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Bloom Between, LLC

Bloom Between, LLC provides evidence-based therapy services for children and their families.

Services include several play therapy modalities to suit the needs of the family, EMDR, TF-CBT, Yoga-CBT, and other yoga techniques and varies parenting technique

01/11/2026

If you’re exhausted from repeating yourself, negotiating, or giving 17 warnings before anything happens…

1-2-3 Magic by Dr. Thomas Phelan might be exactly what your nervous system needs.

Here’s the nutshell version 👇

✨ Count calmly for behaviors you want to stop

✨ No lectures, no arguing, no emotional energy

✨ “3” leads to a brief break or consequence you’ve already decided

✨ The power is in your calm consistency

This approach works best when:

✔️ You decide consequences ahead of time

✔️ You don’t explain while counting

✔️ You follow through even when it’s uncomfortable

Kids don’t need louder parents.

They need regulated leaders.

Save this. Share this. And remember—calm is contagious.

— The Spicy Play Therapist 🌶️🧠

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01/07/2026

Winter break → school is a BIG nervous system shift.

More tears, clinginess, sleep issues, and resistance are normal, not red flags.

Support > punishment

Predictability > pressure

Confidence > convincing

Save this for the first rough school morning 💛

— Dr. Jay, The Spicy Play Therapist

🔥 HASHTAGS

01/04/2026

Not all hide-and-seek is created equal.

For anxious kids, traditional hide-and-seek can actually increase fear.
But Hide & Find teaches the nervous system something different:

👉 Separation isn’t permanent
👉 The dark isn’t dangerous
👉 Connection comes back

Why Hide & Find works:
✔️ Builds object permanence
✔️ Supports secure attachment
✔️ Gradual exposure without overwhelm
✔️ Reduces bedtime and separation anxiety

Therapist rules:
• Start VERY easy
• Always return to a waiting spot
• Increase challenge slowly
• Stop before dysregulation

This isn’t about being brave.
It’s about feeling safe enough to try.

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🌶️ The Spicy Play Therapist
Behavior is communication.

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01/01/2026

✨🎉 Happy New Year from me & Mochi! 🎉✨

Here’s to a year with:
💛 Softer moments
🎨 More play
🌿 Gentler expectations
🐾 And way more puppy snuggles

This past year brought growth, chaos, joy, lessons, and a whole lot of “we’re figuring it out as we go.”
(Shoutout to every parent who survived the meltdowns, the magic, and the million snacks.)

As we step into a new year, may you remember:
You don’t need a “new you.”
You just need more space to be you.
More rest.
More support.
More connection.
More grace.

Mochi’s New Year’s resolution?
✨ Become fluffier.
✨ Demand snacks hourly.
✨ Accidentally become the emotional support animal for the entire internet.

Thanks for being part of this community — for your courage, humor, love for your kids, and willingness to grow out loud.
Here’s to 2026: may it meet you gently. 💫

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12/28/2025

Kids don’t shut down because they don’t care. They shut down because they’re tired and overwhelmed.
Greatness Sticks give kids a playful, low-pressure way to talk about their inner world. 🌟
Try it for a week and watch what changes.

12/27/2025

If your child’s anger feels big, loud, and confusing — this is your reframe.

🔥 Anger is rarely the real emotion.
It’s the bodyguard emotion protecting something more vulnerable underneath.

Kids get angry when they’re actually feeling:
• scared
• embarrassed
• overwhelmed
• ashamed
• anxious
• disappointed
• lonely
• dysregulated or overstimulated

Anger shows up because it feels safer than saying:
“I’m hurt.”
“I don’t know what to do.”
“I’m afraid you’ll be mad.”

🚨 When we punish the anger, we miss the message.

✨ The shift:
✔️ Regulate before you correct
✔️ Name the feeling underneath
✔️ Hold limits without removing connection
✔️ Teach emotional awareness when the storm has passed

Your child isn’t being dramatic.
Their nervous system is asking for help.

🔥 Anger is the smoke — not the fire.
Parent the fire, and the explosions shrink.

Save this. Share this.
And follow for bold, brain-based parenting support.

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12/26/2025

To the moms who are burnt out—
not because you didn’t love Christmas,
but because you carried all of it.

The planning.
The magic.
The emotions.
The cleanup no one noticed.

