Kimberly Hanna, LICSW, LADC-1

10/17/2025

Best way to explain boundaries and what having those boundaries feels like, honestly. It's never easy but it is so very necessary. That's like so many other important things in our life.

My thoughts:
Hard is not wrong, easy is not right.
Don't kid yourself, and never betray yourself for someone else's comfort.

07/19/2024

Please remember that you do not have to "earn your keep"
You are worthy of all things unconditional:
Love, respect, trust and forgiveness

03/06/2024

It is not absolution. It is self preservation.
Stop giving them power over your peace of mind.

01/15/2024

For all of us.... never believe the lies we tell ourselves... we are worth it.

12/14/2023

It is important to remember this. Boundaries are not mean or controlling or parenting or teaching. They are self respect in action.

10/19/2023

Your past is only a third of who you are.... 2/3 of you is right now and what is next.... luckily, that's the part you can actually do something about!!! 😊

04/25/2022

This is why we try.

💛 credit to: Brianna Wiest

04/01/2022

Timely topic

01/05/2021

Just a reminder that it takes courage and bravery to walk into therapy. Strength to change and grow requires humility, awareness, persistence, tenacity and true grit. I appreciate everyone who trusts me enough to do this work with them.

I humbly share a favorite quote that inspired one of Brene Brown's magnificent books "Daring Greatly"

08/07/2020

A reminder of why "sorry" is not proof you've changed. Not doing it again is....

The Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.

- Author Unknown

03/20/2020

Unprecedented times call for creative minds!