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✨️ Helping you repair, rebuild, and restore at work, at home, and in your community.
📍Licensed in NY (in-person/virtual), PA & FL (virtual)
🌱 Supporting you through mental health therapy & leadership coaching

05/03/2026

A new week is beginning. Before the to-do lists and the demands take over — take a breath and sit with this question:

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤?

Not what you 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 do. Not what looks good on paper.

What does the truest part of you actually need?

More rest. A hard conversation you've been avoiding. Permission to feel something you've been pushing down. Connection with someone who really knows you.

Whatever it is, it's worth naming. And it's worth honoring.

💬 Share it here if you're willing. Sometimes saying it out loud is the first step.

05/02/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭.

We've been sold a version of mental health that looks like calm, constant happiness, and quick fixes. But that's not a full picture of reality.

Real mental health looks like:
→ Feeling the hard thing and not being overwhelmed by it
→ Asking for help without shame
→ Knowing your story isn't over just because this chapter is hard
→ Choosing rest instead of always trying to perform

This month, I want to offer a different lens. One that's honest, human, and actually useful.

💬 What's one thing you 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 mental health meant — that you've since rethought?

05/01/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 🌿

And this year's theme is so timely for what I am seeing and experiencing at work, in my own life, and in the stories I keep hearing over and over again.

"𝑆𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦."

That's not just a tagline. That's a truth I've watched play out in therapy rooms, coaching sessions, and in my own life.

So this month, I'm going to do what I always encourage my clients to do — show up, speak up, and share.

Every day in May, I'll be posting something to help break the silence — tools, stories, truths, and invitations to think differently about your mental health.

You don't have to struggle alone. And you don't have to figure this out alone either. 💛

Follow along. Share what resonates. And if something lands close to home, use it to help you grow and spark conversation with others.

Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm so glad you're here.

👇 Drop a 💛 below if you're in for the month.

04/30/2026

"Your influence with others will never outgrow your leadership of yourself." 💡 — Deb Eslinger

This quote stopped me in my tracks the other day.

My mentor Deb Eslinger reminded us on the Maxwell Leadership team that the real question isn't 𝘪𝘧 you have influence — it's 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 of influence you're leaving behind.

And here's where it gets good: 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅.

That really landed for me. Because before we can lead others well, we have to do the inner work — knowing ourselves, our patterns, our impact on the people around us.

Self-awareness isn't a soft skill. It's the foundation everything else is built on. 🌱

What's one thing you could do today to lead yourself better? ⬇️

04/27/2026

To anyone in a hard season right now — I see you. 💙

Not the "had a rough Monday" kind of hard. The kind that's been building. The kind where you keep waiting for it to let up, and it just ... hasn't.

As a therapist, I work with people in these seasons every day. And as a person, I've lived in several of them myself. Two things consistently make a difference:

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭. Not just sleep, but real rest. Physical. Emotional. Spiritual. Our culture conditions us to power through, keep going, push harder. But sometimes, that's the exact opposite of what we need. So let this be your permission slip: to pause, to recharge, to refill the areas that are running on fumes.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞. Not "look on the bright side." More like: 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒. What have you learned? What have you navigated? What did you do that you didn't know you could? That kind of gratitude builds resilience.

Wherever you are in your season of hard, I hope you'll give yourself a little more grace today.

And if you're finding that challenging to do alone, that's what therapy and coaching are for. 💛

What's something you've navigated recently that you haven't given yourself credit for? I'd love to hear! Share in the comments so we can celebrate YOU. 🙌

04/26/2026

I taught a class today on resolving everyday conflict and asked two questions I think we all need to sit with more often:

💛 What is one thing your heart wants to ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛 to this week?
🍃 What is one thing your heart is ready to 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑔𝑜 of?

They weren't easy to answer, or share our responses out loud. But doing so matters. Because voicing it signals to our brains that we are choosing — intentionally and courageously — to hold on or to let go. That kind of reflection takes bravery. And it carries profound meaning.

Here's what struck me after class: the very people we love most are often the very people who hurt us. And yet, closing our hearts isn't the answer. Neither is holding onto the hurt. Because what we hold onto shapes who we become.

Bitterness. Resentment. Anger. Those are the costs of holding and carrying what was never meant to stay.

