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Brooke Morgan Counseling, PLLC is a private therapy practice in Nashville, TN.

23/07/2025

Another day, another IG trend. ✨

I don’t have the capacity to write more of a caption. Canva during a contact nap was enough today, friends. 😂

And oh yeah, I will be back in the office in a week and a half getting to actually embody some of these therapy truths with clients. Yay! See you soon. 🥰

17/07/2025

I’ve dropped the ball on a lot of things lately. Forget pregnancy brain, mine has come postpartum. 😵‍💫

Today I got myself and the smallest kiddo ready and drove 30 minutes to an appointment that apparently isn’t for another two weeks. Running on fumes (thanks 4 month sleep regression) this affected me more than it usually would and I had myself a nice little cry in my car before making the best of a bad situation and taking us to get this coffee and doughnut. 🍩

Thoughts I wanted to share as a result:

- It is okay to cope with food sometimes. Food can be comfort. It just can’t be our ONLY coping skill.
- You can make the best of a bad situation and still be frustrated, sad, whatever feeling is there for you. One does not cancel out the other.
- Dropping the ball in various places does not make you “bad.” You’re a good person having a hard time (thank you for teaching me this mantra).

I hope y’all’s day is less chaotic than mine has started out. I’m going to go enjoy this doughnut and reset for the rest of the day.

Also, it is not lost on me that the last two pics on my grid are of doughnuts. I’m nothing if not consistent and on brand 😂

15/07/2025

I like this trend and had to add some of my own examples of things over the years that have genuinely made me happier. I hope some resonate with you and you’re finding happiness today, too. 🩷

01/07/2025

More thoughts from vacation:

Let’s talk about IG versus reality-

When you first see this picture what do you think? I’ll be honest that if this was on someone else’s IG I would think “Wow, that looks so nice,” or “Awe, I want to take my baby to the beach.” I might even get in my feels about how things aren’t going as well for me as it seems for other moms on vacation.

Let me tell you reality. This picture is one moment of beach happiness with a baby- that is true. I won’t deny that this was really nice. I’m beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to take my kiddos to the beach.

AND

This was not a “relax by the ocean and read a book vacation” (and that’s totally okay!). That’s the season we are in. I also acknowledge that we are very privileged to get to take a vacation at all. This is not a complaint or ungrateful post. This is about being transparent (because we need more of that on socials imo).

This was a “manage the exhaustion induced meltdowns, make sure everyone is hydrated and not too hot, still get up multiple times a night to feed the baby” vacation. You don’t see that in this picture though.

I post this for all the other mamas out there seeing those influencer posts of their kids in matching swimsuits seemingly having an stress-free vacation of family fun. It IS fun AND it’s also work. You aren’t doing it wrong if every moment isn’t blissful. We can hold two truths. No one posts pictures of the screaming kid upset because seaweed touched their leg or the blowout that happened in the bouncy seat you packed (yes, both happened last week). You’re doing fine. You’re doing great even! Let’s not get caught up in the illusion IG gives us and just soak in the moments of reality (the good and the bad).

P.S. Rest assured that I am not converting to a mommy blogger or anything (can you imagine me even attempting that LOL) but this is the chapter I’m in in life right now so my content is likely to reflect that going forward. I get it if this space is no longer what you came for. More ED therapy content to come when I return to work in August.

30/06/2025

I’m going to tell y’all a story:

Last week my family went to the beach. It was lovely. It was sometimes hard (a toddler and a baby at the beach is no joke- post to come on that). It was also v HOT.

One day (our first day, in which we were blissfully ambitious and likely overzealous in the 90 degree heat) we took the kids to the beach bright and early. It was already sweltering. My husband went to get our cooler while I watched the kiddos for 5 minutes. My toddler started melting down because she wanted to go in the water (like NOW) and of course, the baby started screaming in that moment, as well. I was sweating and overstimulated and questioning my sanity before 10 AM.

A mom (who I am convinced is an angel) came up to me with sand toys and said “can I play with your toddler right here while you get settled? This is really hard and you are doing great.”

Y’ALL. 🥹

A normal person would probably have said “Oh my gosh, thank you!” However, being who I am, I immediately broke down in tears at her kindness. She then hugged my sweaty self and told me her own stories of motherhood struggles taking littles somewhere and promised me she didn’t think I’m crazy. She also occupied my toddler with a sand bucket until I could gain control of the situation once more. We then sat and talked about life and kids and found out we both live in Nashville (the world is so small sometimes).

I continue to reflect on this moment and how universal the human experience is. Most of us get it. Most of us have been where someone else has been in some sort of struggle. We HAVE to show up for each other like this kind woman did for me. We have to start letting each other know that we are seen and understood. There are good people out there. I truly believe more good than bad.

So Leah, if you ever read this, please know that this mama needed exactly that recognition and support that you gave that day and I promise to pass that on. 🩷

02/06/2025

Today’s theme: slowwwwing down 🐢

That’s hard for me. I’m sure you never would’ve guessed. 🤪

Mondays are typically laundry and house chore days for me. Some fam was in town this weekend and it was delightful. It also meant that I didn’t do many chores (rightfully so), so today I needed to catch up.

Life has other plans, though.

I had to get a cavity filled this morning (this happens after every pregnancy to me apparently) and now my mouth is so sore. I don’t really feel like doing much. Baby girl is not about the bassinet naps today either and wants to be rocked to sleep. Chores aren’t happening. And you know what- that’s fine. They’ll be there. I’m slowing down and leaning into it. Honestly? It feels good. I should do this more often.

