29/12/2025
Questions
Here are a few spicy questions designed to get you in alignment with what matters most to you in 2026.
Often mental health social media posts focus on the truly likable, validating, agreeable, blame shifting narratives.
While these insight building posts help us feel less alone in our own struggles, please know that often times this kind of narrative also prevents you from moving into a space of true healing & recovery. That REQUIRES some awareness of the patterns, trauma, & relational attributes that got us here or are keeping us stuck.
True healing requires a deep self-awareness of how we are in our relational worlds. The things about ourselves that we don’t like, things we are ashamed of, things we are afraid of, things we are responsible for maintaining & creating that contribute to our suffering & sense of feeling stuck. These might range from how we react to being triggered vs what we expect within relationships vs how we sabotage the change we say we want. These need our focus too. Gently.
Now I’m aware that these aren’t all inherently likable. I’m well aware that you might feel attacked & keep scrolling. I’m well aware that we as a culture have been trained to stuff these deep down & sweep them under the rug. But I urge you to move closer here. Save this post & go slowly through it so you’re not utterly overwhelmed. It will get intense & that’s ok. Some quiet introspection here will serve you as you heal & grow.
I’m sure there are hundreds of seasoned therapists nodding in agreement & if you’re one of them please add your favorite spicy prompts too 🤗
Sending some tough love wrapped in cheese 🙃
Dr M xx
