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Licensed Psychologist based out of Miami, Fl who loves inspiring, and promoting spiritual and emotio

Licensed Psychologist based out of Miami, Fl who loves inspiring, and promoting spiritual and emotional growth. | �786-571-7117

12/10/2025

Holiday stress isn’t just about schedules and logistics. It’s the emotional weight that comes with being around old dynamics, old expectations, and versions of yourself you’ve worked hard to outgrow. When routines shift and everyone is overwhelmed, the coping tools that normally help you stay regulated get stretched thin.

Here’s what to remind yourself when you feel pulled into old patterns:
🎄Pause before reacting. A few seconds of space interrupts the old emotional reflex.
🎄Ground yourself in the present. You get to choose how you show up now. You are not required to play the role you played years ago.
🎄Adjust your expectations. Not everyone has the same emotional capacity during the holidays. The holidays don’t transform people. They behave the way they always do. The season just makes it harder to ignore.
🎄Protect your energy. Step out, take a walk, take a breath. You’re allowed to give yourself space.
🎄Stay connected to your work. Bring the tools, boundaries, and self-awareness you’ve built all year into these moments. That’s your growth to keep.

Remember, you’re not powerless here. You have tools, you have agency, and you can choose how you respond. The pause you take and the space you give yourself matter.

Share this with someone who needs this reminder ♥️🎄

12/09/2025

Sometimes we’re exhausted and resentful not because no one helps, but because we don’t allow anyone to. We jump in before anyone else has a chance, take charge out of habit, or assume we have to hold everything together ourselves. Then we end up angry at the lack of support without realizing how often we make it impossible for others to step in.

If you want things to feel different this season, start by noticing where you automatically overfunction. The correcting, the “I’ll just do it,” the mental load you don’t hand off, the belief that things only get done if you do them. These patterns create the very dynamic you’re tired of living in.

You don’t have to carry everything. You don’t have to be the default. And you don’t have to do it alone. Let people show up but create the space for them to actually do it. ♥️

12/08/2025

Be mindful of how much of your daily energy goes into solving other people’s conflicts or managing their emotions. Reduce emotional overextension. Observe what’s happening without carrying it, and trust others to hold their own weight. Not everything requires your involvement, your analysis, or your intervention. December has a way of making you feel responsible for everyone’s mood and every little shift in the room but that’s a pattern worth unlearning. Your job is your own regulation, your own clarity, and your own lane. Let adults be adults. Trust that they can handle their own issues. You don’t need to absorb what isn’t yours.

Like + share with someone who needs this reminder! ♥️🎄

12/06/2025

We are the magic.
It’s not the gifts or the glitter that make childhood memories magical—it’s us.

We’re the ones who stay up late making it all come together. The ones who plan the traditions, wrap the gifts, and bake the cookies. The magic isn’t in the things; it’s in the thought and love we pour into it all.

And the greatest gift we can give our kids? Our presence. Yes, it’s that simple. ♥️

12/05/2025

Someone needs to hear this: the aesthetics aren’t the point. The matching outfits, the perfect photos, the curated moments —none of that is what people actually remember.

Our kids hold onto the laughs, the rituals, and the way we made them feel safe and seen. And the same is true in our adult relationships.

Connection lasts longer than the performance.

Don’t spend so much time trying to make the holiday look a certain way that you miss the parts that actually matter. It’s your presence that stays with people, not the perfection. ♥️

12/04/2025

This time of year pulls old patterns to the surface fast. Family dynamics, unspoken expectations, emotional pressure, and the stress of the season make it really easy to slip back into habits you’ve outgrown.

So today is a reminder that unlearning is just as important as doing. You don’t have to absorb every feeling in the room, assume silence is an issue, or shrink yourself to keep things smooth.

You’re allowed to let people be responsible for their own energy. You’re allowed to have boundaries without a full explanation. You’re allowed to choose slow over frantic. And you’re allowed to trust the version of you who’s been doing the work all year.

This month is going to test your growth, but it’s also going to show you how far you’ve come. 🤍

12/03/2025

🎶It’s timeeeee! December has a way of pulling every emotion to the surface at once. The grief, the pressure, the joy, the loneliness, the expectations, the memories, everything gets louder and more demanding.

It’s not just the tasks and the planning; it’s the emotional load underneath all of it. So if you feel heavier, slower, more tender, more reactive, or more overwhelmed, it makes sense. Your nervous system is carrying a lot right now.

Give yourself room to breathe. Move a little slower. Be softer with yourself. And trust that the work you’ve done all year is still there, holding you up. This is the season where everything gets tested! We’re basically in the Emotional Olympics. 🤸

Because this month can feel so big and layered, I’m going to be sharing grounding reminders, things to unlearn, things to lean into, and small shifts that help you stay connected to yourself and to the people you love. We’ll navigate the month together, one honest moment at a time. 🤍

12/02/2025

Don’t worry if you skipped the Black Friday and Cyber Monday chaos. The best gift you can give someone you love is your full presence. Real quality time.

Presence means showing up – actually being there – in the quiet moments and the celebratory ones. No matter the age, presence is the clearest way to say, “You matter to me.” And it’s the one gift everyone loves to receive. 🤍

12/01/2025

As a therapist, the holidays are always my busy season but this year feels different. Heavier. More tense. There’s a kind of emotional static in the air that I’m hearing across so many sessions. People are tired. Their tolerance is low. Their families feel more complicated. And all the self-work they’ve done over the past few years is bumping up against systems that haven’t shifted with them.

What I’m seeing most right now are three big themes:
-People are walking into the season already overwhelmed and overstimulated.
-They’ve grown, but their families still relate to them as who they were.
-They love their people, but they don’t always feel close to them anymore and they’re trying to navigate that without losing themselves.

And if any of this hits close to home, here’s what I hope you keep in mind as we move into the holidays, growth changes the way we relate. When you evolve, the dynamics around you often need time to catch up. It doesn’t mean something is broken; it means you’re outgrowing old patterns that no longer fit.

Relationships shift as we do. That can feel disorienting, but it’s also part of becoming more grounded and honest in how you show up. Give yourself permission to move at the pace your nervous system needs. You can value your people and honor who you’re becoming. There’s room for both. Be gentle with yourself. 🤍

11/26/2025

The holidays are therapists’ busy season for a reason. Between packed schedules, financial stress, old family dynamics, loneliness, grief, and the pressure to “make everything feel magical,” there is a lot that gets stirred up this time of year.

This is also when the skills we’ve been practicing in therapy get put to the test. It’s important to remember that we are never going to optimize our way out of being human. Hurtful things will still hurt. But progress shows up in how we respond, how quickly we come back to ourselves, the stories we tell ourselves, and the boundaries we hold when things feel overwhelming.

It shows up in the pause before reacting, the self-compassion after a hard moment, the ability to name what you’re feeling instead of numbing it, and the courage to choose a different pattern even when the old one feels familiar.

Remember, there is always space between our reaction and our response. That space is where our agency lives. You are in charge of your own behavior, even when everything around you feels activating. You have more power than you think you do. You’ve got this.

Sending you my love, - Dr. V🤍

11/24/2025

May you be grateful for every version of yourself that got you here, and may you look back on them with grace and a deep appreciation for how hard they tried. Every step was purposeful. 🤍

11/20/2025

Important holiday reminder and perspective to take.♥️ This season brings on a lot of demands (on all of us) and sometimes it just too much for our little people to manage. Keep this reminder in your pocket.

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