The Resiliency Center, LLC

03/12/2026

The Invisible Burden of Being “The Strong One”:
These are the people who are seen as strong, reliable, and capable. The ones others turn to, depend on, and lean on. And while they may look like they have it together on the outside, inside, they’re exhausted. Overwhelmed. Running on fumes.

They’ve learned to be the person everyone can count on—but somewhere along the way, they forgot that they, too, deserve care.

If you’re always the one holding everything together, you may be carrying too much. Learn why letting go isn’t weakness—it’s strength. A therapist’s perspective on burnout, boundaries, and self-care.

03/10/2026

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
— Nelson Mandela

📷: Sven Lachmann from Pixabay

03/08/2026

Join us Saturday March 14th at our Schwenksville location for this FREE event! Join us for a FREE social-emotional skill-building event for all ages — make spring suncatchers with us!

The Resiliency Center
1000 Gravel Pike Ste. 100, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Saturday, March 14 2026 10am-12pm.
Contact Tori Leister for more details: vleistertherapy@gmail.com or 484-297-9373

Download the flyer (PDF):
https://theresiliencycenter.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/March2026CommunityEventRC.pdf

03/06/2026

How are you holding it all together? Don't miss our March newsletter as we focus on ways to balance ourselves and hold it altogether: https://mailchi.mp/theresiliencycenter/o8ds3o5znd-10983594

02/28/2026

In The Company Of Women by January Gill-O’Neil [Excerpt]
“Make me laugh over coffee,
make it a double, make it frothy
so it seethes in our delight.
Make my cup overflow
with your small happiness.
I want to hoot and snort and cackle and chuckle.
Let your laughter fill me like a bell.
Let me listen to your ringing and singing
as Billie Holiday croons above our heads.”

Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay

02/26/2026

Unlocking Us With Brene Brown — Podcast episode: Big Friendship

"Many of us believe that friendships should be easy and require little effort, when, in reality, we can’t have any meaningful relationships without putting in meaningful work. And that’s not always easy."

I’m talking with first-time authors and even longer-time friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, about their book, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, and why the lack of meaningful, intimate, vulnerable friendships is almost a crisis right now.

02/24/2026

Red Brocade by Naomi Shihab Nye [Excerpt]
“The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
feed him for three days
before asking who he is,
where he’s come from,
where he’s headed.
That way, he’ll have strength
enough to answer.
Or, by then you’ll be
such good friends
you don’t care.”

Image by Manfred Antranias Zimmer from Pixabay

02/22/2026

02/22/2026

Science even tells us that friendships make us happier. When we are passive in our friendships, they will likely pitter out. Yet many of us romanticise that friends are for life, forgetting to put in the work needed to make them last a lifetime.

We know the importance of quality time in romantic relationships; what about friendships?

02/20/2026

To All My Friends by May Yang (HAUNTIE)

That I could be this human at this time
breathing, looking, seeing, smelling
That I could be this moment at this time
resting, calmly moving, feeling
That I could be this excellence at this time
sudden, changed, peaceful, & woke
To all my friends who have been with me in weakness
when water falls rush down my two sides
To all my friends who have felt me in anguish
when this earthen back breaks between the crack of two blades
To all my friends who have held me in rage
when fire tears through swallows behind tight grins
I know you
I see you
I hear you
Although the world is silent around you
I know you
I see you
I hear you

That I could be this human at this time
breathing, looking, seeing, smelling
That I could be this moment at this time
resting, calmly moving, feeling
That I could be this excellence at this time
sudden, changed, peaceful, & woke
To all my friends who have been with me in weakness
when water falls rush down my two sides
To all my friends who have felt me in anguish
when this earthen back breaks between the crack of two blades
To all my friends who have held me in rage
when fire tears through swallows behind tight grins
I know you
I see you
I hear you
Although the world is silent around you
I know you
I see you
I hear you

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From https://poets.org/poem/all-my-friends
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Image by Giani Gheorghe from Pixabay

02/19/2026

Thank you to The Confident Parenting Special Needs Collective and Elizabeth Campbell for sharing our work with the community. 💚💚💚

02/18/2026

Friendship deepens when we share time, space, or intentional experiences. What simple, consistent in-person rituals could you create with friends — a weekly walk, a tea date, a shared hobby — that allow your friendship to grow naturally?

Here is an optional journaling follow-up: How might these shared rituals nurture your sense of belonging, joy, and soul connection?