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03/03/2026

Was absolutely about to sit down and overanalyze that session.

Again.

Instead? I put my shoes on.

Because sometimes grit isn’t insight.
It’s interruption.

It’s catching the sympathetic spiral and choosing regulation before rumination.

I’ll reflect later.
Right now we walk. 🐾

➡️Did you know we have an entire class dedicated to helping you find and develop your own Grit? Comment the word CLASS and we’ll send you the link 💚

03/03/2026

Big emotions don’t need to be shut down.
They need skills.

In this episode, we’re talking about how to use The Gritty Ninja to teach emotional regulation, coping tools, and resilience - both in yourself and in the kids you work with.💚

Because grit isn’t toughness.
It’s regulation.

Let’s get Gritty and tune into our latest episode that dropped today!!!

Comment the word PODCAST and we’ll send you the link!

03/03/2026

There’s a difference between concealing and correcting.

Concealer covers.
It hides the blemish.
Smooths it over.
Makes it look like it was never there.

And honestly?
That’s how a lot of therapists were trained.

Hide the uncertainty.
Cover the mistake.
Don’t let them see you sweat.
Don’t let them see you repair.

But that’s not what we do in The Gritty Therapist.

We don’t conceal.
We correct.

Correction requires humility.
It requires regulation.
It requires enough vagal brake to say:

“I missed that.”
“That landed wrong.”
“Let me try that again.”
“I want to repair.”

Concealing is sympathetic.
It’s fast. Protective. Image-focused.

Correction is regulated power.
It expands the gap between activation and response.
It says: I don’t have to defend myself to be competent.

And here’s the truth - clients don’t need flawless therapists.

They need therapists who:
• Can tolerate their own mistakes
• Model repair
• Stay present instead of performing perfection

We are not here to airbrush our clinical work.
We are here to build resilience in real time.

Concealer hides.
Correction builds grit.

03/02/2026

There’s a difference between holding space and carrying it.

Therapists aren’t meant to absorb.
We’re meant to co-regulate, witness, and release.

When you learn how to stay in your body while someone else untangles theirs, you can leave work… at work.

That’s grit.

Are you wanting to find and develop your own grit? Did you know we have a class for that?!

➡️comment the word CLASS and we’ll send you the link!

03/02/2026

A yawn doesn’t always mean boredom.

Most of the time, it means a nervous system is regulating.

And when I need to yawn in session. It gives me a chance to teach my clients that it’s ok for them to yawn too.

Yawning is often a parasympathetic shift.
A reset.
A discharge.
A return toward balance.

It’s biology…not disrespect.

I don’t want my clients learning to override their bodies.

So many of us were taught to suppress:
• yawns
• tears
• deep breaths
• shaking
• stretching

We learned to “be appropriate” instead of being regulated.

But grit isn’t about suppression.
It’s about expanding the gap between activation and response, without abandoning your body in the process.

If my system needs a yawn to settle?
I’m not going to teach it shame.

➡️Ready to find you Grit an dig deeper? We have class for therapists all about finding your Grit. Comment the word CLASS to learn more and get 10% off!!

02/26/2026

A gentle reminder as the week winds down:

You don’t have to carry the Sunday Scaries into Monday.💚

Our Sunday Scaries notepad and digital download are designed to help you slow down, name what’s coming up, and set intentions before the week begins.

Ready to take control of your Sunday Scaries?

Head to www.grittytherapist.com/shop

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