Rooted Therapy, LLC

Rooted Therapy, LLC Nurturing Love, Growth, and Stability

Forever thankful to  for this feature. Every step of the journey is worth it. šŸ’š
09/08/2025

Forever thankful to for this feature. Every step of the journey is worth it. šŸ’š

When workplace leaders invite professionals in as an investment for their employees it truly makes my heart tingle! šŸ¤Ž   ...
02/26/2025

When workplace leaders invite professionals in as an investment for their employees it truly makes my heart tingle! šŸ¤Ž

The truly improve our health we have to focus on the mental and physical parts together-as one body. Come join us! Love ...
01/27/2025

The truly improve our health we have to focus on the mental and physical parts together-as one body. Come join us! Love on your body, mind and heart ā™„ļø

 Thank you for inviting me to share in such a meaningful event! The community support is unmatched! šŸ™šŸ¾
05/08/2023

Thank you for inviting me to share in such a meaningful event! The community support is unmatched! šŸ™šŸ¾

Join M.E.N.D. Families Corp at our 4th annual ā€œPain No Moreā€ event sponsored by Holman! •This year our theme is ā€œMoving ...
05/01/2023

Join M.E.N.D. Families Corp at our 4th annual ā€œPain No Moreā€ event sponsored by Holman!
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This year our theme is ā€œMoving Forward: Getting Out of Your Own Way!ā€ with Dr. Porshia Cunningham & Giancarlo A. Simpson šŸ“
Join us on Saturday May 6th from 10am-1pm at Tamarac Community Center!
Register or get more info at: painnomore2023.eventbrite.com šŸŽŸļø
Together let’s move forward with healthy tools & strategies in our toolkit! šŸ’”
This event is designed to impact the lives of women, men, and teens. Tag & share with family & friends! We can all live, learn, & growšŸ§”šŸ’™šŸ¤

Please drop a heart šŸ’š to welcome Daniel! He is already active in the practice and seeing clients. Book a session with hi...
02/16/2023

Please drop a heart šŸ’š to welcome Daniel! He is already active in the practice and seeing clients. Book a session with him today on our website, which can be found in our bio!

I have not forgotten about you! Please excuse the time away. To continue our parenting/ caregiver series, let’s talk abo...
02/16/2023

I have not forgotten about you! Please excuse the time away.

To continue our parenting/ caregiver series, let’s talk about safety! We can’t emphasize it enough!

Sometimes we look in all the wrong places for change when the power to initiate the change we want to see in our childre...
10/17/2022

Sometimes we look in all the wrong places for change when the power to initiate the change we want to see in our children is at the tip of the tongue šŸ‘….
No, but really many solutions can be in our language! How we say things! And what we decide to say…

Of course I know my kids are freaking phenomenal and no one can convince me other wise, ā˜šŸ¾ but I am not without my fears and anxieties as a parent. I get scared of what these smaller slip ups in behaviors or naive choices might mean for their future. It normal for parents to have these kinds of thoughts and fears.

If we aren’t careful, those fears can leak into our child’s identity if we aren’t intentional about how we speak to them during such a fertile stage of development.

Let me provide you with an example to better explain:

Sky, a 6 year old, is constantly getting poor behavior reports from their Kindergarten teacher. Sky isn’t listening or following instructions in class.
As the parent, you can address each behavior to understand additional context by having a conversation with Sky. Teach sky what behaviors they should have done instead and help Sky problem solve any missteps or misunderstandings. Affirm Sky with ā€œI know you are an excellent listen. You know how to listen (insert a time you can recall that they did a great job listening). I believe you can show better listening skills in class, and I can’t wait to hear about how things go tomorrow.

These are not blanket solutions, but rather small manageable templates on what you CAN say.

In the comments, Share an affirmation that stuck with you growing up 🌱

So this one really blew my mind! My co-parent and I decided against corporal punishment, but that decision didn’t come e...
10/14/2022

So this one really blew my mind! My co-parent and I decided against corporal punishment, but that decision didn’t come easily. We were both raised with ā€œpow powā€ and ā€œs***kingsā€, and in all honesty we both held a close belief that we ā€œneededā€ it growing up! Culturally and religiously, s***king was thought to be out of an effort of love! ā™„ļø

As parents we desperately LOVE our babies, and want to do the right thing to help them grown into functional, socially integrated human beings!

