Jennifer McCarron, LMFT

02/06/2026

Honor your relationships by developing listening skills. // Allan Lokos 👂

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

The people you admire didn't have a plan. They had a problem that wouldn't leave them alone.

That's how most great things start. Not with a business plan. Not with clarity. Just someone annoyed enough by something to keep picking at it.

Then they figured it out as they went. Made mistakes publicly. Changed direction multiple times. Looked like they didn't know what they were doing because they didn't.

You're waiting to feel ready. They started before that feeling arrived and it never showed up anyway.

Here's what nobody tells you. The clarity you're waiting for doesn't come from thinking. It comes from doing. You act, you get feedback, you adjust. That's how you figure out what works. Not in your head. In the world.

Sitting around planning is just procrastination that feels productive.

→ You don't need the full picture
→ You need the first step
→ The second step reveals itself after you take the first one

The willingness to look stupid for a while is the whole price of admission. Pay it or stay where you are.

Everyone who's ahead of you just started before they were ready. That's the only difference.

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02/06/2026

Silence can be a child’s way of coping, not a sign that everything is okay.💛

02/06/2026

just human.

02/05/2026

Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t ask permission before it shows up. If it still feels heavy, it’s not because you’re failing — it’s because you loved deeply. Be gentle with yourself as you learn how to carry what changed everything. 🖤

02/05/2026

When a child is struggling, it’s easy to take their behavior personally.
But most of the time, it isn’t defiance, manipulation, or an attack.

It’s communication.

Children do the best they can with the skills they have in that moment. Big reactions often mean big feelings they don’t yet know how to manage on their own.

Seeing behavior through this lens doesn’t mean we remove limits. It means we respond with understanding instead of shame, and support instead of blame.

That shift changes everything.