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11/26/2025

The holidays can be beautiful and emotionally exhausting.
Especially if youโ€™ve spent years being the responsible one, the fixer, or the person who keeps everyone else comfortable.

If you feel old roles or old dynamics creeping in this week, take a pause.
Youโ€™re allowed to set boundaries.
Youโ€™re allowed to protect your energy.
You donโ€™t have to carry everything you used to.

Wishing you a grounded, gentle Thanksgiving week.

11/24/2025

๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

So many high-achieving women tell me the same thing:

โ€œI love my familyโ€ฆ so why do I feel anxious instead of excited?โ€

Or, โ€œWhy does going home feel harder than running a team meeting?โ€

The truth?

Holiday stress isnโ€™t just about the cooking, the travel, or the social calendar.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€” ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ.

โœ”๏ธ The pressure to be agreeable

โœ”๏ธ The pressure to make sure everyone else is okay

โœ”๏ธ The pressure to look like youโ€™re thriving (even if youโ€™re exhausted)

โœ”๏ธ The pressure to have a picture-perfect update about your career, your relationship, your life

When youโ€™re used to being the responsible oneโ€ฆ the one who holds everything togetherโ€ฆ holidays donโ€™t always feel like rest.

They can feel like performance.

They can stir old wounds.

They can activate the parts of you that still believe you have to earn love by being โ€œon.โ€

If you feel that heaviness this week, it doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re ungrateful.

It means youโ€™re human.

And it might be a sign your nervous system is asking for something gentler, slower, more honest.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

To hold boundaries without guilt.

To navigate family dynamics with clarity instead of dread.

To actually enjoy the break youโ€™ve earned.

If this resonates and you want support this season, send us a message. Weโ€™re here to help you feel grounded, connected, and calm.

11/21/2025

Overthinking is often dismissed as a personality quirk, but for many NYC professionals, it is actually a sign of an overloaded nervous system.

When your day never gives you a moment to feel truly safe or grounded, your mind stays in constant problem-solving mode.
Not because you are overreacting, but because your body has not had a chance to exhale.

Therapy offers a space where your system can slow down enough to understand what is happening underneath the overthinking, instead of fighting it alone.

If you want to explore whether therapy with The Keely Group feels like a good fit, we offer a free 20-minute consultation.

If this spoke to you, youโ€™re welcome to share it or keep it saved for when you need the reminder.

11/12/2025

Many women learn early that being โ€œtoo muchโ€ comes with consequences.
Too opinionated at work.
Too ambitious in relationships.
Too emotional anywhere in between.

So you start to edit yourself.
You make your tone softer in meetings.
You minimize needs in relationships.
You learn that being easy to be around feels safer than being fully seen.

But over time, that shrinking catches up with you.
You start to feel invisible in rooms you worked hard to earn a place in.
You start to disconnect from the parts of you that once felt alive.

Youโ€™re not too much.
Youโ€™ve just been practicing safety in a world that often rewards silence.

Therapy can help you relearn what it feels like to take up space again โ€”
without apology, and without losing yourself in the process.

11/07/2025

We canโ€™t always control what happens.

But we can choose how we meet it.

That choice changes everything.

If this speaks to you, share it forward. Someone else might need this reminder too.

10/31/2025

Therapy isnโ€™t about labels or diagnoses. Itโ€™s about understanding yourself.

Itโ€™s a space to pause, reflect, and grow in ways that everyday life in New York rarely allows.

If youโ€™ve been thinking about starting therapy, take this as your sign. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Share this or tag someone who might need the reminder.

10/24/2025

We often think the key to resolving conflict is talking it out right away.

But when emotions run high, clarity disappears.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is pause.

Conflict isnโ€™t the enemy, disconnection is. ๐Ÿ’›

10/17/2025

Every turn brings new insight, new strength, new perspective. Youโ€™re never just โ€˜going backwardsโ€™, youโ€™re deepening.

Whatโ€™s one lesson that keeps showing up for you lately?

10/10/2025

At The Keely Group, we believe how you start your morning matters.

Simple rituals like coffee, journaling, or a quiet moment of reflection help our therapists ground themselves and be fully present with the clients they support each day.

โœจ What morning ritual helps you feel centered before work?

10/08/2025

When your partner says they feel like theyโ€™re competing with your career, it can leave you unsure of how to respond.

Behind those words are often deeper needs: for connection, for reassurance, for balance.

Therapy offers a space to slow down and ask the right questions:
๐Ÿ’ฌ What are they really asking for?
๐Ÿ’ฌ What comes up for you when you hear those words โ€” guilt, defensiveness, sadness?
๐Ÿ’ฌ How can ambition and intimacy coexist instead of compete?

These conversations arenโ€™t easy, but with support, they can become turning points in a relationship. ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ‘‰ If youโ€™re curious about whether couples therapy is the right fit for you, we offer a complimentary 20-minute consultation. Schedule yours via the link in our bio.

10/01/2025

So many of the women I meet carry this impossible standard, leading at work and leading at home, flawlessly. Itโ€™s no wonder self-doubt creeps in, no matter how much theyโ€™re actually doing.

If youโ€™ve ever felt like youโ€™re โ€œdropping the ballโ€ in one role while trying to hold it all together in the other, youโ€™re not alone.

๐Ÿ’ญ Reflection: Where are you holding yourself to a standard that no one could meet?

09/27/2025

Naming your needs takes courage.
Especially when youโ€™re not used to it.

But unspoken needs stay unmet.
Shared needs have a chance to be heard.

Clear is kind. ๐Ÿ’›

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