Full Circle Counseling-Valerie Olson

09/13/2025

09/10/2025

Drop a ❤️ to claim it!

There’s so much power in believing in yourself. When you trust in the outcome, the fears and limitations that hold you back start to dissolve. ⚡️

Believe it’s already yours—and watch how the small steps and habits start falling into place. ✨

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09/10/2025

From my Graduation Program of my Doctor of Psychology. ❤️ 🎓 👩‍🎓

09/03/2025

The algorithms are on point.

One of the most important lessons we can give our children is this: love is not only a feeling you claim, it’s a responsibility you live.

Real love pays attention to impact. It notices when words sting, and it cares enough to repair. It doesn’t dismiss, minimise, or brush past how someone feels.

Because when we say we love someone, we are also saying their heart matters to us.

That’s the standard our children need to carry with them. To know that their own actions should reflect care, and to know that anyone who truly loves them will not be indifferent to their pain.

Love is steady. Love is accountable. Love shows up not just in the warmth of affection, but in the weight of responsibility.

Anything less isn’t love. It’s convenience. ❤️

Quote Credit: Unknown❣️

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09/01/2025

Love is a series of active, conscious choices including responsibility and accountability.

Love is an interest in and commitment to the growth of another spiritually, emotionally, etc.

"The six ingredients of love:
In her book, All About Love, bell hooks outlines the six essential components of practicing love as a verb:
Care: Taking action to nurture yourself and others.
Commitment: Intentionally practicing love every day, not expecting it to exist without effort.
Knowledge: Being genuinely curious about and accepting of others.
Responsibility: Wielding the power of love wisely, understanding its impact on people's lives.
Respect: Giving the same level of regard and honor to others that you expect to receive.
Trust: Being vulnerable and true to yourself and others, and honoring their vulnerability in return."

https://bellhooksbooks.com/blog/what-is-love-according-to-bell-hooks/ #:~:text=Drawing%20on%20the%20ideas%20of,into%20the%20framework%20of%20love.

Recently, a friend gifted me All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks. For those unfamiliar, bell hooks is the pseudonym of the esteemed scholar, author, and

09/01/2025

Emotional self-abandonment is the root of insecure attachment. It’s a consequence of being emotionally abandoned by others, usually during childhood by well-intentioned parents who learned to abandon their own emotions and just didn’t know how to adequately show up for yours. Love goes a long way, but it isn’t enough to instill emotional health in the same way love isn’t enough to create physical health.
All the relationship advice in the world won’t be enough to make your relationship thrive until you are able to show up for yourself emotionally. This is because the unhealed, abandoned parts of self will keep getting in your way. Don’t get me wrong, we all NEED others in life who can also show up for us, and having others show up for us can teach us to show up for self and support us in a way that makes healing much easier. But still, learning to show up for self must be a priority in order to make connection possible . ❤️

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08/27/2025

This applies to all types of relationships.