Lifted Counseling & Wellness, PLLC

11/25/2025

Thanksgiving week reminder: Gratitude isn’t just a feeling—it rewires the brain. Even a 10-second pause to notice what’s good can lower stress and increase peace.

11/24/2025

This week can be beautiful and overwhelming. If you need a quiet moment, take it. Rest is just as important as gratitude.

11/23/2025

Our nervous system responds to kindness—a smile actually signals safety to the brain.

Your smile is powerful and it is effective. During the busyness of this holiday season, don't forget to use your smile for good!

Let your smile be someone’s moment of peace today.

11/22/2025

Over-explaining is often a nervous system trying to feel safe. You don’t owe a paragraph to deserve peace.

When you notice yourself over-explaining, take a breath and give yourself permission to stop.

Calm your nervous system with affirmations of truth:

- I release the pressure to over-explain. I am safe.
- I trust myself. My decisions stand without defending them.
- A simple ‘no’ or ‘yes’ is enough.
- God understands my heart—I don’t need to prove myself to people.
- My worth doesn’t depend on how well I explain myself.

11/15/2025

Personal growth doesn’t happen in one fell swoop— it happens in the small, consistent changes you choose day after day. Tiny shifts in how you think, respond, and care for yourself eventually stack up into a life that feels lighter, stronger, and more aligned. Keep going. The small things matter.

11/14/2025

It’s rarely one huge decision that transforms your life — it’s the tiny, consistent shifts. Drinking the water. Taking the walk. Saying the kind word. Setting the boundary. Choosing peace over hurry.

Little habits compound. Small choices repeated become big changes lived.
Start with one today.

11/13/2025

You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.

Sometimes our biggest limits aren’t from the world around us — they’re the invisible barriers we’ve built from fear, doubt, or old pain. The good news?

What’s built can also be torn down.

One brave choice, one new thought, one small act of freedom at a time.✨

11/12/2025

11/05/2025

Serving Others Starts with Caring for Yourself

But remember — you don’t have to:

❌ Stay stuck in the past
❌ Push yourself beyond your limits
❌ Ignore your emotions
❌ Sacrifice your health
❌ Overthink everything

Caring for yourself isn’t selfish — it’s necessary.

When you honor your own needs, rest, and boundaries, you can love and serve others more fully, more authentically and more sustainably.

Take a breath. Set healthy limits. Give from a place of abundance, not depletion.

11/03/2025

We All Need Different Things

We all have unique needs — emotionally, mentally, spiritually.

But here’s the truth: no one else can fully figure out what you need.

Don’t wait for someone else to fill your cup, read your mind, or rescue your peace.

Take the time to discover what fuels you, what grounds you, what restores you — and then provide that for yourself.

You are responsible for your own growth, healing, and fulfillment.
Invest in yourself and make it happen. 🌱

10/31/2025

Your mindset matters and you have the power to set your mind!

The way you think shapes the way you speak.
And the way you speak shapes the way you live.

Words have power — over your mood, your relationships, and your outcomes.

Your mindset sets the tone for your day.
Your words set the tone for your life.

10/30/2025

Chronic stress isn’t just “feeling frazzled.” It affects sleep, relationships, emotional well-being, and even physical health. When so many people in our communities are dealing with these pressures, it becomes a shared concern.

Consider your stress level and what you can do to make a change. Here are a few ways you can get started!