Peep the tiny baby hand 🥹 I’ll be in this cozy rocker for most of today and that’s enough. 🩷

I hope you find some time this week to slow down. These moments are fleeting. The majority of the stuff we worry about getting done on a daily basis isn’t make or break anyway. I’m learning that these days. How freeing.

29/05/2025

We are celebrating wins over here today. I’m becoming more and more thankful for the little victories as I get older. It’s so easy to get caught up in the to dos and what went wrong (I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself the best optimist), so this takes practice for me. Here are a few from this morning I’ll share:

✨ Baby girl and I are getting the hang of using the baby carrier (I love you ) which allowed us to do a snack haul at without a meltdown (from neither her or myself 😅).

✨ $3.99 flowers brought me a lot of joy

✨ I went to the office to drop off something and remembered how much I love that space (and holy moly I am so excited to get back in there in August and do some cool therapy things!)

✨ I have leftover pizza for lunch today that I’m pumped about.

Every win is worth celebrating. Share some of yours with me in the comments so I can get excited with you!

27/05/2025

For a while now I’ve been thinking about how I want to show up in this space. It used to be curated Canva squares and cringey reels, but ya girl is not in that stage of life anymore. I considered ditching the gram altogether, but I like y’all and I worked too hard to create this space originally.

So I’ve decided to just show up. Literally. That’s it. I want to show up authentically and make therapy connections to real life so here I am. I like to write and captions let me do that in small amounts, which is all I have time for anyway. My prediction is that the algorithm won’t like me and frankly, I don’t really care.

What you see in this version of me showing up is my current kitchenette table. The clutter kills my little type A brain sometimes, but again, this is where we are at. I took this picture yesterday because I was thinking of perfectionism. I often think that most people’s houses are perfectly clean and organized and I’m the outlier. I don’t actually think that’s true though, especially for parents of little kids. This picture brings me joy when I look at the bigger scene- the Frozen Barbies are my oldest’s favorite toys, the cheese and triscuits is my current fav snack, and the general clutter is a sign that life is here. I’m grateful.

If you read this far, thanks. I hope you will show up in this space authentically, too. I hope you know that not everyone has a clean and organized house. Lived in is the new chic. My goal is to keep it real and relatable and I think I’ll be back soon. 🩷

21/05/2025

Oh hey, friends! 👋

Still on maternity leave, but using some of baby’s naps to clean out my closet got me thinking so here I am.

These 4 pairs of pants range in size by 4(!) different sizes. And guess what? They ALL fit the same. It’s wild.

I know y’all already know this, but I’m just here to remind you that women’s clothing sizes are cray. That number doesn’t make a bit of difference. In fact, I got rid of 11 pairs of pants (yes, I know I had too many to begin with but I haven’t done a clean out in years 🙈) and some of those pant sizes that I tossed were bigger than pants that still fit that I kept. Make it make sense!

I do the majority of my shopping at TJ Maxx, which means that often I have a range of 3-4 different sizes in my closet based on different brands. That’s NORMAL. Our bodies can’t be summed up by one number.

That’s all. Back to diaper changes and contact naps. Miss y’all. Love y’all. 💕

21/03/2025

✨ Little life update:

My presence here has been scarce in this chapter, and for good reason- I was working on growing a human and now learning the ropes of being a mom of 2.

Baby is here and she’s perfect, just like big sister. 🥰

Now, we rest. I’ll be lurking, but this is likely not my social media era and that’s okay. 💕

I hope y’all are taking good care.

Until my next unorganized thoughts make their way onto IG again. 👋

25/02/2025

I really love this trend. How healing to look back and see how far we’ve come. ✨

I met my 19 year old self for coffee today. Her hair was straightened and she wore a cute outfit. Mine was in the classic claw clip updo signaling that it was hair wash day and my leggings were wrinkled.

We both arrived early and then giggled realizing that some things never change.

She told me that her anxiety is a weight she bears every day and she fears she’ll never have a family because of it. I told her that she’s a wife and mom already and then I laughed while pointing at the 9 month bump I am currently holding.

She told me that she hasn’t found her people yet. I told her that she will, but it’ll be a few more years. I told her to hold on. I told her that her two best friends don’t live in the same state but that distance doesn’t hinder relationships when you find your true people.

She asked if we married the boy she was currently dating. I told her we did and that he’s a huge part of her healing journey.

I told her she can be scared and still do hard things. I told her it’s all worth it. I told her she heals and learns coping skills to manage.

She asked me if we are happy with where we are in life. I told her that she’s praying for all that she has now and couldn’t be happier. She teared up and I told her that tears don’t make her weak.

I hope we meet for coffee again soon. 🩷

05/02/2025

Oh hey 👋 it’s been a while!

I haven’t felt particularly inspired to be on Insta and also I’ve had a lot of life things happening that take precedence over socials. It’s been nice, honestly.

Today I felt a tug though thinking about it this. You get to choose what boundaries you set around your time. And it’s important to set some! Time is sacred and we don’t get it back.

I hope today you got a moment to choose how you spent your time and felt good about that.

Maybe I’ll be back with more thoughts. Maybe it’ll be 6 months from now. Who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ Happy Wednesday, friends. 😘

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*My posts are intended for informational and educational purposes only and are not therapy, a substitute for therapy, or medical care.*

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