Kersten Kimmerly, LMSW

11/05/2025

We are incredibly grateful to be considered in the Best Therapy category for top of the town 2025 by the City Pulse/WKAR. We continue to be so proud of the work we do and we are so thankful for those that allow us to journey with them. Thank you for your confidence in our care at Here Comes The Sun Therapy and Wellnrss💜☀️❤️

If you would like to cast a vote, find us under Services and the Best Therapy category before 11/18. Thank you!
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Vote in any or all categories November 5th through November 18th EST!

11/05/2025

You deserve support, understanding, and a safe space to share your journey.
Our Chronic Illness Support Group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing (1710 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing).

RSVP or join virtually by emailing Mackenlie Stowers, LLMSW at mack@lansingwomen.org

11/05/2025

11/03/2025

Join us for Capital Area Baby Cafe in November! We can't wait to see you!

*NO Baby Cafe November 26th or November 27th**

11/02/2025

Growth doesn’t erase what came before — it expands it.

I can hold deep respect for my parents and still do things differently. Not because they failed, but because they gave me the foundation to reach further.

Their choices built the ground I stand on —
and from here, I get to see what they could not.

They did what they could with what they had. And now, it’s my turn — to take what was wise,
to soften what was hard, to heal what was unspoken, and to carry forward what was good.

This isn’t about rejecting what raised me. It’s about tending to it — bringing the awareness, patience, and compassion that maybe weren’t possible back then.

Because love can honour the past while still reaching for what’s next…

And gratitude doesn’t mean staying the same — it means continuing the story, so the next generation begins from a place a little more whole, a little more free, and a little more loved — reaching further from a foundation made stronger than the one before. ❤️

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11/02/2025

Co-regulation isn’t about fixing someone.
It’s about showing up — calm, steady, and present — so their nervous system can remember what safety feels like.
That’s what secure attachment really is: not perfection, but presence.

10/30/2025

Hey, Boo 👻 Here are a few things to remember...

🎃 You don't have to do everything.
🎃 You're perfectly, wonderfully enough, just as you are.
🎃 You are capable and resilient.
🎃 You don't need to earn your rest.
🎃 You are worthy of help and support.
🎃 You're doing a great job, and we're proud of you!

If you need help or support:
🔷 Call or text the Postpartum Support International HelpLine at 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔷 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262
🔷 In a crisis situation, call or text the National Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
🔷 Download the Connect by PSI app in the App Store or Google Play Store
🔷 Visit postpartum.net for additional programs and resources.