Dr.Charryse Johnson LCMHC, NCC

05/20/2026

05/18/2026

Four hours of sleep, hot flashes, and a whole lot of resilience.Apparently that’s my resume now?

05/15/2026

You think you’re doing the work… but are you really?

On this week’s episode, joins Dear Dr Charryse to break down dating after long-term love & divorce, the 3 types of confidence (because yes there’s more than one!), and how healing isn’t just thinking and talking, but DOING.

Stream it now on Samsung, Roku, Apple TV+ & Amazon Prime via The McCord List TV.

05/14/2026

What if the most difficult seasons of your life were not detours, but the very experiences that clarified your purpose?

In this interview, I share some of the lessons that shaped me as a clinician, leader, mother, and woman learning that success means far more than titles or accolades.

If you are navigating change, rebuilding, or trying to create a life that feels aligned with who you truly are, I hope this conversation reminds you that your hardest seasons can become the foundation for your most meaningful work.

Thank you to for the opportunity to share more of my path. 💛

Read the full article at the link in bio.

05/13/2026

Real healing doesn’t photograph well.

It’s uncomfortable, inconvenient, and usually gets worse before it gets better.

We’ve gotten good at performing healing: the journals, the podcasts, the therapy-speak. None of this is inherently wrong, but sometimes it becomes a trap.

Analysis paralysis looks exactly like growth. You understand your attachment style, your wounds, your patterns. And yet the actual healing moments like having the hard conversation, letting someone see you, or staying when you want to leave, keeps getting postponed.

Real healing is relational. It happens between people, not inside a perfectly curated routine. The self-reflection is the map, but at some point you have to put it down and walk.

05/13/2026

3 Practical Steps!

05/11/2026

Somewhere along the way, we started measuring worth in how much we could carry without dropping anything. The work. The image. The emotional load. The expectations.

Consider this your permission to put some of it down.

05/10/2026

Being a mother saved my life.

There was a time when I was told having children might not be possible for me. So the fact that I get to be their mom is something I will never take for granted.

I would choose this journey a million times over.

I have raised my children through profound grief, anxiety, depression, a global pandemic, and seasons that felt like pure chaos.

I was not a perfect mother.
I did not always have all the answers.
But I showed up.
I kept going.
I loved them with everything I had.

And somehow, in the process of raising them, they helped raise me too.

They gave my life deeper meaning.
They gave me a reason to heal.
They gave me the strength to become the woman I am today.

Being their mother is one of the greatest honors of my life.

To my children: thank you for giving me the privilege of loving you.

And to every mother doing her best with what she has you are more than enough.

Happy Mother’s Day. 💛

05/08/2026

true story

05/08/2026

Do you even remember who you were before you had children?

Motherhood doesn’t just change your life it changes your identity.

That transition is called matrescence: the physical, emotional, and psychological process of becoming a mother.

Today I joined at to discuss why naming this transition matters and how understanding matrescence can help mothers move from self-judgment to self-compassion.