Hot Mess Healing, with Casey and critters

01/21/2026

🫶🥹 nothing like walking out into a therapy session in the sunshine and seeing this face waiting for you. The lessons in trust, vulnerability, self care, safety, and so much more that can come from just being next to a horse taking a nap.

01/16/2026

Ah, to be a simple gelding, living like you pay your own vet bills…

01/10/2026

I've been listening to this album on repeat nonstop. As a person in the LGBTQ community with religious trauma myself, it hits home on so many levels. There's just something beautiful about someone becoming solid in who they are and walking away from what no longer serves them, and speaking out to stand up for others. Maren Morris is someone who has done this for a while, and she's gotten a lot of push-back about it. I'm grateful for the example she's setting for the industry and for the safe place she has become for people!

"D R E A M S I C L E is also Morris' first album since coming out herself. "Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+," she shared in an Instagram post in June of 2024.

"There was some nagging weight on me, and I couldn't pinpoint what it was," she says. "You suppress so much because there are so many other things at the forefront going on, and you don't want to jeopardize something or make somebody uncomfortable. [Coming out] was me accepting and celebrating in a public way that part of myself that has always been there, but I didn't feel brave enough to share."" -

On her first record following her divorce, the Texas star navigates her bisexuality, motherhood and the do's and don'ts of dating in your 30s.

01/10/2026

When your office is in the barn and you are just a horse girl 😅 who says therapy is boring? We have a good time around here!

01/08/2026

Where my swifties at?

01/05/2026

NC: I have in person and telehealth openings for a couple of kiddos! I see adults too, but I know returning to school after the holidays can be tough for a lot of our kids. more info at https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1587361 or www.valorhorses.com :) 252-631-8150 valorhorsesforheroes@gmail.com

01/05/2026

Before you roll your eyes at me, try it. Set a timer for 1-3. Minutes and notice slowing down the exhale, breathing in through your nose, and out through your mouth, engaging the diaphragm to inflate and deflate your belly (rather than chest) - how do you feel after? Now imagine practicing this a few times a day until it’s easy. It can be a fabulous tool for emotional regulation, keeping you in your window of tolerance during times of stress, so that you can continue to think clearly.

For kids, teach them to “smell the flowers and blow out the candles”

01/04/2026

Told therapurrrst Lil Bit that it’s the year of the horse and this was his response 😅
Horses are amazing for mental health. Unless you own said horses. In which case they’re equally good and bad for you 😑💵🤣

01/04/2026

Trouble sleeping? Or feeling regulated and able to think clearly? This is an app I have used that I like- in no way am I affiliated with it or the creators, it’s just a resource someone sent me last year that I like and wanted to share :) it’s free and has some cool features.