Faith is what helps me discern the difference — and what I've learned, both personally and professionally, is that what we choose to release is just as important as what we choose to hold on to. The balance isn't always easy. But it's worth finding.

So I'll ask you — what would your answers be today? Drop them below if you're willing. 👇💛

04/25/2026

Just like you wouldn't skip leg day and expect to run a marathon, you can't ignore your emotional health and expect to handle life's pressures with ease. 💪

Your emotional "muscles", things like resilience, self-awareness, and the ability to regulate how you feel, need regular exercise too.

That looks like:
✅ Naming what you're feeling instead of pushing it down
✅ Setting boundaries even when it's uncomfortable
✅ Asking for help before you hit a breaking point

The more you practice, the stronger you get. 🧠❤️

What's one emotional muscle you're working on right now?

04/25/2026

Leadership isn't just about making decisions.

It's about creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be honest with you.

Trust isn't given because of a title.
It's built — one consistent action at a time.

And when trust is missing? You don't really have a team. You just have people in the same room.

Stephen Covey said it best. 👇

Are you leading in a way that invites trust, or just expecting it?

04/22/2026

I got called out today — and I needed it. 🙋‍♀️

I was on my weekly Maxwell Leadership call, and asked for a thinking partner regarding a recent conversation I had. After receiving great feedback on how I could support some critically understaffed agencies — even in small windows of time — I responded with "𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴..."

My mentor stopped me right there.

"𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯."

That shift matters more than it sounds. "Hopefully" leaves the door open to doubt. "When" closes it. It tells your brain — and everyone in the room — that you already believe.

I've heard it said that hope isn't a strategy. Today was a good reminder that our language either reinforces our belief or quietly undermines it.

Check your words. They're either building your confidence or borrowing against it.

Sometimes we all need someone who will call us up. That's what coaching is for. 💛

04/20/2026

4/20 gets a lot of celebration. Here's what doesn't get talked about as much. 🧠

This graphic (credit: Shrewsbury Public Schools) lays out what long-term ma*****na use actually does to the brain — and in over 20 years of working with individuals, couples, and families, I've seen every single one of these effects up close.

Here's what often gets left out of the conversation:
🌿 The w**d being used today is significantly more potent than it was even a decade ago — much higher concentrations of THC mean much stronger effects on the brain.

🧠 Because ma*****na is fat-soluble, it stays in your system far longer than most people realize — which means so do its effects.

⚙️ Memory impairment. Loss of motivation. Difficulty problem-solving. Mood shifts. Mental health symptoms. These don't always feel obvious when you're in it. Many people don't recognize the full impact until they've actually been clean for a period of time.

And perhaps most importantly — like any substance, ma*****na doesn't resolve pain. It masks it. When we mask instead of process, our growth stalls. The challenges are still there, waiting.

There is no shame if you see yourself in this graphic, or if you're just starting to recognize what using has cost you. Awareness is where change begins. 💛

If you or someone you love is struggling, healing is possible — and it starts with an honest conversation.

04/19/2026

3 events. 3 days. 1 purpose. 💛

This weekend was full — and I mean 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙. I hosted the first session of a Global Leadership webinar on Intentional Living for Beyond Success, spoke at a women's event and led a strengths declaration workshop on our Identity in Christ, and co-taught a class on Resolving Everyday Conflict.

Different spaces. Same mission: Helping people repair, rebuild, and restore at work, at home, and in their communities. 💜

Each of these experiences reminded me why I do this work, and why I believe so strongly that growth doesn't happen in the comfort zone. It happens in the stretch.

My word of the year is 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 — and this weekend was a masterclass in what that actually looks like in practice.

If you've been sitting on the edge of something — a conversation you haven't had, a step you haven't taken, a version of yourself you haven't fully leaned into yet — this is your nudge. 👇

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

04/18/2026

I've sat with a lot of people over the years who would move mountains for the ones they love — and yet struggle deeply to offer themselves the same grace.

No time for rest. No margin for mistakes. Thoughts on repeat that they'd never say to a friend.

What we practice internally shapes how we experience the world externally. Kindness starts on the inside. 🌄

Pema Chodron said it well — 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠.

So today, I'm asking: How are you treating the person who lives in your head? 💬

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