Dawn Marie Ellis Therapy, LLC

09/24/2025

You don't have to have it all figured out!

09/06/2025

06/20/2025

Embrace the peaceful transition into the weekend and let go of stress and worries.

02/22/2025

01/03/2025

You are MUCH MORE likely to stick to your new year's resolutions or any desired change if you know your why.

Your WHY is the drive or motivation behind WHAT you do and HOW you do it.

Finding out your "why" is important because it provides a deep sense of purpose and motivation, guiding your actions and decisions, making you more resilient in the face of challenges, and ultimately leading to a more fulfilling life by aligning your actions with your core values and passions; essentially, it helps you understand what truly drives you and gives meaning to your life.

Talking with a professional therapist is an excellent way to identify YOUR why and to explore your deeper purpose in life!

Fort Smith Therapy, Health & Wellness
(479) 323-2424

12/18/2024

Give the gift of "Presence" to yourself and others this holiday season! 🎁

12/07/2024

Great information about trauma responses and how to heal from them!

12/05/2024

Yesss! 🩷

11/01/2024

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My research and my life have taught me that regret is one of our most powerful emotional reminders that reflection, change, and growth are necessary. In our research, regret emerged as a function of empathy. And, when used constructively, it’s a call to courage and a path toward wisdom.

One of the most powerful lines about regret comes from George Saunders’s 2013 commencement address at Syracuse University.

Saunders talked about how when he was a child, a young girl was teased at his school and, although he didn’t tease her and even defended her a little, he still thought about it. He said:

“So here’s something I know to be true, although it’s a little corny, and I don’t quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”

The idea that regret is a fair but tough teacher can really p**s people off. “No regrets” has become synonymous with daring and adventure, but I disagree. The idea of “no regrets” doesn’t mean living with courage, it means living without reflection. To live without regret is to believe we have nothing to learn, no amends to make, and no opportunity to be braver with our lives.

In our work, we find that what we regret most are our failures of courage, whether it’s the courage to be kinder, to show up, to say how we feel, to set boundaries, to be good to ourselves, to say yes to something scary. Regret has taught me that living outside my values is not tenable for me.

Regrets about not taking chances have made me braver. Regrets about shaming or blaming people I care about have made me more thoughtful.

Sometimes the most uncomfortable learning is the most powerful.

Daniel Pink

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