Can I get an amen? šŸ˜†

However, with much support and convincing we jumped off the s***king train and joined the gentle parenting journey.

This is not to say we didn’t have many family meetings and parent powwows- we DEFINITELY did, and still do!

But our son’s behavior started to drastically shift for the better in school! He began to come home and open up to us about his concerns and experiences in school, which gave me the opportunity to patiently explain more about the context of each situation as well as provide him with tools to better navigate his emotions.

So instead of punishing and yelling when August didn’t ā€œmeet the markā€ at school, we opened conversation and allowed space for his big emotions! He was able to soothe with my assistance, his mind regained access to his developmental executive functioning, and he started solving more problems at school on his own with less time needed to calm down and with fewer consequences.

He started to become excited about school again! The very best feeling!
The take away for me was that my little boy deserves to have big emotions, regardless of his gender. In fact, he had them regardless. The difference was that we created a safe space for him to process those emotions. When we would s***k or provide heavy punishment, he did not feel emotionally safe and felt very hurt/abandoned during times he needed our support the most.

For me, I was able to see my son as the innocent and ambitious young boy I always knew him to be, and got to focus more on celebrating his wins! šŸ’«

I don’t know about yours, but in my culture- we ALWAYS are joking and sarcastic in interactions, even with children as y...
10/13/2022

I don’t know about yours, but in my culture- we ALWAYS are joking and sarcastic in interactions, even with children as young as new born age. This is not to be cruel, but more a way of connecting authenticity. Sometimes, it is done as a means of initiation and playfulness. Family members do not take offense but rather see it as a means of endearment and harmless fun. Unfortunately, it can cause harm if we aren’t careful. The child doesn’t yet understand the tone or concept of sarcasm, and may interpret the interaction and individual as unsafe. Depending on the age of the child, they might take the joke as truth or reality leaving the child feeling insecure and unsure about their environment and relationships.

Don’t worry, this doesn’t last forever! Around 8 years old the brain is able to distinguish tone and sarcasm much more accurately!

Something to be mindful of, and a bit of intentional communication and precaution the first several years of a child’s life can really go a long way in their development. 🌱

I can’t count the number of times I have been asked to do a series on parenting and child development.  Complete transpa...
10/13/2022

I can’t count the number of times I have been asked to do a series on parenting and child development.

Complete transparency, I hesitated because the standard for ā€œproper parenting ā€œ can be set so high and can be accompanied with shame or judgement -so I avoided this topic all together!

There is not a perfect parent.

We are all just learning, doing the very best we can with the tools we were given from our childhood experience and the resources we pick up along the parenting journey. 🌱

With an ounce of courage and a gallon of humility for my imperfections as a parent, I am led to share research-based information about child development and parenting skills. Please know these bits of education saved me as a parent.

Story time, during the pandemic my son August, who we sometimes call Froggie 🐸, started his first school-aged experience behind an old thrifted computer desk at home, because we were not prepared to be locked in the house for an entire school year. Nor was I mentally or emotionally prepared to work full time from home AND (somehow) be a kindergarten teacher. šŸ˜… It was THE WORST! (For my parents who have watched Encanto so many times you can recite it line by line, feel free to insert Mirabel’s voice to emphasize ā€œthe worstā€.)

Many of nights I cried to family and close friends, because I was convinced I had lost a relationship with my 6yr old. Miraculously, I was assigned to teach human development courses to graduate students seeking degrees in counseling and family therapy. The information crammed into the reading materials shed light on the ongoing power struggles between Froggie and I. Now, he and I are back on track, communicating openly and lovingly, and closer than ever!

Granted, almost all of the change I sought after in August turned out to be changes I needed to make in my approach to parenting. There are still ā€œbadā€ days, but we see them as growth opportunities now!

So, again, I share this series with an open and ever growing heart šŸ’š in hopes it mends or improves your relationships too!

Leave a šŸ’š is you have experienced something similar, either with your children or even as a child yourself!

09/20/2022

Hear is a snippet of a few presenters, including myself. The organization did an amazing job providing podcast sessions and resources leading up to this weeks conference to help set the tone for healing! ā™„ļø

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