Lynn M. Lauria MA LMHC

02/03/2026

The Full Snow Moon offers a steady light and a reminder of safe presence and connection.
Like secure attachment, it returns consistently, inviting us to slow and ground.

Grounding Reflection:
• Take one slow breath in through your nose, and a longer exhale out.
• Notice where your body feels most supported right now.
• Gently ask yourself: What helps me feel safe, steady, or connected in this moment?

There is no right answer—only noticing. 🌕❄️

02/01/2026

There is something profoundly healing about sitting at tables with women who have done the work.
Women who chose courage over avoidance.
Who faced their pain instead of burying it.
Who learned how to rise after being brought to their knees.

Healing changes the way we show up for ourselves and for each other.
In spaces like these, hope becomes contagious. 🤍
~Lynn Lauria

01/29/2026

In a world that pushes us to constantly do more, healing often asks us to pause instead. Stillness is not weakness or avoidance…it’s where clarity returns, the nervous system settles, and inner strength quietly grows. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, consider giving yourself permission to be still. Sometimes, that’s where the deepest healing begins.
~Lynn Lauria

01/27/2026

The often invisible impact of narcissistic abuse can leave you doubting yourself, feeling emotionally drained, and questioning your reality.

If this resonates, please know—you are not alone, and healing is possible. Reaching out for support can make all the difference. You deserve clarity, validation, and peace. 🤍

This means that manipulators aren’t interested in fixing problems or reaching understanding.

When a healthy person argues, the goal is usually to:
• clarify misunderstandings
• take responsibility
• reach a solution

A manipulator argues differently. Their goal is to:
• confuse you so you lose clarity
• keep the conversation going in circles
• shift blame so you start doubting yourself
• stay calm while provoking an emotional reaction from you
• avoid accountability and protect their own interests

Over time, this tactic can make you:
• question your memory of events
• feel “too emotional” or “unstable”
• feel responsible for problems you didn’t cause

That’s why arguing with a manipulator often feels exhausting and pointless nothing gets resolved, but you end up drained, confused, and doubting yourself.

01/18/2026

Anticipatory grief arrives quietly,
reshaping the heart where no one can see.
It settles into the soft spaces of breath,
teaching you how to mourn before goodbye.

Part of me already sits with the sorrow,
cradling the ache of what I know is ahead,
loving a future I will not recognize,
grieving a life not yet lost, yet already changed.

Another part of me rises with the morning,
puts one foot in front of the other,
tends to the ordinary rhythms of living,
collects small, borrowed moments of strength.

These selves live side by side within me—
one holding grief with trembling hands,
the other holding on, steady and brave,
because life still asks to be lived.

And in this space between love and loss,
it can feel unbearably lonely.
The pain is real, the goodbye unfinished,
and the heart searches for somewhere
to set down all this love,
all this sorrow,
without a place to rest.

—Lynn Marie Lauria

11/11/2025

❤️

11/05/2025

Accountability is so important to me. Nobody is perfect but don’t try to flip the script and make my reaction the issue when your actions lit the match.

I can take responsibility for my tone, my words, even my emotions but I won’t let someone ignore the part they played and act like I overreacted out of nowhere. It’s easy to point fingers at someone else’s reaction and call them “too emotional” or “too sensitive,” but it takes real honesty to admit that maybe your behavior triggered it. Maybe you crossed a line, ignored a boundary, did something hurtful and instead of owning up to it, you shifted the blame to how I responded. That’s not fair.

I believe in communication, in working things out, in growing together but none of that can happen without accountability. You can’t heal anything if you keep pretending you did nothing wrong. You can’t expect peace while causing pain and acting innocent. That’s emotional dishonesty and I refuse to play along with that. I’ll always respect someone more when they admit they were wrong instead of making excuses or playing the victim. We all make mistakes but how we take responsibility for them says everything about our character. Relationships of any kind only work when both people are willing to admit and grow.

Because at the end of the day, I’m not asking for perfection. I’m asking for realness. And realness means not running from your part in the damage just because you don’t like how it made me feel. If we want something strong and healthy, it has to be built on truth even the uncomfortable kind. 🥀

— Dorothea.

11/01/2025

☀️ It’s here! We’re so excited to share our new podcast — Two Sense of Sunshine — a space for real conversations about emotional, mental, and physical well-being.

Im a Mental Health Therapist and Trish and I are two moms, friends, and health-minded women who’ve lived a lot of life and we’re here to talk about all of it raw and real. From anxiety and burnout to movement and mindset. No topic is off limits.

🎙️ New episodes drop every week on YouTube!

Come sit with us — we’re sharing our “two sense” on what it means to take care of your whole self. 💛

🔗 Watch Episode 1 now →
https://youtu.be/T8VfGHY3RiI?si=7IChex9SGoMdrXxw



https://youtu.be/T8VfGHY3RiI?si=7IChex9SGoMdrXxw

08/18/2025

💔

If only they knew,
Grief is not something to get through
but something that evolves
And changes alongside you.

If only they knew,
The road of loss
is overwhelming and lonely,
An isolating and dark path
Full of painful uncertainty.

If only they knew,
How much “being there” can bring hope,
How much simple presence
And reaching out a hand
Can console in a way
Little else can.

If only they knew
There’s so much more to loss
Than what the eye can see.
There’s so much more to grieve
Than you ever realize there would be.
If only they knew.
If only they knew...

-Liz Newman

08/15/2025

Grateful ❤️

07/07/2025

I love my lavender plants💜 I cut and carry one with me everyday! Keeps me happy!💜 What’s your favorite grounding technique?