Lauren LaHaye, PLPC

07/06/2025

07/02/2025

We are delighted to announce this year's Halloween Art and Nature Festival themed "The Enchanted Forest", set for Saturday October 25!

The nature of South Louisiana’s forests, bayous, and swamps, is enchanting with their ethereal Spanish moss, fairy-like fireflies, mysteriously hooting owls, forest sirens, and “lamp-eater” amphiuma salamanders (among the largest amphibians in the world!), old-growth live oak trees, and so much more. We will explore how this magical nature shaped indigenous, Cajun, and Creole folklore, and through science, express the complex web of living connections in our special forest ecosystems.

Denise Gallagher created this year’s Enchanted Forest art referencing Louisiana folktales such as Madame Grand Droits (Lady Long Fingers), the feu follet (flames that lead unwitting travelers deeper into the swamp, a mischievous Latiche, Loup Garou, and more!

For the morning and afternoon session, we will host Southern artists and scientists as they create ways to talk with trees, sonify fungus, discover mycelial networks, explore the genetics of the Tree of Life, unicorn skeletons, and much more! Cosplay fairies, goblins, and other enchanted beings is encouraged.

An evening session will begin at 6 with an aerial performance, a Dungeons and Dragons tournament with a fantasy creature drawing contest, a glow-in-the-dark forest art installation, bat and bug hikes, other nocturnal activities, and camping after.

You can already register at https://bit.ly/HalloweenFestival25

!!! MORE DETAILS COMING SOON !!!

07/01/2025

We MUST find joy in the little things, regardless of whether others witness or acknowledge our efforts. 😉

Quote by Lauren May of Must Love Herbs. 📝✍🏻👩🏻‍💻

Artwork by Lauren May of Must Love Herbs via AI. 🖌️👩🏻‍🎨🎨

I’ve linked Must Love Herbs in the comments below. 🍄

06/24/2025

There was a time I thought healing meant erasing.

That somehow, if I was truly over it, I wouldn’t think about it anymore.
I wouldn’t remember the words that broke me,
the nights I cried myself to sleep, the moments I felt invisible in rooms I showed up for with all my heart.

I thought healing meant forgetting it all — as if the pain had to vanish for me to move forward.

But I’ve learned…
healing doesn’t mean forgetting.
It means remembering differently.

Now, I can revisit those memories without my voice shaking. I can sit with what once crushed me and feel peace instead of panic.
I still remember the betrayal, the heartbreak, the deep ache of disappointment — but it doesn’t own me anymore.

That’s healing.
It’s not about pretending it didn’t happen — it’s about becoming someone who’s no longer defined by it.

Healing is when the memory comes but the tears don’t.
The triggers lessen.
And the self-blame fades.
You stop asking what was wrong with you — and start understanding that what happened wasn’t your fault.

It’s slow. It’s messy.
But one day, you’ll wake up and realize that you remember all of it and you’re still standing.

That’s how I knew I was healing.
Not when I forgot,
But when I remembered and didn’t break.

If this is your journey too, I see you. I’m proud of you🩵. You’re not alone in this.

06/23/2025

Hey y’all! ☀️ I’ve worked hard to turn my passion into a career, and am ready to join with those ready for healing and hope. Whether it’s you, a friend, your children, or “ya mama and dem,” I am ready to meet you where you are. Sharing this post to reach more audiences means more to me than numbers. It means offering my skill set to create a safer, healthier, and more hopeful future for our community.

Meet Lauren LaHaye, PLPC☀️
Lauren works with children ages 3+, teens, and adults — blending play therapy, parts work, creative expression, and somatic approaches through a trauma-informed lens. She offers a welcoming space for healing and is deeply allied to human diversity and belonging.

Her $80/hour sessions are designed to support accessibility without sacrificing depth.

🌱 Now accepting new clients.
📞 Give Sunny a call at our front office at 337-254-0362 to schedule your first session with Lauren LaHaye!

06/22/2025

⭐️🍁🪐 If I could tell you just one thing right now,
I would say-I hope you do it. I hope you reach toward the thing you can't stop thinking about. I hope you walk down the unknown path that scares you but also holds the promise of something that feels honest and beautiful and right. I would tell you that this life is so short, and it goes by so fast, and you might as well be brave and foolish and risk it all for something that matters. And I would tell you to let go of the shoulds and ought tos that lead you down unaligned paths and ask yourself —what is my heart trying to tell me? And I hope you listen to that feeling and honor that feeling because it is real and valid and nobody can take that away from you. I would tell you to create the most beautiful life you can imagine for yourself. I would tell you that you do not have to settle for anything that tries to dim your light. And I would tell you-live. Live fully. Live courageously. Live inspired. Please. Just live.

06/20/2025

I didn't realize how quiet I was until I start listening again.

Not to the world or the noise but to myself.
To the version I had buried under survival, silence, and self neglect.
Myself—soft, strong, scarred, and still standing.

Healing isn't pretty or soft.

It's neither quick nor linear. It's uncomfortable. Raw. Sometimes lonely.

But every moment I choose myself, every breath I take in honesty and wholeness— is proof that it's worth it🎗️.

Because reclaiming oneself? That's the most beautiful comeback there is🩷💫

If you're in the thick of it, keep going. Your voice is still in there. Let it rise.

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06/17/2025

It can be so hard to let go. Not only because of what you’re letting go of — but also because the process of letting go itself is not a one-and-done choice.

Letting go is, in fact, something you do over and over again. Every time you let go, you free yourself a little bit more, until suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, you realize that you have truly moved forward into a new phase of your life — one of greater peace and happiness.

06/16/2025

Words from my book The Strength That Stays 🌹

06/16/2025

When you approach life with an attitude of gratitude it can lead to a feelings of happiness and contentment, ultimately making your life feel more positive and fulfilling.

Enchanting illustration by Ash|Dainty Paper Studio. 🎨🧑🏻‍🎨🖌️

06/16/2025

My book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0593582276/