Embrace New Life / Counseling & Wellness

07/23/2025

💔 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?

It’s a quiet epidemic - wrapped in therapy speak and viral hashtags.

is the severing of ties between a parent and child. Sometimes it’s necessary. Sometimes it’s trauma. But sometimes... it’s heartbreak masquerading as healing.

📊 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 is currently estranged from a close family member - most often a parent. (Cornell University, 2023)

In my newest article, I dive into the real stories behind the estrangement trend - like Brooklyn Beckham, Drew Barrymore, and Meghan Markle—and ask:

🔹 What’s causing this rise?
🔹 Is always the answer?
🔹 And most importantly… how do we heal?

As therapists, we believe in boundaries. But we also believe in repair.

🕊 If this speaks to your experience as a parent, adult child, or caring friend - read and share this one.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parentectomy-silent-epidemic-our-age-how-we-begin-heal-frtdc

07/07/2025

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.
Especially when emotions are high and the pressure is real. 😤💻🔥

At 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 / 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, we know that the right words can transform conflict into connection - in families, in teams, and at work.

That’s why business and community leaders across Texas choose us for leadership coaching, counseling, and wellness tools that actually work. 🙌

This chart by George Stern is pure gold.✨

𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝: “This is unacceptable.”
𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝: “I see some issues here - let’s work on this together.” 💬💡

💼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺? 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀? 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆?
Save this. Share it. Stick it on the break room fridge.
Let’s be leaders who build people up — even in tough moments.

🧡 Which phrase swap do YOU want to practice this week?

07/07/2025

💔 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂

Catastrophic flooding has devastated the Texas Hill Country.
Entire communities are underwater.
Families have been displaced.
Livelihoods destroyed.
And heartbreakingly, precious lives—both children and adults—have been lost.

𝑊𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢.

In the midst of this sorrow, we lift our voices in prayer—for comfort, for strength, for healing.

🙏 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴:

For the families mourning loved ones taken too soon

For those still searching and waiting for news

For the brave emergency personnel risking everything to help

For the farmers and ranchers whose land and legacy have been washed away

For a spirit of unity and hope as neighbors care for one another in unimaginable loss

Lord, be near to the brokenhearted. Bind every wound. Surround every soul with Your presence.

🕊️ 𝑊𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑇𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑛𝑠. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠.

06/30/2025

🧠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 🌿
📍 Rockwall/Heath | Royse City | Greenville | Virtual across Texas

Did you know that childhood adversity doesn’t just leave emotional scars - it rewires the brain?

This powerful image shows how early trauma impacts the 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 - the part of the brain responsible for pleasure, motivation, and impulse control. When a child grows up facing neglect, abuse, or instability, their brain adapts to survive. But these adaptations can have a lasting cost.

👉 Childhood trauma can:

Shrink areas of the brain that regulate decision-making and self-control (like the 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐱 and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐦)

Disrupt the development of pleasure and reward centers (like the 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐬 and 𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐚)

Alter how we experience stress and soothe discomfort, making substances like drugs and alcohol feel more "necessary" than they would to a non-traumatized brain

This is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
This is 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.
And it’s treatable.

At Embrace New Life Counseling & Wellness, we work with individuals and families who are ready to heal the root causes of addiction, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation. We use evidence-based tools like 𝐈𝐅𝐒, 𝐄𝐌𝐃𝐑, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 to help rewire the brain toward 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

✨ Healing begins when you realize:
You’re not broken. You adapted.
And with support, you can thrive.

🔹 Learn more about how trauma-informed therapy can help
🔹 Now accepting clients in Rockwall/Heath, Royse City, and Greenville
🔹 Virtual available across Texas

📲 Message us today to schedule a consultation.

06/30/2025

📚✨ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 — 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! ✨🎒
Big feelings? New routines? Social jitters? 😬💬
We get it—and we’re here to help. 💛

At Embrace New Life Counseling & Wellness, our child and teen therapists specialize in helping students feel emotionally grounded, socially connected, and behaviorally ready to succeed. 🧠💪

✅ First-day fears
✅ Friendship struggles
✅ Focus + behavior support
✅ School transitions (new school, IEPs, 504s)
✅ Emotional regulation skills

🎓 Our therapists partner directly with local schools to support your student—in school and at home. 🤝🚌

Let’s make this your child’s best school year yet! 🌟
Appointments available now for July & August! 📆📞





💛 You belong here. We’re ready to walk with you.

06/27/2025

Our latest article on LinkedIn:

"Gaslighting by Proxy"

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gaslighting-proxy-how-recognize-begin-heal-davis-psyd-lpc-s-p023c

06/22/2025

🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟. 🌿
But it’s not just physical. It’s emotional. It’s spiritual. It’s deeply personal.

Pelvic floor issues - whether from birth, aging, trauma, or surgery -don’t just live in the body. They echo in your energy, your emotions, and your sense of self.

Maybe it’s discomfort during intimacy.
Or a heaviness you can’t explain.
Or the quiet sadness of not feeling at home in your own body anymore.

✨We’re Dr. Elizabeth Davis, LPC-S, and Rena Freedman, LPCA — trauma-informed therapists specializing in the emotional impact of pelvic health. We integrate somatic work, nervous system regulation, and spirituality to support whole-person healing.

We walk with women through the emotional impact of pelvic pain, prolapse, disconnection, or post-surgical grief.

Because pelvic health is emotional health.
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🕊️𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 - in the bowl of your body, where life begins and losses land. The pelvis cradles more than organs. It holds nerves, fascia, muscles - and memory. This is your body's basecamp, your inner sanctuary, the place where safety, shame, and sensuality often live side by side.

