Journey Counseling, LLC

01/04/2026

This one may be a bit controversial… but I happen to agree!

Forgiveness is often pushed onto us by others (outsiders) as something necessary for us to move forward in our healing. And it is often presented as something we do “for ourselves” not for those who inflicted the hurt/pain. I believe you can learn, you can heal and you can move forward without forgiving someone who intentionally (or even unintentionally) caused you harm (physical or emotional).

~Deb 🩷

01/04/2026

Dealing with narcissistic parents shapes us.

01/04/2026

I think culturally we are doing a really good job of normalizing the use of therapy and medication, but I wonder if we underemphasize that therapy takes time and effort to work. Quick-fix "breakthroughs" get glamorized in pop culture's version of therapy, but in real life, change comes slowly.

If your is getting care for yourself through , give it time.

A study of 10,000 people showed that it took about 20 sessions (that's about six months of weekly sessions) for 50% of people to experience notable symptom improvement. With a full year of treatment, that number jumped to 75%. Research like this is tricky, and numbers change depending on how researchers measure "improvement" and other studies suggest different timelines, but this large study really highlights that a key part of effective therapy is giving it time to work.

Source: Shedler & Gnaulati (2020, Networker) full link in profile.

12/27/2025

Good morning 🙃
Robert 💙

12/27/2025

❤️

12/27/2025

Sending love 💕🫂

12/27/2025

12/16/2025

1. Abandonment is not merely a relational event. It is a psychic rupture. When a child is emotionally left, unseen, or unsupported, the psyche fractures in order to survive. One part grows forward into adulthood, competence, and function. Another part remains frozen in the moment it was left behind.

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