Kelly Rodriguez Therapy

10/17/2025

🌿 Does mom guilt sound familiar? 💭

Motherhood is full of emotions including feeling “not good enough” or that you “don’t deserve” to take a break. Sometimes that guilt may show up for different reasons including taking time for yourself or losing your cool.

Remember that just because you “feel” guilty it doesn’t mean you have to let it define you. Some mom guilt is common, valid and to some extent normal.

👇🏽 What helps?

• Adjust your expectations.
• Offer yourself some compassion instead of criticism.
• Do one thing you enjoy despite the guilt.
• Give yourself grace on the rough days.
• Name one thing you’re proud of yourself for.
• Find a healthy outlet to express yourself & decompress (music, journaling, therapy, support group, body movement).

Rooting for you 🫶🏽

Kelly ~ .therapy, mom & therapist 🤍

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

10/10/2025

🌿 Today is World Mental Health Day! 🧠
Taking care of our mental health matters everyday 💪🏽 Mental Health refers to everything that has to do with our psychological, social and emotional wellness.

👉🏽 Struggling with your mental health doesn’t make you weak or a failure.

🗣️Let’s overcome the stigma by knowing the facts, learning and talking about it in a nonjudgmental way 🤍

🌿 ¡Hoy es el Día Mundial de la Salud Mental! 🧠 Cuidar nuestra salud mental es importante todos los días 💪🏽 La Salud Mental se refiere a todo lo que tiene que ver con nuestro bienestar psicológico, social y emocional.

👉🏽 Luchar con tu salud mental no te hace débil ni fracasado.

🗣️Superemos el estigma conociendo los hechos, aprendiendo y hablando de ello sin juzgar 🤍

Kelly ~ .therapy 🤍

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

10/07/2025

🌿 Trying to keep the peace can lead to moments or patterns of people pleasing that bring anxiety and self-doubt. There’s nothing you can do to make everyone happy and there will always be someone who has something negative to say.

Pause and notice. If someone is invalidating your needs and feelings, it’s time to reflect about what adjustments need to be made to protect your mental health.

Give yourself permission to evolve, heal and grow into a healthier version of yourself without guilt 🫶🏽

It takes time, it takes practice, and it takes someone as strong as you to make it happen. If others don’t support your wellness, LET THEM be upset. You still deserve to protect your peace ✌🏽

Kelly ~ .therapy 🤍

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

09/28/2025

🌿 Moms hear so much about “the village” but it isn’t as easy to find it. All moms deserve to feel supported, not just the first few days after giving birth, but in all different seasons.

Mama, it’s okay if you feel the village needs to be adjusted to meet your needs best.

Feeling supported and finding a reliable village improves moms’ mental health and overall wellbeing.

It’s easy to say “let me know if you need anything.” However, naming specifically what you need as a mom isn’t always easy in the midst of the overwhelm. Just show up in practical ways: a listening ear, meal prep, babysit/childcare, cook a meal, provide resources, a hug, a good laugh together, an encouraging word.

Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

09/24/2025

🌿 Being a mom who is getting ready to welcome a new baby is not easy during this time when the world is heavy! Mama, please remember that you are doing your best and you’re already a good mom to your baby.

Let’s be part of the voices that encourage mothers and not shame or criticize them 🫶🏽

🌿 ¡Ser mamá y estar lista para recibir a un nuevo bebé no es fácil en estos momentos donde el mundo se siente pesado! Mamá, recuerda que estás haciendo lo mejor que puedes y que ya eres una buena madre para tu bebé.

Seamos parte de las voces que animan a las madres y no las avergüenzan o critican 🫶🏽

I’m cheering for you!
Mom & therapist,
Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

09/12/2025

Thanks Caring Magazine for the opportunity to have this important conversation!

💬 Initiating a conversation about drugs and substance abuse can be a scary leap for many parents. The discussion comes with plenty of pressure— and lots of questions.⁠
⁠
When do kids need to know this information? And how should parents present it? Where can parents find trusted answers for hard questions?⁠
⁠
☝️For advice, we turned to Kelly Rodriguez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. ⁠
⁠
🔗Swipe to see some of her tips or check out our full Q&A with Rodriguez here: https://caringmagazine.org/how-to-start-a-productive-conversation-with-your-kids-about-drug-use/

08/27/2025

🌿 Motherhood can take you into different seasons. It’s okay to evolve, learn, pause, outgrow and rediscover healthier eras 🤍

I see you, mama!

Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

08/21/2025

🌿Setting healthy boundaries is a daily process, a journey and a constant growth path.

Give yourself grace while you continue to embrace unlearning unhealthy boundaries and learning what supports your current season 🫶🏽

Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

08/15/2025

🌿 This new school year will bring a mix of good and hard days. Remember that our children need to feel loved, supported and encouraged, and so do you, mama! You deserve it.

Take it one day at the time 🫶🏽

Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

07/31/2025

🌿 Moms often need to simply feel truly supported and seen. Advice can help but letting a mom know she’s not alone can truly be life giving ❤️

Mama, I see you, you matter, you are not alone!

🌿Las madres a menudo necesitan simplemente sentirse verdaderamente apoyadas y valoradas. Los consejos pueden ayudar, pero hacerle saber a una madre que no está sola puede ser realmente vivificante ❤️

Mamá te veo, importas, ¡no estás sola!

Kelly ~ .therapy

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

07/16/2025

🌿 July is known as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Month.

It’s important to be aware that BIPOC communities are at a higher risk of mental health challenges due to stigma, cultural beliefs, myths, lack of resources and awareness, and limited access to healthcare.

Recent statistics suggest that 17% of Black/African Americans, 15% of Latinx/Hispanic Americans, 13% of Asian Americans, and 23% of First Nations people live with a mental health condition (mhanational.org).

Let’s keep opening the conversation, healing together and creating a healthier narrative that debunks cultural myths about mental health. Our needs matter, too! 🤎✊🏽



Kelly ~ .therapy
Proud Latina Therapist 🫶🏽

📲 Let’s Connect 🌿
follow • like • save • share • tag

07/09/2025

🪴Everything you’re feeling is valid 🤎
Pause and recharge if you need to. When you’re ready, keep going because even when you don’t feel like it matters, it does! ✊🏽

🪴Todo lo que sientes es válido 🤎 Haz una pausa y recarga energías si lo necesitas; sigue adelante cuando puedas, porque incluso cuando no lo sientas, ¡importa! ✊🏽

Kelly ~ .therapy
Therapist & Proud Immigrant 🤎