The same nerves that help you walk, rest, and engage in intimacy also carry messages of stress, trauma, and tenderness. The pelvic floor - like a hammock woven of sensation and support - responds not just to posture, but to emotion: grief, anxiety, holding on, or letting go.

To heal the pelvis is not just to ease pain or pressure.
It is to return to the deepest seat of your nervous system, and say:
“I’m listening now.”
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And your lady parts? They deserve care that’s intuitive and truly integrative.

We’re collaborate with:
💠 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists
💠 OBGYNs and Urogynecologists
💠 Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners
💠 Hormone and Integrative Medicine Providers

Together, we offer:
💬 Trauma-informed counseling
🌀 Nervous system & body-based healing
🧠 CBT + shadow integration
🤲 A sacred return to your self

Let’s care for your body — and your heart — at the same time.

📍 Rockwall • Royse City • Greenville • Virtual across Texas
📞 Call or Text: 972.292.7092
🌐 www.EmbraceNewLife.com
💗 Private • Faith-sensitive • Clinically grounded • Lovingly human

06/12/2025

💬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐩 💬
In moments of conflict, it’s easy to focus on your partner’s role in what’s going wrong. But before you settle into blame—pause. 🛑

Instead, ask yourself:
👉 Is there a way I might be unintentionally feeding this pattern too?
👉 What feels familiar about this dynamic from my past?

We often choose partners whose patterns feel familiar—sometimes even echoing old wounds. That means most conflict isn’t one-sided. 🧩

💡 True change happens when both partners reflect, take gentle ownership, and choose to turn 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 instead of defensiveness.

06/10/2025

🚸 When speech or OT progress stalls… it’s not your fault. And your child is not broken. 💛

Your Little is working so hard—and so are you.
But sometimes, even with the best therapists, something deeper is getting in the way:

😣 Big meltdowns before appointments
😢 Shutdowns in session
😤 Frustration that turns into refusal
💔 Or that quiet feeling… that they’re losing confidence

That’s where 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 steps in. 🫶

We help Littles (and their grownups) work through the emotions, fears, and overwhelm that make therapy hard—so your child can thrive in speech, OT, school, and LIFE.

We specialize in:
🌿 Emotional regulation
🧠 Trauma-informed care
👩‍👧 Parent coaching
🤝 Collaboration with your child’s SLP, OT, and school team

You’re not alone. And you don’t have to do this without support.

Let’s Embrace what’s missing—together. 💬💛

📍 Heath | Rockwall | Royse City | Greenville
📞 Call or text 972.292.7092
🔗 EmbraceNewLife.com

06/05/2025

🌱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 = 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌱

Ever wondered what emotional maturity really looks like? It looks like this: a mindset willing to grow, evolve, and rise above fear.

👇 This image paints the perfect picture of two ways of thinking — and two ways of living:

🧠 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁:
• Feeds on fear and scarcity
• Avoids feedback and new ideas
• Gets stuck in the past, reacts emotionally, and shuts down when challenged
• Lacks self-awareness, emotional regulation, and openness — key components of EQ

🌱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁:
• Rooted in curiosity and abundance
• Welcomes feedback and collaboration
• Grows from failure, supports others, and stays emotionally grounded
• Built on emotional intelligence — self-awareness, empathy, resilience, and motivation

To choose a growth mindset is to choose a life of expansion, connection, and emotional strength.

💡 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 — 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔.

✨ Which mindset are you watering today?

02/23/2025

🎬 “𝟱𝟬 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀” – 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗨𝗽 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗺-𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼! 💍

👨‍🦱 𝐴𝑑𝑎𝑚 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑟 – The guy who’ll sing you a ridiculous but heartfelt love song, mess up big time, then win you back with a grand romantic gesture (probably involving a ukulele).

👩‍🦰 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 – The girl who makes love look effortless, even when it’s messy, complicated, and comes with memory loss (looking at you, 50 First Dates).

🎥 Together, they’ve mastered the art of imperfect but totally worth it love. And let’s be honest—real-life relationships? They’re less happily ever after and more “Wait… are we fighting about the dishwasher again?”

💡 If your marriage is feeling more like 50 First Fights than The Wedding Singer, Embrace New Life Counseling & Wellness is here to help!

📜 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – Because “What do you want to eat?” shouldn’t be the hardest question of the night. Grab yours here: https://bit.ly/2025DateNite

❤️ When to Choose Couples Counseling Over Church-Based Programs: Look, we love a good group hug, and church programs like 𝑹𝒆𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 are awesome for keeping love strong. But if your relationship is facing real challenges—big fights, trust issues, or feeling more like roommates than soulmates—it might be time for professional counseling with real-deal, licensed therapists.

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿:
✅ Healing for the ouchy stuff (because love isn’t all rainbows and mixtapes)
✅ A safe space—no judgment, no group sharing circles, just real help
✅ Strategies that actually work (no magic, just science… and maybe a little love potion)

🏡 𝐈𝐧-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: Rockwall-Heath, Royse City & Greenville
💻 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Anywhere in Texas (yes, even from the couch where you had last night’s argument)

👩‍🦰 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑤: “Love isn’t perfect, but it’s worth showing up for.”
👨‍🦱 𝐴𝑑𝑎𝑚: “And I’d rather show up for you… than sleep on the couch again.”

💕 Let’s get your love story back on track—before it turns into The Break-Up!

Award-winning Therapists - Convenient & Affordable Care! We also take FSA, HSA & are covered out-of-network by many PPOs!