I see you.
You didn’t fail because you’re tired.
You’re tired because you gave so much. 🎄❤️

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12/25/2025

✨🐾 Happy Holidays from me & Mochi! 🐾✨
Whether your season is loud and sparkly, calm and cozy, or a little bit beautifully chaotic… we’re sending you so much love.

May your days be filled with:
🎄 Moments of joy
🕯️ Room to breathe
❄️ Soft places to land
💛 And enough peace to carry you into the new year

Mochi’s holiday wish is simple:
more snacks, more naps, more cuddles… and fewer humans telling him he’s “too wiggly.”
(He’s a puppy. He’s doing his best.)

Thank you for being part of this community — for learning, growing, laughing, and parenting bravely alongside me.
Here’s to rest, connection, and gentler days ahead. ✨

12/23/2025

Ever notice how some kids are always sick… but only on school days?
Yeah. That’s not a coincidence — that’s a stressed nervous system waving a giant flag.

Kids don’t say, “I’m overwhelmed.”
They say, “My stomach hurts.”
And it’s REAL. Stress shows up in kids’ bodies long before it shows up in their words.

Here’s what this can look like:
• tummy aches, headaches, nausea
• “I don’t feel good” with no medical explanation
• symptoms disappearing on weekends
• tears, clinginess, irritability
• big life changes → big body reactions

Kids who are “always sick” are often always stressed.
Their bodies are speaking the stress they can’t name yet.

👉 What helps?
✨ Validate the feeling
✨ Look for patterns (When does this happen?)
✨ Make the invisible stress visible
✨ Teach body tools: movement, cold water, deep breaths
✨ Build safety & connection

Your child isn’t faking it.
Their body is asking for support.
And when we reduce the stress?
The “sickness” often melts away. 💛

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12/20/2025

Holiday Break Reminder: Routines keep kids grounded.

When school is out, kids love the idea of endless free time — but their nervous systems don’t.
Holiday breaks come with late nights, extra sweets, new environments, lots of transitions, and a big drop in structure. Even fun things can feel chaotic for their bodies.

And when kids lose structure, their behavior usually tells the story:

• More meltdowns or irritability
• Trouble listening
• Extra clinginess
• Big energy swings
• “Bored” but can’t settle into play
• Waking earlier… or refusing bedtime

This isn’t misbehavior — it’s dysregulation.

Kids don’t need a strict schedule during break, but they do need a rhythm.
A few predictable anchors each day help their bodies feel safe and organized.

✨ Simple routines that make a HUGE difference:
• Keeping morning + bedtime mostly consistent
• Predictable meal/snack times
• One planned activity + one calm activity each day
• Quiet reset time (even 15–20 minutes)
• Letting kids know the plan for the day
• Protecting downtime — they need it more than we think

Routines aren’t about control.
They’re about creating security — the kind that lets kids enjoy the holiday magic without falling apart.

When kids know what to expect, they can relax into the moments we want them to remember. 💛

12/18/2025

Hot parenting truth:
If you’re doing all the chores because “it’s faster” or “they’ll just complain”… you’re accidentally taking away one of the easiest tools to build responsibility, confidence, and resilience.

Chores aren’t about a clean house.
They’re about raising a kid who knows how to:
✔ follow through
✔ contribute
✔ handle frustration
✔ manage tasks
✔ feel capable

Kids don’t learn these from lectures.
They learn them from PRACTICE.
Tiny, consistent, everyday practice.

And no—chores don’t ruin childhood.
In fact, research shows kids who regularly do chores grow up to be more independent, adaptable, and better problem solvers.

Start small.
Stay consistent.
Praise the effort, not the perfection.
And watch their confidence grow. 💪💫

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12/14/2025

Before you set your elf loose on a “naughty” rampage this year… here’s what your child’s brain is actually taking in 👇

Kids think literally. When the same elf who “reports to Santa” is dumping flour all over the kitchen, it sends a mixed message: Some people get to be naughty and laugh about it — you do the same thing and it’s a punishment.

Confusing much?

Plus, using the elf as a behavior surveillance tool (“the elf is watching”) increases anxiety for many kids and teaches fear-based compliance instead of genuine internal motivation.

Your elf can still be magical! Just keep the storyline supportive, kind, and developmentally friendly.

✨ Encourage connection, not compliance
✨ Model kindness, curiosity, or holiday joy
✨ Skip the shame and chaos

Our kids learn from everything we show them — even the “funny” elf moments. Make the magic meaningful. ❤️🎄

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Colorado Springs, CO
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Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 12pm

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