, or online.
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01/17/2026

Mental health does not exist in isolation.
It is shaped by safety, dignity, and the conditions people are forced to live under.
What is happening right now in Iran is deeply human.
When fear becomes constant, bodies adapt to survive.
Distress in unsafe conditions is not pathology—it is a response.
At Lotus Therapy, we believe healing requires more than individual resilience.
It requires justice, safety, and the right to live without fear.
Today, we hold space for the people of Iran—
for their grief, courage, resilience, and humanity. 🕊️

01/13/2026

Understanding what happened to you can be powerful.
But insight alone doesn’t always set you free.
Many people can explain their story clearly—what went wrong, who hurt them, why it still shows up today. And yet, their body still tightens, their chest still aches, their nervous system still reacts like the threat is happening now.
It’s a bit like knowing your phone battery is draining because too many apps are running… but never actually closing them. Awareness helps. Relief comes when the system itself gets support to reset.
Healing isn’t just about making sense of the past.
It’s about helping your body update its software—slowly, safely, and with compassion—so you’re no longer living from old alerts.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we believe healing happens when understanding meets felt safety. When the mind and body are invited into the conversation together. When you don’t have to force change—just gently create the conditions for it.
You don’t need to relive everything to heal.
And you don’t need to do it alone.
💛 If this resonates, we’re here to support you—whether in Vancouver, Coquitlam, or online.
Call to Action:
If you’re ready to move beyond insight and into real relief, reach out to book a consultation or learn more about how we can support your healing journey.
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01/09/2026

Your imagination isn’t “just in your head.”
It’s a powerful interface between your mind and your body. 💭✨
When trauma happens, the nervous system stores experiences like unfinished files—open tabs that keep draining energy in the background. Logic alone can’t always close them. But imagination can.
When you picture safety, comfort, or support, your body often responds as if it’s real. Heart rate softens. Muscles loosen. Breath deepens. That’s not wishful thinking—that’s your nervous system receiving new information.
Imagination gives the body a chance to rehearse something different. A different ending. A different feeling. A different relationship to the past. Like running a software update, these small inner experiences can slowly change how your system reacts in the present.
You don’t have to relive trauma to heal it.
Sometimes healing begins by imagining what support, protection, or relief could feel like—and letting your body take it from there.
At Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre, we believe healing happens through connection, compassion, and gentle curiosity. We offer a safe, welcoming space to explore your inner world and build a felt sense of safety—at your own pace.
📍 Vancouver | Coquitlam | Online
💬 Book a consultation or learn more through the link in our bio.
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12/18/2025

Save this as a reminder to come back to yourself. Share it with someone who needs permission to choose themselves. Reach out when you’re ready for support—available in Vancouver, Coquitlam, and online. 🌿
     

12/17/2025

Your past may have shaped you—but it doesn’t define your future.
Healing isn’t about erasing what happened, it’s about reclaiming your authorship.
Every painful memory can become data—not a destination.
When you start seeing your past as information rather than identity, the nervous system begins to loosen its grip. You start to breathe a little deeper, love a little softer, and trust a little more.
Your past is not a prison. It’s a classroom. 💛

12/13/2025

You’re allowed to put your well-being above someone else’s comfort.
That doesn’t make you selfish—it makes you human.
When you’ve spent years over-functioning, people-pleasing, or managing others’ emotions, choosing yourself can feel like breaking an unspoken contract. But your nervous system was never meant to be a constant buffering wheel for other people’s needs.
Your healing deepens every time you honour your limits, listen to your body’s signals, and choose the kind of peace that doesn’t require self-abandonment.
At Lotus Therapy, we help you reconnect with your inner safety, soften old survival patterns, and build relationships where your needs matter too.
🌿 Vancouver • Coquitlam • Online
✨ You deserve relationships where your well-being isn’t optional.
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12/12/2025

Trauma often feels like carrying something we never agreed to hold—like a file that downloaded into our system without our consent. Healing is the slow, brave act of dragging that unwanted folder into the trash and watching our internal space finally clear. 💛
It’s not about “getting over it.” It’s about releasing what was never yours to carry.
At Lotus Therapy, we walk with you as you reconnect with your body’s wisdom, untangle old emotional code, and reclaim the parts of you that were buried under the weight of survival. You don’t have to carry this alone. 🌿
Vancouver • Coquitlam • Online
✨ Book a session or learn more through the link in our bio.

11/29/2025

You don’t have to carry everything alone.
Some seasons stretch us thin, and the nervous system starts acting like a phone running too many apps in the background—overheating, glitching, slowing down. Asking for help isn’t a weakness; it’s a skill that keeps your inner system from crashing.
Leaning on support isn’t about dependence—it’s about co-regulation, repair, and remembering you were never meant to do life alone. At Lotus Therapy, we’re here to walk alongside you, offering a compassionate, grounded space where you can exhale, soften, and reconnect with yourself.
If you’re ready to feel less alone in your healing, we’re here when you’re ready. 💛

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