Sarah Miller Therapy

07/24/2025

🌿 The Science Behind Loving-Kindness Meditation 🌿
It’s not just a sweet idea — it’s brain-changing, body-soothing, heart-opening medicine. 💗
Here’s what research shows:
🧠 Brain Benefits
LKM activates regions linked to empathy, emotional regulation, and positive emotion.
Studies show regular practice leads to greater resilience and life satisfaction.
😌 Stress & Mood
LKM reduces cortisol (the stress hormone) and lowers symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
Just a few minutes a day can help calm the nervous system.
❤️ Compassion & Connection
It strengthens social bonds, softens self-criticism, and even increases kindness toward strangers.
It’s been shown to reduce bias and increase forgiveness.
🧬 Physical Health
LKM can lower inflammation and boost immune function. It also improves vagal tone — which supports emotional co-regulation and overall well-being.
✨ TL;DR:)
Loving-Kindness helps you feel better, connect more deeply, and show up with a softer heart.
It literally rewires the brain toward compassion — for yourself and the world. 🌍

Have you tried it before? Curious to start? Reach out to me! Join my Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Skills Group. Go to www.sarahmillertherapy.com for more information.
👇 Drop a 💗 if this resonates.

07/23/2025

If you're feeling stretched thin, overwhelmed by transition, or just craving a softer way to meet yourself… this is for you.

✨ Join me for a gentle, supportive group where we’ll slow down, tune in, and learn how to offer ourselves the same kindness we extend to others.

We’ll explore:
💛 Practical self-compassion tools
🌀 Mindful ways to regulate overwhelm
🗣️ How to quiet the inner critic
🤝 A safe space to reflect, share, and grow

This group is open to both clients and helping professionals who are ready to tend to their own healing with gentleness and care. You’re so worth this time.

🕊️ Begins Thursday, August 28, 1-2:15 pm
📍 Virtual via Zoom
🔗 Limited spots — Link in bio to sign up! www.sarahmillertherapy.com

Get more information here https://sarahmillertherapy.com/contact.

Let this be your invitation to pause. To breathe. To come home to yourself. 💛

07/23/2025

Registration is open! Please share and reach out with any questions! Sarahmillertherapy.com

07/23/2025

Wanted to hop on and let you know my fall Self-Compassion Skills group is OPEN! Would love to chat with you if you’d like more info!

07/18/2025

What does it feel like to listen with love in mind?
Breathe. Reflect. Write.

07/17/2025

A healthy sense of self says... I am worthy of love just because I was born, and so are you. This week, try seeing another through this lens. Notice what happens.

07/17/2025

Get more information here https://sarahmillertherapy.com/contact

07/15/2025

Healing is not a straight line.
It looks like:
↺ Repeating old patterns
🛑 Setting new boundaries
💧 Crying more than you expected
🌱 Finding your way again
And it’s all part of the process.
You are not doing it wrong.

07/14/2025

Some days you’ll thrive. Some days you’ll survive. Both are part of the process. Self-compassion isn’t letting yourself off the hook — it’s learning to stay kind when life gets hard.

07/13/2025

Go to www.sarahmillertherapy.com to register today! I would love for you to join us! You are welcome here. If you've been thinking about how to care for yourself, this group might just be your next step!

07/12/2025

07/11/2025

Before you respond in conversations, ask yourself: Am I listening to understand or to defend? Listening to understand requires compassion for yourself while you are present with and for another.